Victoria Coker
Freelance Content Editor/Strategist
Victoria is a highly experienced content specialist. Her 20 year career spans television, the arts and the charity sector with a particular focus on young audiences.
Most recently she was the Head of Unscripted Development at BBC Children’s, developing television formats for children aged 0 – 12 years old ranging from live action factual to studio entertainment. Before returning to television, she held a number of senior editorial roles in charities, including Save the Children. She was responsible for leading all aspects of content strategy, planning and editorial operations for all content across website, social media channel, YouTube and print publications.
For five years she ran A Different Drum Productions CIC, a media arts organisation based in Hackney, East London, that delivered participatory arts projects and offered video and photography workshops to children and young people. She previously worked as Development Executive and Producer/Director for various Indies, where she generated ideas for UK and International audiences, with a particular focus on youth audiences.
Victoria's Sessions
Preview - Doctors in the House (and a Taxi)
New member of the CMC Advisory Committee, Victoria Coker, gets all the best gigs. On this occasion - supervising an interview with the doctor-presenters at the heart of one of Britain's' best loved children's factual series 'Operation Ouch!' No need to be nervous about this doctor’s appointment. Relax, and enjoy…
Operation Ouch!
From burps and body odour to puberty and poo, identical twins, Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken, and Dr Ronx dissect CBBC's medical series, Operation Ouch!
Co-creation
Unpack the methodologies of co-creation and understand the benefits of co-creating with young audiences.
