Andrea Jackson is Creative Director, Factual Entertainment at Plimsoll, where she has developed and executive produced series including Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters (ITV), Live Well with the Drug Free Doctor (Channel 4) and forthcoming large-scale series with A-list talent for Apple and Netflix.
Before joining Plimsoll, Andrea founded Magnify Media, which she grew into a global format business taking shows such as Rescue Dog to Super Dog, Fittest Family and Doctors vs Internet into production around the world. Plimsoll first invested in Magnify in 2016, before acquiring the company outright in 2020.
Prior to launching Magnify, Andrea was Managing Director of Formats and Acquisitions at DRG overseeing international production of formats such as Don’t Tell the Bride, 15 to 1, Catchphrase, Doc Martin and The Farm, alongside unscripted co-production investment. She joined DRG following its acquisition of her production company, Zeal Entertainment, producer of The Pepsi Chart Show and distributor of The Singing Bee, one of the all-time most successfully distributed formats with versions produced in 32 different countries.
Andrea began her formats career at Mentorn Barraclough Carey, setting up its international business and turning Robot Wars into a globally-produced format hit and at Action Time working on entertainment formats such as Survivor.