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Lena Byrne

Ballymun ,Dublin

Summary

Experienced story editor, development and creative producer who has developed animated shows with Netflix, Apple, Spin Master, Dreamworks and Sony Entertainment. With one foot firmly in Animation, the other in TV drama and my heart in the overall success of the industry in Ireland.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work history

Freelance Photographer

Various
09.1999 - Current
  • Work published in NME, Hotpress, The Irish Independent, The Sunday Times, The Ballymun Concrete News & the book ‘Where Were You?’
  • Featured photographer in City Life / Country Life exhibition, Gallery of Photography, 1996.

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Script Reader

RTÉ, Independent Production Unit
Donnybrook, Dublin 4
01.2003 - 12.2021
  • Reader for Storyland, an initiative that celebrates local Irish drama, 2016 & 2022.
  • Script & Pitch Reader.

Senior Script Editor

Fair City, RTÉ
Donnybrook , Dublin 4
08.2002 - 09.2014
  • Responsible for signing off on over 1000 episodes of Ireland‘s leading Soap Opera.


Script Editor

ROY, CBBC
CBBC, London
08.2012 - 04.2013
  • 28’ x 26 Episodes
  • Produced BAFTA nominated scripts & series that resonated with kids and bigger kids across Ireland, Europe & Australia.


Training New Writers

Fair City, RTÉ
Donnybrook, Dublin 4
01.2009 - 05.2012
  • Recruited and guided writers through the process of writing for Fair City.

Online Producer, Number 54

Oxygen.ie
Lad Lane, Dublin
01.2000 - 12.2001

Produced online content for big brother style experiment where 5 students lived rent free in a push apartment.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

Dublin City University
09/1995 - 05/1998

Master of Arts - Journalism

DIT, Aungier Street
09/1998 - 05/2000

Robert McKee Story Seminar

3 Day Workshop
London
04/2006 -

Creative Leadership Programme

Animation Skillnet
12/2021 - 05/2022

Digital Transformation, Workplace Culture & Wellbeing & Sustainability Programmes

Screen Ireland
Future Edge : A Development Programme for Leaders
11/2023 -

Advanced Script Editing

BBC Training
12/2003 -

Skills

  • Thrive under pressure and deadlines
  • Excellent project management, organisation and time-keeping skills
  • A dynamic, imaginative and enterprising approach to development
  • Strong commercial awareness: nationally and internationally
  • An innovative approach to tasks and able to pivot
  • Active problem solver
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to bring out the best in a team


Languages

Irish
Intermediate

Timeline

Script Editor

ROY, CBBC
08.2012 - 04.2013

Training New Writers

Fair City, RTÉ
01.2009 - 05.2012

Script Reader

RTÉ, Independent Production Unit
01.2003 - 12.2021

Senior Script Editor

Fair City, RTÉ
08.2002 - 09.2014

Online Producer, Number 54

Oxygen.ie
01.2000 - 12.2001

Freelance Photographer

Various
09.1999 - Current

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

Dublin City University
09/1995 - 05/1998

Master of Arts - Journalism

DIT, Aungier Street
09/1998 - 05/2000

Robert McKee Story Seminar

3 Day Workshop
04/2006 -

Creative Leadership Programme

Animation Skillnet
12/2021 - 05/2022

Digital Transformation, Workplace Culture & Wellbeing & Sustainability Programmes

Screen Ireland
11/2023 -

Advanced Script Editing

BBC Training
12/2003 -

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