She will take charge of dealing with the company’s clients, scheduling equipment and crew.
The Collectv has recruited former Olympics Channel planning producer Fiona Shadbolt as operational coordinator.
She will coordinate the operational movements on projects and take charge in dealing with systems integrator Collectv’s clients, scheduling equipment and crew, and all logistical movements.
Shadbolt has more than 15 years’ experience in the media industry. As planning producer for the Olympics Channel, she oversaw the planning of global assignments for the daily content team and supported the senior editors.
Her CV also includes a stint as planning manager and coordinator at SNTV, where she arranged crews and logistics for sporting events such as the Olympics, FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championships and the IAAF World Athletics Championships.
Soraya Robertson, commercial director at The Collectv, said: “We are delighted Fiona has joined us at a crucial point in our ongoing expansion. She brings a wide breadth of knowledge and experience from her work at Olympic Channel, and her expertise will boost our team’s ability to manage all manner of projects, from a single DIT with kit on location, through to large-scale reality shows and sports events.”
Shadbolt added: “I am thrilled to be joining The Collectv. There are many exciting projects coming up and I am looking forward to using my experience and expertise to help broaden and grow the business.”
The Collectv team has previously won Emmys for Outstanding Technical Team Remote at the Sochi Winter Olympics and the Rio Olympics as part of NBC’s team. It has also worked on Sky Sports’ Darts events and the Netflix series Drive to Survive for Box to Box Films.