High-risk Production Executive

**Vacancy No**

VN2572

**Location City**

Multiple

**Location Country**

United Kingdom

**Job Title**:High-Risk Production Executive
**Reports to**:Head of High-Risk Production
**Department**: Content Operations
**Location**:This role can be based in any of the Channel 4 offices - London, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow and Bristol.
**Job Grade**:M

**DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION**

The High-Risk Team sits within Content Operations at Channel 4. It generates industry-leading high-risk filming guidance and process at Channel 4 and Film4 and jointly oversees the implementation of that guidance and process across all Channel 4 and Film4 productions where the necessity for a security risk assessment has been identified - for travel, recces, production, filming, undercover filming and content creation in remote, austere and hostile environments in the UK and abroad.

The High-Risk Team also helps producers assess the risk to secure content creation where the threat of cyber-attack or compromised digital communications has been identified, throughout the lifecycle of production.

As such, the High-Risk Team plays a key role in helping to manage corporate and reputational risk for Channel 4. With a comprehensive overview of productions across all genres, and liaison with a wide range of independent production companies, industry bodies and service providers the High-Risk Team serves as a representative of the Channel and is a sustained point of contact for producers throughout the production process.

**JOB PURPOSE**

The purpose of the High-Risk Production Executive role is to assist the Head of High-Risk Production in the creation, regular updating, dissemination, implementation and oversight of the Channel’s High-Risk Filming Guidelines (the primary reference point for the Channel’s high-risk filming expectations for both producers (externally) and Channel 4 Commissioning, Production Finance, and Legal and Compliance (internally)).

In conjunction with Channel 4 Legal and Compliance and Commissioning, the High-Risk Production Executive oversees the High-Risk Filming Protocol process on the productions that have been allocated to them by the Head of High-Risk Production, making sure that producers’ plans have been interrogated and continue to align with the Channel’s expectations for travel and production in high-risk environments.

The High-Risk Production Executive also oversees projects that may not require the implementation of a full High-Risk Filming Protocol but do need an increased level of security planning and scrutiny.

The High-Risk Production Executive may deploy in the UK or overseas to support the Channel’s crisis management procedures.

The High-Risk Team does not provide oversight of production Health and Safety Risk Assessments.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

In addition to the purpose and responsibilities described above, the High-Risk Production Executive will:

- work closely with external open-source investigation, security and medical providers contracted by producers
- review the daily security logs submitted to the Channel by producers engaged on high-risk filming projects and is one of the primary Channel contacts in case of an incident, assisting with the Channel’s emergency response and ongoing crisis management.
- maintain risk-oversight throughout the lifecycle of production, from initial development to post-transmission.
- is expected to brief the Head of High-Risk Production on the projects they have responsibility for, and to flag any issues arising that may require upward referral.
- assist the Head of High-Risk Production in the delivery of training in the Channel’s high-risk processes for producers and relevant Channel 4 departments and individuals.
- help maintain an up-to-date bible of all high-risk filming projects, generating data sets relating to all high-risk deployments.
- By its nature the High-Risk Production Executive role will involve regular periods of time being on standby out of hours as a primary contact for producers who may require an emergency response.

**ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS**

To carry out their role the High-Risk Production Executive must ideally therefore:

- have a strong command of written and spoken English
- communicate clearly, concisely and unequivocally
- write unambiguous, rigorous and detailed reports and briefings
- be experienced in giving presentations and delivering training packages to audiences both familiar and unfamiliar with high-risk protocols and processes
- give timely, constructive and encouraging feedback on producers’ plans
- be prepared to take difficult decisions under pressure
- work as part of a fully integrated team across all areas of production, whilst also working effectively and accountably in a semi-autonomous capacity when required
- have worked in or with commissioning and/or television production
- have direct personal experience of working in a variety of high-risk environments (for example in conflict, political, rem