Vacancy No VN2096 Location City London Location Country United Kingdom Job Description Job Title: Creative Solutions Production & Project Senior Lead (12 month FTC) Reports to: Creative Solutions Leader Department: Channel 4 Sales Team: Creative & Content Solutions Team Location: London DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION Creative & Content Solutions Team The Creative & Content Solutions Team, a fusion of the former Sponsorship & Commercial Partnerships team and the Creative Hub Team, has been strategically united under two distinct leaders - the Content Solutions Leader and the Creative Solutions Leader. These two leaders will have sub-teams who report to them, with clear functions and responsibilities. They will collaboratively oversee the comprehensive realm of Creative & Content Solutions. In close coordination with the Customer & Commercial Leaders, the duo will jointly set the agenda and manage the end-to-end process of conceptualising, designing, and delivering creative & content solutions. Their collective expertise in commercial drive, strategy, and creative specialisms will be harnessed to proactively enhance initiatives, ensuring a cohesive and innovative approach to meeting the diverse needs of our customers. Creative Solutions Team This team provides strategic insight and creative solutions and sets the creative standard for all cross-platform partnerships. This team works closely with the Content & Creative Solutions Account team to ensure brief-led responses are managed appropriately and that proactive initiatives are brought to market. The Senior Strategy Lead will be responsible for triaging all briefs and will work closely with the Creative & Content Solutions Account team to ensure clients are responded to appropriately. In turn, the Production and Project Team will work closely with the Creative & Content Solutions Account team and the Creative Solutions team to ensure all projects are delivered in line with anticipated timelines and meet the creative standard set by the Creative Solutions team. JOB PURPOSE Reporting to the Creative Solutions Leader, the Senior Production & Project Lead manages a team of Production and Project Leads (M level) and is responsible for the production and project management of Creative Solutions projects and initiatives. The role’s primary focus is managing resources and production shoots in tandem with the independent Production companies to deliver all projects within the defined timelines and in line with the Creative direction set by the Creative Solutions Leader. The Senior Production & Project Lead will also manage and build relationships with C4’s roster of production partners, emphasising driving our off-screen remit values and demonstrating we are working with a broad range of diverse and inclusive production partners. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Define and implement ways of working and the internal processes for the Creative Solutions team to drive project management efficiently. Lead the operations process and the programme management of productions, working closely with the team of Project Management leads to ensure all deadlines are adhered to. Manage a team of Production & Project Leads to ensure every point of the process is covered from the briefing stage through to delivery. Project manage major brand partnerships from briefing through to delivery. Manage and identify new partners that can be added to C4’s production roster ensuring we use relevant, diverse and inclusive partners on our brief responses. Scope and brief production partners as part of creative partnership brief responses, ensuring diversity & inclusion are considered in selection process. Work closely with Customer Groups and Content & Creative Solutions team to ensure they have oversight of campaigns and ensure hand offs happen at the appropriate times as agreed between Customer Team, Client Team and Creative Solutions. Liaise with the following internal stakeholders when delivering 360 campaigns – sales, commissioning, compliance, legal, finance, research, social, PR. Track Creative Solutions revenue (booked and forecasted) and share figures with finance and senior management on a monthly basis. Manage talent agents and talent outreach when it relates to Creative Solutions initiatives. ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE & SKILLS Experience as a Senior Producer / Project Manager / Production Director and will have worked across various platforms covering social, linear and digital. Experience working at creative agency/media agency /broadcaster/publisher. Proven track record of producing and project managing 360 brand campaigns and partnerships. Proven experience in managing and developing Project Managers. Proven experience in developing best practice processes and documents and implementing their rollout. Proven attention to detail and strong stakeholder relationship management skills. Expert production knowledge and ability to interrogate budgets from production partners. Hybrid working From September 2023, C4 has operated a 60/40 working pattern, equating to three office days per week. Having everyone in the office three days a week gives us more opportunity to build our high performing, inclusive culture; to collaborate and to learn and share with each other, as well as helping to coordinate a regular pattern of home and office working days. Employees then have the flexibility to decide where they spend the rest of the working week. All our offices are open five days a week. Salary Basic salary starting at £75,031.00 per annum, dependent on experience Application questions to complete Please remember to complete the additional application questions by uploading a Word or PDF attachment. These questions really help us get to know you better and we won’t be able to consider your application without them. Please outline how you meet the ‘Essential Experience & Skills’ outlined in the Job Description (Max 500 words) Benefits There are a million reasons why it’s great to work at Channel 4, here are just a few of the perks for you; Private medical insurance with NO EXCESS Free Virtual GP access for employees Free Female Health hormone test each year Free Tastecard membership Financial guidance 1-2-1’s available each quarter Free OnHand (as featured on Dragon’s Den) volunteering membership Discounted Gym memberships Pension Life Assurance Income Protection Holiday Buy/Sell Applications Close Date 26 Aug 2024 Equal Opportunities Channel 4’s purpose is to create change through entertainment; by representing unheard voices, challenging with purpose and delivering content which reflects the diversity of different communities across the UK. We are only able to deliver on this remit by having a workforce rich in diversity of thought, background and lived experience. As an employer we encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on disability, age, gender reassignment, gender expression, criminal history, length of time spent unemployed, marriage or civil partnership status, national origin, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. Disability Confident Scheme: Channel 4 is a member of the Business Disability Forum (BDF) and has also maintained the highest level of the Department of Work and Pension's Disability Confident scheme - Level 3: Leader. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, we aim to offer an interview to all candidates who have a neurodiverse condition, impairment or long-term condition and who meet the essential criteria for an advertised job. If you wish your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please select yes when completing the application questions. For more information, please visit the Disability Confident Campaign website. For our roles and schemes that receive a high volume of applications it may not be possible to provide an interview to all applicants who meet the essential criteria and in this situation we can only select applications that best meet the skills needed for the role. Care Leaver Friendly Employer: Channel 4 is a Care Leaver Friendly Employer. By signing the Care Leaver Friendly Employer Charter and adopting its principles, we are supporting an immensely talented yet often under-served and under-represented community of young people/ adults. We commit to offering an interview (and constructive feedback) to applicants who identify as care experienced and meet the essential criteria for the role as outlined on the job description. Applicants should indicate if they wish to apply under our Care Leaver Scheme by selecting the option on the application form. Workplace Adjustments: We are committed to providing disabled applicants a level playing field when applying for a job and support whilst employed to perform to the best of their ability and develop their careers. If you have a neurodiverse condition, impairment or long-term condition and require any adjustments, additional support or alternative arrangements during the recruitment and wish to discuss this confidentially, please let us know via the following e-mail [email protected]

Company pension, Discounted gym membership, Private medical insurance