The Role
Freelance Line Producer to manage UK and US production and post for a documentary series through to Jan 2027. Responsibilities include budgeting and weekly cost tracking, managing production/post teams and shoots, overseeing contracts, legal clearances (including AI-specific), coordinating insurance for AI elements, and maintaining post schedules through deliverables.
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Fulwell Entertainment is a global entertainment company built from the merger of The SpringHill Company and Fulwell 73. We develop and produce premium content across television, film, digital, audio, and branded entertainment with one mission: to make things people love. Our work spans culture-defining series, groundbreaking documentaries, live events, and platform-shaping formats—all rooted in the belief that great storytelling earns attention, drives impact, and lives everywhere audiences do.
Recent projects include the Mind the Game with LeBron James and Steve Nash, The Kardashians (Hulu), Emmy-winning The Shop, Starting 5 (Netflix), Delta’s 100th Anniversary at The Sphere, The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl (Disney), Plastic Surgery Rewind (E! and Peacock), Top Boy (Netflix), Hustle (Netflix), and the LA 2028 Olympics handover ceremony featuring Tom Cruise. Fulwell is the right place if you’re ready to work hard on ambitious, creatively driven projects and want to grow in an environment that’s adapting with the industry—not chasing it. This is a company for people who like to be in it—hands on, sleeves rolled, and all the way engaged.
We are seeking a freelance Line Producer (Documentary Series) to join the production as soon as possible, with a potential contract running through to January 2027. Full time and based in London.
We are seeking a freelance Line Producer (Documentary Series) to join the production as soon as possible, with a potential contract running through to January 2027. Full time and based in London.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Production Executive and rest of the team from pre-production, filming, post and through to final delivery
- Manage the production & post team in UK and manage shoots in the US
- Manage, and reconcile series budget, including production, post-production, and AI animation costs
- Track actuals against the approved budget on a weekly basis, providing clear variance analysis and proactive mitigation plans to the EIC and HOP
- Oversee purchase orders, supplier contracts, and payment schedules
- Act as lead point of contact for AI animation pipeline, working closely with the AI vendors
- Manage all production legal requirements including contributor releases, location agreements, archive licences, and music clearances
- Oversee AI-specific clearance requirements
- Coordinate with the productions insurance broker on full coverage for the production including AI elements
- Work with the Post Producer and offline/online editors to maintain the post-production schedule from assembly cut through to deliver
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Experience of managing teams in the UK and across worldwide locations is, whilst running multiple edits in London.
- Problem solving ability and collaborative working style
- Strong PMI experience including re- budgeting and cost reporting to networks is essential
- Experience of Post workflows and delivering to international streaming platforms
- Experience of AI workflows and delivery is preferable
- Experience delivering to Nat Geo/ Discovery/ Disney is preferable, including post production deliverables
- Familiarity with US filming practices a plus
Skills Required
- Experience managing teams in the UK and across worldwide locations
- Strong production management/PMI experience including re-budgeting and cost reporting to networks
- Experience of post workflows and delivering to international streaming platforms
- Problem solving ability and collaborative working style
- Experience of AI workflows and delivery (AI animation pipeline)
- Experience delivering to Nat Geo, Discovery, or Disney (post production deliverables)
- Familiarity with US filming practices
- Ability to manage and reconcile series budgets including production, post-production, and AI animation costs with weekly variance reporting
- Experience overseeing purchase orders, supplier contracts, and payment schedules
- Experience managing production legal requirements including contributor releases, location agreements, archive licences, music clearances, and AI-specific clearances
- Experience coordinating production insurance including coverage for AI elements
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The Company
What We Do
Fulwell 73 is proud to operate across a range of television genres. We are dedicated to making cutting edge, fun and entertaining shows. We are currently developing new shows for a number of broadcasters, working alongside some of the leading talent, producers, directors and production companies in the UK
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