Associate Director - Programming, Fiction

<div style=""><br></div><div style="">Achieve TRP targets for show/s assigned:</div><div style="">Thorough &nbsp;&nbsp;understanding of the show concept/ story board and characters.</div><div style="">Ensure &nbsp;&nbsp;the story is line with the Brand promise.</div><div style="">Advice on changes to be made in terms of script and screen play as and &nbsp;&nbsp;when required</div><div style="">Liaison with the production house:</div><div style="">Review the script through the lens of the brand promise for each episode and share &nbsp;&nbsp;feedback.</div><div style="">Review the rough cuts of episodes and ensure it’s in line with the &nbsp;&nbsp;agreed screenplay.</div><div style="">Ensure frequent set and edits to review the rough cuts to ensure episode is in line &nbsp;&nbsp;with the channel requirements.</div><div style="">Briefs to the marketing and promo teams:</div><div style="">Create briefs for the promo to ensure the right communication is shared to make effective &nbsp;&nbsp;promos and teasers.</div><div style="">Ensure timely dispatch of the promo footage.</div><div style="">Ensure that the marketing activities are aligned with the story line to generate the required hype.</div><div style="">Coordinate with the channel PR team to ensure episodic synopsis, working stills and any other PR &nbsp;&nbsp;related ideas within the show are brief and communicated well in time.</div><div style="">Banking of episodes, timely deliveries and dispatch of tapes for &nbsp;&nbsp;telecast</div><div style="">Ensure &nbsp;&nbsp;efficient planning of episodes to build a bank.</div><div style="">Coordinate with the production house to ensure dispatch of tapes as per the agreed &nbsp;&nbsp;timelines.</div><div style="">Maintain a smooth functioning of systems and processes like tape deliveries, technical &nbsp;&nbsp;check etc.</div><div style="">Commissioning &nbsp;&nbsp;team</div><div style="">As part of the commissioning team along with the guidance of the commissioning lead &nbsp;&nbsp;create the first twenty episodes to gain maximum viewership</div><div style="">Align to the on-air team to ensure continuity of the story line</div><div style="">Update the internal MIS for show/shows assigned</div> <h2>Skills and expertise</h2> <div style="">Must have 12+ years' experience in Programing</div><div style="">Creativity, Ability to innovate, Ability to gauge the pulse of the audience, Negotiation skills, Presentation Skills</div><div style="">· Proven ability to identify stories/creative that will connect with audiences</div><div style="">· Lifecycle production experience, including creating scripts/treatments, producing &nbsp;&nbsp;shoots on location and in studio, and post-production</div><div style="">· Ability &nbsp;&nbsp;to handle multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment</div><div style="">· Format &amp; industry &nbsp;&nbsp;knowledge</div>