Meet the Talent Managers: Vicky Bennetts and Hattie Wood

Meet the Talent Manger events offer the opportunity to hear from leading talent managers from broadcasters and indies to give WFTV members a unique insight into what they need to do to secure their dream job.

Hosted by WFTV Chair Liz Tucker, in this session Vicky Bennetts and Hattie Wood, Joint Head of Talent for Wall To Wall and Twenty Twenty in London and Bristol, will discuss the sorts of talent that they’re looking for, what to include on your CV and the experience applicants need to have to get a job at Wall to Wall and Twenty Twenty; and if they don’t have the right background what can they do to get that experience. They’ll also talk about their experience job sharing the role, how they came to job share and how they work together. The session will finish with space for questions from attendees.

Hattie Wood

As joint Head of Talent, Hattie is responsible for crewing up all Wall To Wall and Twenty Twenty productions and development in London and Bristol. Hattie was previously Talent Manager at betty and prior to moving into Talent was a Senior Producer, PD and Edit Producer on a variety of factual programming such as 24 Hours In A&E, First Dates, The Apprentice and BBC doc series One Life.

Vicky Bennetts

As joint Head of Talent, Vicky is responsible for crewing up all Wall To Wall and Twenty Twenty productions and development in London and Bristol. Prior to moving into Talent Vicky was a Series Producer, PD and Edit Producer on a variety of factual programming such as Grand Designs, Banged Up Abroad, Jamie Oliver’s Great Italian Escape and Michael Palin’s New Europe.

Event Schedule:

17:55: Please join the webinar waiting room

18:00: Liz to lead discussion

18:45: Attendee Q&A opens

19:00: Finish

How will the online event work?

This event will be live streamed via Zoom.us. Viewing details below.

Attending participants will not be visible to others and will be muted throughout the session. After the talk, there will be an opportunity for audience members to ask their questions to the panel by using the Q&A feature.

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