2 April 2025
FAO Bectu: Rate card for Script Editors

FAO Bectu (Scottish Freelance Branch),

Assistant Script Editors, Script Editors and Script Executives are vital to the success of HETV production, and yet no Bectu rate cards exist for these role.

While we acknowledge that some productions make use of their independent production company's in-house Script department, those workers are protected by staff contracts, salary agreements, and in-house benefits.

In stark contrast, freelance Script workers contracted to productions for Prep and Shoot have been left without union support or benchmarks when negotiating fair and adequate remuneration for their work. As a result, Script workers employed under standard production contracts frequently find ourselves being pressured to accept rates that are, on average, on par with the most junior roles in other departments - which does not reflect the level of experience or the specialised skillsets expected of our roles.

We ask for Bectu to support its members who are freelance Assistant Script Editors, Script Editors, and Script Executives by developing an annual rate card for these roles, in consultation with us.

We request a response from Bectu by Thursday 1 May, to [email protected].

Sincerely,

Signatories as below.

99
signatures
85 verified
  1. Nathalie Ahmadzadeh, Script Editor, Edinburgh
  2. Jamie Mackinlay, Script Editor, BBC Studios, Glasgow
  3. Vaishnavi Ramu, Script Coordinator, BBC, Glasgow
  4. Emma Dalziel, Script Editor, BBC STUDIOS, Troon
  5. Ryan Stewart, Script Editor, BBC Studios, Glasgow
  6. Chris Walker, Assistant Script Editor, Glasgow
  7. Jess Kelly, Assistant Script Editor, Glasgow
  8. Saffia Sage, Script Executive, Glasgow
  9. Phoebe Flynn, Script Editor, London
  10. Christian Field, Development Executive, SquareOne Productions, London
  11. Mpona Lebajoa, Script Editor, London
  12. Will Lord, Story Producer, London
  13. Kira-Anne Pelican, Script editor, Self-emplyed, London
  14. Jon Addison, Script Editor, London
  15. Scott Pope, Development Executive, London
  16. Tolu Baruwa, Development Coordinator, Origin Pictures
  17. Adair Murray, Senior Script Editor, BBC Studios, Glasgow
  18. Hilla Hamidi, Script Editor, London
  19. Joe Barker, Script Editor, London
  20. Paul kennedy, Script Editor, Freelance, Belfast
  21. Scarlett Attlesey, Script editor, Eleven, Bristol
  22. Jackie Thornton, Script editor, Freelance, London
  23. Grant Reid, Script Editor, BBC Studios, Glasgow
  24. Haydn Palmer, Script Executive / Editor, Freelance, London
  25. Harris Kliskey, Editorial Coordinator, London
  26. Jordan Barrett, Script Editor, Newcastle
  27. Dami Sotinwa, Development Coordinator, Moonage Pictures, London
  28. SJ Thomson, Script Editor Trainee, Glasgow
  29. Rosha Houston, Script Coordinator, London
  30. Maria Odufuye, Script Editor, Hornchurch
  31. Mia Sands, Script Supervisor, Freelance, Cardiff
  32. Siobhan Brennan, Development Executive, Ffilm Cymru Wales, Cardiff
  33. Rhys Miles Thomas, Director, Writer, Producer, GlassShot, Barri
  34. Cara Smith, Assistant Script Editor, BBC Studios, Glasgow
  35. Natalie Arle-Toyne, Screenwriter, Freelance, Edinburgh
  36. Dan Sierwald, Script Editor, BBC Studios, London
  37. Mike Mitton-Davis, Development Exec, London
  38. Imogen Wenner, Script Editor, Freelance, London
  39. Abigail Long, Script Editor, Freelance, London
  40. Josephine Smith, Script Editor, Freelance, Glasgow
  41. Kirsty Lane, Script Executive, London
  42. Lauren Lambie, Associate Producer, Glasgow
  43. Joanna Pinto, Glasgow
  44. Holly-Mae Gibson, Script Editor, Freelance
  45. Laura Cull, Script Editor, BBC Studios, London
  46. Lauren Heeley, Script Producer, ITV, Leeds
  47. Isabelle Barber, Script Editor, London
  48. Aida Abdul-Raheem, Assistant Script Editor, London
  49. Sam Martin, Script Editor, BBC Studios, London
  50. Chris Henry, Production Coordinator, Freelance, Dunfermline
  51. Kate Emmerson, Script Editor, Freelance, London
  52. Maria Dewhurst, Script Editor, Freelance, Manchester
  53. Carmen Hoang, Script Editor, London
  54. Katie Dow, Script Editor, Glasgow
  55. Charlotte Daniel, Script Editor, Glasgow
  56. Natasha Smurthwaite, Script editor, Bristol
  57. Matthew Anderson, Script Editor, Liverpool
  58. Lily O’Hara, Script editor, Freelance, London
  59. Shaunna O’Brien, Script Editor, SISTER, Manchester
  60. Paula Hämäläinen, Development Executive, London
  61. Victoria Davis, Script Editor, London
  62. Ella Stanton, Production Secretary, Freelance, London
  63. Andrew Jameson, Trainee Script Editor, BBC Studios, Glasgow
  64. Claire Burgess, Script Executive, Strong Film and TV, Liverpool
  65. Amaan Khalid, Script Editor, London
  66. Molly Neill, Editor, Glasgow
  67. Jake Francis, Storyliner, BBC Studios, London
  68. Katie Price, VFX Assistant, Freelance, London
  69. Cameron Dixon, Script Editor & Coordinator, London
  70. Michelle Githua, Script Editor, Expanded Media / G-Unit, London
  71. Donna Metcalfe, Script Executive, Manchester
  72. Lorna King, Screenwriter, Freelance, Glasgow
  73. Carolin Wolfsdorf
  74. Alessandro Riconda, Production Script Editor, Freelance, London
  75. Jayasri Naik, Script editor, Manchester
  76. Holly Boyden, Script Editor, Anton Corp Ltd, Truro
  77. Hannah Billingham, Script Consultant, Freelance, London
  78. Verity Green, Script Editor, World Productions, Cardiff
  79. Ciara Reidy, Script coordinator, Tv & Film, London
  80. Anna Wallace, Script Editor, Freelance, London
  81. Wilson McCall, Script Editor, Manchester
  82. Elizabeth Kwenortey, Script Editor, London
  83. Joanne McComiskie, Story Producer, BBC Studios, Glasgow
  84. Jaime Caruana, Senior Script & Development Producer, London
  85. Sophie Auld, Script Editor, Troon
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