Drama Production Producer

ABEMA, CyberAgent's internet TV service, hires a Drama Production Producer for its original-drama division, which aims for hit content that becomes a social phenomenon under the policy "highest quality or one of a kind". The division has about 18 people in a production bureau of about 75, and eight producers. ABEMA original dramas have won major awards, and further large projects are planned.

The producer takes responsibility for quality on a project from start to finish: developing the drama concept and polishing scripts, selecting directors and writers and assembling the cast through negotiation with agencies, managing production with production companies and the quality of the shoot and post-production, managing budget and risk, and working with the business and publicity producers on marketing so the show becomes a hit. Key decisions such as the concept and lead casting go through executive producers, and most other matters are the producer's own call.

Applicants need hands-on production experience of prime-time terrestrial-level drama or film at a TV station or production company, and experience leading the whole flow from project creation to production (assistant experience alone does not count). Starting projects from zero and digital-platform knowledge are preferred.