[custom_adv] Be interested In the world around you. Get out and experience life, attend events, get involved in creating things outside of work. You never know how or where you will get your inspiration for creating content from, so get off your behind and do stuff. [custom_adv] 2. Keep yourself informed of what is being commissioned by reading trade press and an eye on schedules. Jobs boards and audience tickets sites are also indicators of what is currently in production or in funded development/pilot stage. [custom_adv] 3. Don’t forget that any ideas you come up with during your contract, will be wholly owned by the employer/production company. You can’t take them with you elsewhere when you leave, even if nothing has come of it. [custom_adv] 4. It’s a good idea to keep a date timeline and archive email communication when developing content. Should an idea take off and the origin be disputed, you would have some evidence of dates and creative paths. [custom_adv] 5. Don’t be afraid of your ideas. The more you get them out there and collaborate, the better they will become. [custom_adv] 6. There are a finite amount of ideas, so don’t be surprised if something you think you thought up all yourself turns out to have been a) done before, b) is on TV next week, c) becomes an overnight ratings winner. It happens to everyone – accept it.