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.

82
signatures
72 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. Charlotte Daniel, Script Editor, Glasgow
  55. Natasha Smurthwaite, Script editor, Bristol
  56. Matthew Anderson, Script Editor, Liverpool
  57. Lily O’Hara, Script editor, Freelance, London
  58. Shaunna O’Brien, Script Editor, SISTER, Manchester
  59. Paula Hämäläinen, Development Executive, London
  60. Victoria Davis, Script Editor, London
  61. Ella Stanton, Production Secretary, Freelance, London
  62. Andrew Jameson, Trainee Script Editor, BBC Studios, Glasgow
  63. Claire Burgess, Script Executive, Strong Film and TV, Liverpool
  64. Amaan Khalid, Script Editor, London
  65. Molly Neill, Editor, Glasgow
  66. Jake Francis, Storyliner, BBC Studios, London
  67. Katie Price, VFX Assistant, Freelance, London
  68. Cameron Dixon, Script Editor & Coordinator, London
  69. Michelle Githua, Script Editor, Expanded Media / G-Unit, London
  70. Donna Metcalfe, Script Executive, Manchester
  71. Lorna King, Screenwriter, Freelance, Glasgow
  72. Carolin Wolfsdorf
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