Dawn Beresford

Dawn is Director of Talent and Skills, BBC Commissioning. She is responsible for developing and leading plans to drive the strategy for commissioning roles at the BBC, working closely with the Senior creative team, along with Indie Relations, Resourcing and Creative Diversity to support a holistic approach to off-screen talent across the Content group. Dawn also works with external partners to support the short and long-term health of skills and culture across the UK’s creative industries.

Previously Dawn was at independent producers CPL Productions and Arrow International Media, and has a huge range of experience across the media industry in roles across talent development, commissioning and production, and has provided training and consultancy to a wide range of companies and bodies across TV and Radio.