Jenni Herzberg

Jenni works across the World slate to develop a diverse and exciting range of television projects with both established and emerging writing talent. She joined World as Development Assistant in 2017 and went on to Assistant Script Edit season 5 of Jed Mercurio's Line of Duty for the BBC. She continued to work as a Script Editor on Lennie James's Save Me Too, which won Best Drama Series at the BAFTAs, and more recently the acclaimed series of Karen Pirie for ITV - a three-part adaptation of the Val McDermid detective novels.

Jenni brings with her a wealth of experience in the TV industry from a variety of perspectives. Prior to working at World, she cut her teeth in acting on the BBC in Spooks and Doctors before obtaining a Diploma in Script Development at The National Film School, where she studied alongside her role as an Agent's Assistant for CEO Roger Charteris at The Artists Partnership. She has a degree in English from The University of Nottingham, where she won the Innervate prize for leading undergraduate work for playwriting, obtaining the highest mark in her academic year.