Digital Commissioning Executive

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
The Digital Commissioning Team is at the heart of C4’s digital acceleration strategy, with the primary mission to create, innovate and monetise world class content across Channel 4’s portfolio of channels, in all genres, appealing to all demographics. 

JOB PURPOSE

You’ll work closely with the Digital Commissioning team, external suppliers in the indie sector, as well as internal 4Studio and Sales teams to exec produce and commission new content.

You will be someone who absolutely loves and ‘gets’ social with a strong digital background, having developed or executive produced content for online platforms.  You’ll be an expert communicator and bridge-builder, as comfortable developing and engaging our digital supplier base across the UK as you are helping nurture digital mindsets, or finessing and presenting editorial ideas to commercial clients.

Compliance, rights and legalities won’t scare you and you’ll be driven by generating bold creative (and on brief) ideas to help ensure our ad-funded content is constantly engaging audiences with C4 online, and that our original content is future facing and in line with commissioning strategy. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Commission and executive produce digital programmes across branded and original projects, ensuring they are delivered in accordance with the agreed editorial specification 
• Work with the independent indie sector in generating brilliant multi genre digital originals in line with department strategy
• Work with 4Studio and external suppliers to develop proactive and responsive Branded Entertainment ideas for social, and lead on these commissions
• Collaborate with the Sales and Strategy team to generate fist class responses and ideas for brand briefs
• To clearly pitch and back an idea to clients and internal stakeholders
• Give concise editorial notes and feed learnings and opportunities back to suppliers; challenging them to think creatively and boldly
• Deliver content on budget, on schedule and to the expected standard
• Ensure that content is produced to Channel 4’s Editorial Guidelines
• Oversee the legalities, duty of care and Covid protocols for your commissions
• Develop effective working relationships with other departments in the Channel e.g. legal and compliance, marketing, press, scheduling etc. 
• Develop and maintain an effective working relationship with the key independent production companies and proactively seek new supplier partnerships in the Branded Entertainment space
• Support other original projects and incentives when required.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE & SKILLS 

• A digital/creative native and/or experienced development exec, series producer, executive producer or commissioner with experience of producing digital and multiplatform content
• Ability to work across many genres
• Knowledge of social platforms and their different audiences – along with technical delivery of non-linear content
• Knowledge of new talent on Social
• Experience working with brands and/or agencies
• Experience of managing a large volume of creative ideas and briefs/pitches
• Experience working with brands and complex projects
• Strong relationships and contacts in the indie sector
• Ability to act decisively and see projects through from inception to completion, problem solve, and multi-task under time constraints and pressure 
• Ability to identify and generate outstanding and innovative ideas that connect with global audience
• A problem solver. Ability to understand a creative challenge and pick apart a brief to generate a great idea! 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• The Digital Commissioning team are based across the UK, so the ability to work effectively with team members across the country is a must
• Experience with the legal and duty of care issues involved in content creation
• Talent and agent relationships
• Experience working with finance teams and an awareness of budgeting.