04th September, 2026
Role: Head of Development, permanent
Company: Premium unscripted TV production company
Location: Glasgow
Our client is one of the UK's most respected independent production companies, specialising in premium documentary, current affairs and features.
Multiple BAFTA wins, dozens of award nominations in the last five years, and a genuine reputation as one of the best places to work in TV, this is a company that combines serious creative pedigree with a positive, enabling culture.
They've recently expanded into podcasts and are backed by strong broadcaster relationships, with real momentum behind their next stage of growth.
The Opportunity
This is a newly created senior role at a pivotal moment for the business. The current development team is talented but stretched thin, without a dedicated senior lead or clear strategy for growth. Our client is looking for a Head of Development to bring structure, ambition and a genuinely returning pipeline to a slate that's rooted in premium documentary including true crime but has real appetite to grow into factual entertainment and formats.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and shape the development slate across documentary, factual and factual entertainment
- Build a genuinely returning pipeline rather than one-off commissions
- Bring and build broadcaster and streamer relationships, particularly helping crack new streaming partners, alongside strong existing relationships with established broadcasters
- Support and bring structure to the wider development team and talent pod
What You'll Bring
- Excellent writing skills and a tireless ideas brain, someone who understands the market and where it's moving
- Existing relationships with major streamers
- A senior development track record with commissions in premium content
- A strong grounding in documentary, with range into popular factual/factual entertainment
- Ambition and vision to help grow the business into its next chapter
- Real energy, and strong, nurturing leadership skills
- Glasgow based, or willing to be for most of the week
Use the 'Apply Now' button to send us your CV and a succinct cover note highlighting your relevant experience. Look forward to receiving it :-)
**As a proud champion of diversity and equality in production, we encourage you to tell us if you belong to any marginalised or under-represented group in the industry - be that race, disability, sexuality, gender, socio-economic background or religion, or if you have any other personal circumstance we can support you with eg jobsharing / flexible working requirement. We will not disclose this information to our clients without talking to you about it first, and your application will in no way be affected**
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