To be responsible for pre watershed dramas within the department, with a central responsibility of the role being the continuing drama or soap, Hollyoaks.

Hollyoaks, produced by Lime Pictures out of Liverpool, consists of some 261 episodes a year and is a central pillar of Channel 4s scripted output, and is one
of the channel\s largest ongoing production commitments. The series is also a flagship for Channel 4\s Nations and Regions strategy. The Commissioner is the
responsible Channel 4 executive, and acts as primary interface with the production itself, working across all aspects to ensure creative quality, optimal
performance and reach, and contractual delivery. Within the corporation she or he plays a key role in overseeing and working with Channel 4 corporate
departments including the Drama Department itself, Press, Marketing and Digital, Research and Consumer Insight, and Business Affairs, Legal and Compliance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Work with the Head of Drama and Head of Development to develop and ensure the delivery of this strategy across the UK, in line with the strategy to
increase commissioning spend in the Nations & Regions.
• Dotted line reporting to, and liaison with the Director of Programmes on matters relating to Hollyoaks
• Reporting to the Head of drama on the day-to-day, to take responsibility for signing off storylines, scripts, rough cuts and casting for HOLLYOAKS
• Attending HOLLYOAKS long term story conferences, working closely with the Executive Producer and Series Producers to shape, progress and sign off stories
• Working with Channel 4 and the production company's Press, Marketing and Digital departments to shape, deliver and sign off on promotion and support
for the show.
• Organise and chair internal routines on the progress of HOLLYOAKS and including attendance of the Director of Programmes.
• Co-ordination and preparation of reports, including board, strategy reports and others
• Build a strong , trusted, creative, commercial and production relationship with the Executive Producer of Hollyoaks and the senior leadership team at
Lime Pictures
• Signing off responses to viewer enquiries or Ofcom should they arise.
• Work with scheduling on any issues that may arise, and keep in touch about the show's performance
• Maintain a good working relationship between Audience Research and production company, using research to inform story and character decisions when needed.
• Work with other commissioning genre areas; attend creative breakfasts
• Work with commissioning editors to find and progress development projects
• Work with Head of Drama to oversee new programmes and continuing series when needed
• Develop and maintain a close and effective working relationship with the key independent production companies making programmes for the department
• Work within the team to hone the drama strategy and messaging to producers
• Fulfil other responsibilities and duties as required from time to time

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Technical & Professional Skills
• Proven production experience as a seasoned script editor or a producer
• Strong editorial judgment
• Experience of the production process beyond script, i.e. casting and the edit
• Strong understanding of legal/compliance guidelines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to give clear feedback in a business and creative context
• The ability to be flexible with communication style, depending on what is most effective for the talent
• Resilient and tenacious
• Able to create goals, and put in place the processes to see them through
• Able to lead on a corporate level
• Resilient and tenacious, with energy and stamina

Autonomy/Judgement/Decision Making
• Proven sound editorial judgement and a demonstrable understanding of recent broadcasting output, audience, schedule, presentation, able to contribute
to strategic vision especially in continuing drama
• Strong prioritising and time management skills, demonstrable ability to work to hard deadlines
• Will be often be working in a different location to direct line manager, so needs to be autonomous and proactively manage communications between Leeds
and London to ensure continued effectiveness and efficiency

Managing Resources
• Administrator or Assistant roles will be cross genre so the workload will need to be managed accordingly

Relationship Management
• Demonstrable experience of managing relationships with on and off screen talent

Complexity/Problem Solving
• Problem solving often needed around issues of compliance
• Problem solving in character and story in both storylines, script and rough cuts
• Discussing any casting issues with Executive Producer and Casting Director
• Job holder may face a number of unpredictable and unique problems e.g. a ground breaking show may raise problems across the spectrum of editorial,
legal, press, marketing, publicity and independent company liaison
• High degree of creativity required when developing ideas and problem solving with highly demanding and unpredictable talent and production companies
on programme content
• Role holder will need to assess the impact of any contentious material on the general public

Business Impact/Strategic Perspective
• Working with the Head of Drama to help drive the increase in Creative spend in the nations and regions
• Working simultaneously with the Managing Director of the Nations & Regions to deliver on the growth of the regional presence and perception of Channel 4

Desirable Experience and Skills
• Inspirational leadership, alignment building and a clear sense of focus
• Development as well as production experience
• Considerable experience in continuing drama
• Strong editorial judgment
• Commissioning experience desirable but not essential
• A strong professional network outside of London
• Sound knowledge and experience of working for young audiences