Senior Director, MTV Production (12 Month Maternity Leave Cover)

Is this the role for you?

You’ll lead the end-to-end production of original commissions across MTVE International Studios and BET in the UK—overseeing delivery, budgets, approvals, compliance and ways of working across a varied slate of unscripted and entertainment formats. Working closely with the SVP, Brand & Content Strategy and senior partners across content, finance, legal, compliance, commercial and marketing, you’ll help ensure each project is delivered to a high standard, on time and on budget, with creative integrity and audience impact at its core.

What will you be doing?

• Lead end-to-end production for UK commissions, from development through delivery, meeting agreed timelines, budgets and editorial standards.
• Own cost allocation and ROI modelling for UK original productions, partnering with Finance to ensure accurate attribution of costs and revenue across UK and international platforms.
• Coordinate and submit Operational Approval Requests (OAR) for greenlights, ensuring documentation, thresholds and stakeholder sign-offs are in place.
• Partner across Content, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Commercial, Scheduling and Marketing to align production decisions with business objectives and audience needs.
• Contribute to annual slate planning and budget-setting.
• Ensure productions meet legal, regulatory and internal compliance requirements (including Ofcom) and reflect DEI commitments.
• Collaborate with digital, social, streaming and marketing teams to optimise content for multi-platform performance.
• Embed contributor welfare into production planning and delivery, using appropriate protocols and best practice.
• Support inclusive storytelling and representation on and off screen.

What we’re looking for?

• Significant experience leading production for UK broadcasters, studios or platforms, with a strong record of delivering high-impact content.
• Strong knowledge of the UK media landscape, audience behaviours and content trends, particularly for youth audiences.
• Experience delivering across linear, digital and/or streaming platforms.
• Confidence leading teams and working with senior stakeholders; clear communication and collaborative ways of working.
• Proven capability managing complex budgets, schedules and multiple projects at once.
• Understanding of production compliance and risk management, including contributor welfare requirements and safe production protocols.
• A strong network across the UK production community (or the ability to build one quickly).

Nice to have

• Experience producing reality and/or comedy entertainment.
• Experience creating content for youth audiences.
• Familiarity with the MTV, BET, Comedy Central and Paramount+ brands, tone of voice and audiences.
• Comfort working across linear, digital and streaming environments.
• A track record of delivering high-quality output while managing multiple complex workstreams.
• Understanding of public service broadcasting values alongside commercial priorities.

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MTV is the leading global youth media brand in 180 countries,  reaching 450 million households in nearly 30 different languages across every platform. MTV is the world's premier youth entertainment brand,  the cultural home of the millennial generation and a pioneer in creating innovative programming for young people. MTV reflects pop culture with award-winning content built around compelling storytelling,  music discovery and activism across TV,  the internet and other platforms. A unit of Paramount Global,  MTV operations span cable and mobile networks,  live events,  theatrical films and MTV Studios.

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

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