Digital Commissioning Executive, Branded and Youth

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom Channel4 Full time

**Vacancy No**
- VN1792

**Location City**
- London

**Location Country**
- United Kingdom

**Job Title**: Digital Commissioning Executive; Branded and Youth (12mth FTC)
- **Department**: Youth and Digital
- **Reports to**:Digital Commissioning Editor, Branded
- **Location**:London**DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION**

The Channel 4 Digital Commissioning department commissions all Original and Branded Entertainment shows across the Channel 4 social media portfolio. We work very closely with key people and departments within C4 including 4Studio, Linear Commissioning teams and 4Sales.**JOB PURPOSE**

Channel 4 is a world-class entertainment brand and the Digital Commissioning team are responsible for further building our world-class social media presence.
- We are looking for a very hungry, versatile, creative Digital Commissioning Exec to help develop, pitch and win briefs, commission indies and have creative oversight over a world-class slate of content in the Branded Entertainment space, with a primary focus on Channel 4.0. This role will also be required to work across our original slate when needed, developing shows that have the potential to be scaled out for sponsorship and wider branded opportunities.
- You will be someone who absolutely loves and ‘gets’ social and the Channel 4.0 brand with existing links and a shining reputation with talent and indies who work within this space. You will also understand how to create for the wider Channel 4 digital network, as this will also form a major part of this role. Essentially you will be someone who lives and breathes digital content and understands the core motivations of young audiences and commercial brands.
- We need a confident unflappable speaker, there will be no shortage of in-person pitches in this role and you will be required to be highly proficient in articulating our brands, talent and shows, with energy, passion and expert knowledge.
- Ensure content is quality compliant and that commissions demonstrate value for money, quality and originality. 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.**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Oversee and executive produce allocated digital programmes ensuring they are delivered in accordance with the agreed editorial specification.
- Work with and commission the independent indie sector, generating and greenlighting brilliant proactive and responsive Branded Entertainment ideas for social.
- Integrate with the Channel 4.0 core team, developing commissions with the ability to scale up to be attractive commercially whilst staying authentic to the brands ethos and audience.
- Collaborate with the Sales and Strategy team to proliferate first-class responses and ideas for revenue generating branded briefs.
- Ability to pitch ideas passionately and pragmatically, primarily through in-person presentations, but also over video calls when required by client, agency or Head of Department.
- Commission and brief out independent production companies and talent.
- Support the commissioning and delivery of the Branded Entertainment slate.
- Feed learnings, ideas and opportunities back to suppliers and challenge them to think creatively and boldly.
- Work closely with the Digital Commissioning team, along with 4Studio to execute the creative vision.
- Help to work with producers to deliver content on budget, on schedule and to the expected standard.
- Ensure that content is produced to Channel 4’s Editorial Guidelines.
- 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 and 4.0 space.

**ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE & SKILLS**
- A digital/creative native and/or experienced producer or commissioner with experience of producing digital and multiplatform content.
- Deep understanding and experience of Channel 4.0 audience, but also hold the ability to work across many genres within the C4 network.
- Indie and talent relationships that wield agency within the world of Channel 4.0.
- Knowledge of social platforms and their different audiences - along with technical delivery of non-linear content
- Demonstrable success and reputation within the digital broadcast environment talking on a mass scale specifically to young UK audiences.
- Knowledge and relationships with new talent on Social.
- Experience working with brands and/or agencies a plus - especially on social.
- Experience of managing a large volume of creative ideas and briefs/pitches.
- Experience working with brands and complex projects.
- Understanding of the success factors for producing different forms of digital content
- Ability to act decisively and see projects t

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