Trainee researcher (Scotland)

Salary: £25,000-£30,000

Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Take your first step into the screen industries, assisting with research, media sourcing, and on-location shoots.

Being a researcher in the TV industry requires you to watch a lot of TV... reckon you could handle it?!

But it's not all play and no work, you're watching with a purpose! To be a great researcher you need to be highly observant, able to spot tiny details and use your creative eye to solve problems.

What you might be doing as a Researcher

• Conducting thorough research: Assist in gathering information for projects, including fact-checking, sourcing materials, and compiling data for presentations and other production needs.
• Supporting senior team members: Provide research assistance for various topics and content areas as directed by senior researchers, producers, or writers.
• Organising research materials: Help to organize and manage research findings.
• Assist with sourcing media: Help find relevant archival footage, images, audio, or interviews to support the production’s needs.
• Collaborating with the team: Work closely with other team members to ensure the research aligns with the project’s goals and creative direction.
• Finding contributors: Helping to find and interview contributors who take part in programmes.

• Assisting on location: You may be required to help out on a shoot whether in the studio or on location. Travel may be required.

Convince Us You Could Be A Great Researcher!

• In your application (in reference to question 1), tell us about how you demonstrate these characteristics. Make sure you use examples including anything relevant you did in any work experience, a part-time job or even in your personal life.
• You will be a great researcher if you:
• have a curiosity about the world and people and are well-informed
• have strong attention to detail
• are comfortable managing tight deadlines and handling multiple tasks simultaneously
• are a good communicator
• love being a team player who thrives in collaborative environments, while also being able to work independently when needed
• are tenacious and want to get the job done

• are excited to build a career in TV and Digital Content production

Opportunities Available

Firecrest Films - Trainee Researcher

Firecrest Films, named the fastest growing independent production company outside London by Broadcast Magazine, is known for its award-winning documentaries and positive company culture. In July 2024, we were recognized as the best multichannel TV production company in the UK at the Broadcast Digital Awards. In 2022, we won Britain’s best small independent production company at the Edinburgh TV Festival and have been listed for five consecutive years as one of the Best Places to Work in TV by Broadcast Magazine.

Based in Govan, Glasgow, we invest in local talent and produce films that resonate globally. We specialize in premium documentaries for major UK broadcasters and streamers, with over 60 award nominations and 16 BAFTA wins, including Amazon's first BAFTA for Three Mothers, Two Babies and a Scandal. Our office, located in the historic Fairfield building in Govan—once the world’s greatest shipyard—is fully accessible with a lift, off-street parking, and great transport links. We’re also a proud disability confident employer.

Our standard work week is Monday to Friday between the hours of 09:30 a.m. and 17:30, p.m. but this might be affected by Production schedules from time to time. The majority of Productions prefer teams to work from our office, but work from home days are possible on discussion with the team. We're based in the old Fairfield shipyard, so while we are close to public transport links, such as the Subway and Bus network, there are limited food options so we'd recommend that people bring in lunch.

We also have free parking at the back of the office for anyone wanting to travel by car. The company is spread across two floors, with our Machine Room, Dub and Edit suites based on the ground floor, and our various Production teams are based in our open plan office on the first floor. There is a lift at reception to access these floors. We try and arrange social events when we can, which can be anything from arranging a lunch delivery together from the West End, to drinks afterwork to the Summer and Christmas parties.

https://www.c4productiontrainingscheme.com/opportunities/researcher/tra…

Raise the Roof Productions - Trainee Researcher

At Raise the Roof, great storytelling is at the heart of everything we do. Established in 2010, we’re a company that prides itself in creating amazing content and developing incredible talent. We've earned a reputation as a forward-thinking company trusted by major broadcasters to deliver high-quality, ambitious productions.

Specialising in popular unscripted television, we've produced over 760 hours of original content and created more than 40 titles. Our biggest returning brands, including Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas, Love It or List It, and Escape to the Farm with Kate Humble, are sold worldwide. Based in Glasgow, we are the largest independent production company in Scotland.

In 2026, we were proud to be recognised in the top ten of the Best Places to Work in TV by Broadcast magazine, for the ninth consecutive year. Our ethos centres on nurturing creative and diverse talent. We are dedicated to helping our employees grow through training, support, and mentoring. Since 2012, we've partnered with Channel 4 on their training scheme and have extensive experience supporting trainees through various industry initiatives.

We are committed to inclusivity and operate from a modern, accessible building at Pacific Quay in Glasgow. We are proud to be a Real Living Wage Employer and a Disability Confident Employer. We are also affiliates of the Albert scheme, promoting sustainability across all our content.

Our office hours are generally 9:30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m., Monday to Friday, though they can vary by production. Hybrid working options are available, and we encourage meeting-free lunchtimes to allow our team to step away from their desks.

https://www.c4productiontrainingscheme.com/opportunities/researcher/tra…

Ricochet - Trainee Researcher

Ricochet is one of the UK’s leading production houses, trusted by broadcasters and viewers to deliver content that is as honest and witty as it is popular. Whether we’re uncovering a tough truth or a heart warming story, we do it with one golden rule: treat everyone - on both sides of the lens - with total respect.

Part of Warner Bros Discovery but with our own distinct identity, we’re based in Brighton and Glasgow and are proud to be part of the nations and regions television community. We have produced high quality factual, entertainment and daytime programmes for broadcast by every major network in the UK, many of which are successfully exported to the US and the rest of the world. Recent successes include The Repair Shop, Food Unwrapped, World’s Most Dangerous Roads, Guz Khan’s Custom Cars and New Lives in the Wild. Meanwhile hits produced in the Glasgow office include The Bidding Room, The Sun, Sea and Selling Houses, Repair Shop on the Road and Food Unwrapped.

We take great care of the programmes we make and the people that make them. In Brighton you’ll find us regularly heading for a post-work sea dip (dry robes are essentially our office uniform), while in Glasgow we’re fuelled by an endless supply of Tunnock’s Teacakes and the occasional office ceilidh.

Our office hours are 9.30 till 6, but we also operate a summer working hours during the summer months when employees start slightly earlier in exchange for finishing after lunch on a Friday (where their workload will allow). While we don’t have formal working from home arrangement our teams are generally able to work from home 1 or 2 days a week. We ask that people spend Monday, Tuesday and one other day in the office.

https://www.c4productiontrainingscheme.com/opportunities/researcher/trainee-researcher-ricochet

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

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