Raise awareness of the role of intimacy coordinators
URN: SKSIC10
Business Sectors (Suites): Intimacy Coordination for Productions
Developed by: ScreenSkills
Approved on:
2025
Overview
This standard is about raising awareness of the role of intimacy coordinators for productions and upholding the integrity of the role. It includes developing a training and awareness plan in accordance with the needs of the production.
The standard covers training provision, providing support and advice and ensuring that policies and processes are embedded within a production.
This standard is for Intimacy coordinators.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
- promote and communicate the benefits of using intimacy coordinators for productions
- assess awareness of the role of intimacy coordinators among the cast, crew, creatives and contributors
- develop an intimacy training plan in line with the needs of the production
- develop an intimacy awareness plan that complements and supports the training provided
- identify production contacts for communication of intimacy information, promoting compliance and reporting areas requiring improvement
- provide support and advice to cast, crew, creatives and contributors in line with identified needs and the intimacy awareness plan
- keep up to date with best practice for intimacy coordinators to continue developing personal expertise
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
- the aims, objectives and promotion of the intimacy coordinator role
- the structure of the production and its intimacy training needs
- the culture of the production and the scope of intimacy risks associated with it
- the current legal and regulatory requirements and standards that apply to production in regard to intimate content including worker protection action, working with children
- the principles of good governance, environmental and social responsibility and ethical practice that apply to intimacy coordination
- how intimate content creation requirements link with production planning, budget setting and creative decision making
- how to integrate professional practice frameworks for intimate content creation on productions
- the importance of embedding best practice for sustainable performance of intimate content creation and methods for achieving this
- the types of training, support and advice that can be required and methods that can be used to provide these
- the sources of up-to-date information on best practice in meeting intimacy coordination requirements
Scope/range
Nudity and intimate content
- Full Nudity: Includes Full Frontal Nudity, Full Back Nudity/Full Rear Nudity
- Semi-Nudity/Partial Nudity: Nudity Above the Waist, Nudity Below the Waist
- Additional Artist Specific Areas
- State Of Undress
- Implied Nudity
- Simulated Sex
- Implied Sex
- Body Double
- Digital Nudity
- Kissing
Resources
- Modesty Garments
- Merkin or Pubic Wig
- Barriers
- Hair, make up and prosthetics
- Props
- Lighting or specialist equipment
IC Documentation
- Intimacy risk assessments
- Intimacy breakdown/ Trackers
- Choreographic notes
- Consent level notes
- Cast and crew memos
- Nudity rider notes/Intimacy rider notes
- Follow up reports
- Wrap reports
- Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)
Professional support
- Access coordinator and Disability consultant
- Wellbeing facilitator
- Medic
- Stunt coordinator
- Midwife advisor/consultant
- Gender/Trans/LGBTQIA+ consultant
- BDSM/Fetish consultant
- Cultural consultant
- Historical consultant
- Chaperone
Scope Performance
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
Skills
Glossary
Links To Other NOS
External Links
Version Number
1
Indicative Review Date
2027
Validity
Current
Status
Original
Originating Organisation
ScreenSkills
Original URN
SKSIC10
Relevant Occupations
Lead Intimacy coordinator, Intimacy coordinator
SOC Code
Keywords
intimacy coordinator: intimate content creation: intimacy requirements; consent: support; risks;