Director of Multimedia IP

Immediate

Director of Multimedia IP leading multimedia content development for Immediate, enhancing audience and brand engagement through creative strategies. Collaborating with editorial and commercial teams to build scalable content franchises.

Posted 7/13/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLead💰 £85,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and scaling multimedia intellectual property, with a strong focus on audience growth, commercial value, and strategic investment decisions. Capable of leading high-profile projects and fostering a culture of innovation and rigorous evaluation in multimedia content creation.

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Multimedia Content DevelopmentBroadcast ExpertiseStrategic PlanningStakeholder ManagementROI Evaluation

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Hard Skills

Idea GenerationConcept DevelopmentContent EconomicsProject LeadershipData Literacy

Soft Skills

Emotional IntelligenceInfluencing Without AuthorityCreative Leadership

Industry Keywords

Multimedia IPDigital VideoAudio ContentContent EcosystemsAI-Assistance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Director of Multimedia IP sits at the centre of the organisation, inspiring, developing and scaling high-value multimedia intellectual property across the portfolio.
The role exists to galvanise thinking beyond channel-first execution, bringing world-class expertise in broadcast, digital video, audio and emerging formats to identify opportunities, shape standout commissions and build commercially valuable content franchises.
Strategically aware, the role is part creative leader and part network operator, helping brands think bigger, make better investment decisions, and build a culture where multimedia content is planned as scalable IP rather than isolated projects.
They will work closely with editorial, commercial, and audience teams, alongside a diverse network of internal and external talent, ensuring investment in multimedia content delivers measurable audience, brand and commercial returns.
The role is accountable not only for creating great multimedia IP, but for increasing the organisation's capability to create, commission, evaluate and scale multimedia IP independently.
Partner with editors, content leads and producers to develop breakthrough ideas capable of scaling into repeatable multimedia franchises.
Support brand content teams in the delivery of portfolio-wide multimedia IP strategies that support audience growth and subscription value as a priority.
Raise creative standards across the organisation by developing new formats, storytelling approaches, production models, and rigorous scaling gates.
Build a culture where ambitious ideas are developed rigorously not dismissed prematurely or left to fail slowly.
Personally lead and deliver critical strategic projects and high-profile commissions, shepherding high-value output from concept through production, launch and review.
Bring external market insight, broadcast expertise and industry best practice into the organisation to challenge existing assumptions and raise creative ambition, supporting both L&D and coaching programmes.
Leverage industry relationships to identify partnership and production opportunities.
Represent the company externally with broadcasters, platforms, production partners and industry stakeholders.
Identify emerging trends, technologies and market shifts that create competitive advantage.
Establish clear commissioning frameworks, evaluation criteria and business cases for multimedia projects.
Ensure investment decisions are informed by audience potential, strategic value, commercial opportunity and resource requirements.
Create greater visibility of multimedia investment performance and portfolio ROI.
Act as the organisation's leading authority on what constitutes investable multimedia IP and where resources should be focused.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Outstanding idea generation and concept development skills.
Strong editorial instincts combined with commercial awareness.
Significant experience developing, commissioning and delivering successful multimedia content, franchises or broadcast properties that attract audiences, partners and sponsors.
Deep understanding of the economics of content production, audience growth and IP development, including opportunities and unlocks of AI-assistance.
Strong knowledge of broadcast, digital video, audio, social and emerging content ecosystems.
Ability to identify what makes content ownable, defensible and commercially valuable, identifying opportunities before they become mainstream.
Experience evaluating ROI and making investment recommendations under uncertainty.
Strong programme and project leadership capability.
Ability to move comfortably between strategic planning and hands-on execution.
Data-literate and able to use insight to guide decision-making.
Well-established network across media, broadcast, production, platform and creative industries.
Recognised credibility within the wider content sector.
Ability to open doors and create opportunities not otherwise available to the business.
Highly effective stakeholder manager with experience operating in complex matrix organisations.
Strong emotional intelligence and ability to influence without direct authority.
Comfortable challenging established thinking while maintaining trust and credibility.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A relaxed working environment with regular socials including a summer festival
Supportive well-being initiatives and benefits, talks & workshops, and Mental Health First aiders & Champions
25 days holiday plus a day for your birthday. Our offices will be closed between Christmas and New Year’s which are in addition to your annual entitlement
Tailored training and development through both our inhouse learning platform and LinkedIn Learning
A progressive and transparent culture focused on your development
Flexible / hybrid working plus early finish Fridays
Cycle to work scheme
Enhanced Family Policies including paternity, adoption and surrogacy leave. We also provide a pregnancy loss, fertility, and carers policy
Competitive pension plans and Life Assurance
A newly renovated modern office with lots of collaborative spaces