Job Opportunity: Development Executive
Location: Perth, Western Australia (remote work considered for the right applicant)
Contract: Fixed Term, 12-month contract
Department: Factual Development
Reports to: Managing Director / COO
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Prospero Productions is looking for an ambitious, curious and highly proactive Development Executive to join our team and help build a strong pipeline of original, distinctive and commercially compelling projects.
You’ll be at the heart of our factual development process, proactively researching and generating ideas, identify compelling characters and stories, pursuing access and talent, and challenging and sharpening concepts. You’ll help turn initial thoughts into well-developed projects, while keeping ideas moving forward and identifying clear, actionable next steps.
We’re looking for someone with strong creative instincts, a natural curiosity and the drive to make things happen. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping Prospero’s development slate and to work closely with our senior creative leadership team.
OVERVIEW
· Generate and pursue new development ideas based on national and international market intelligence.
· Take early-stage ideas and proactively explore whether there is a compelling project within them and have the ability to move projects forward.
· Be commercially aware and understand what makes an idea not only interesting, but producible and sellable.
· Ability to own the development slate, the creative strategy and direction of the department.
· Have a proven track record with broadcasters, know worldwide industry trends, content, viewer habits and broadcaster needs with the intention of getting ideas fully financed.
· Build relationships and pursue contributors, talent, experts, access and opportunities.
· Lead casting and contributor research, identifying people who can bring stories to life.
· Turn research and conversations into strong creative propositions, treatments, decks and development materials.
· Identify next steps required to move projects forward and take responsibility for delivering them.
· Work collaboratively with producers, directors, researchers and the wider creative team.
· Keep momentum across multiple projects and communicate clearly on progress, opportunities and challenges.
· Present ideas and recommendations confidently to senior creative stakeholders.
· Create flyers, one-page synopses, outlines and treatments, oversee sizzles and contributor reels as necessary.
· Ability to pitch projects to broadcasters, stakeholders and/or at various markets.
· If/when required, be involved in pre-production and production.
Contribute to development and production funding applications.
If you have a proven track record in Factual Television Development, is someone who wants to build things, not just service them, someone with ambition and creative energy to help us discover what we should be making next then we would like to hear from you.
This is not an entry level role, therefore, ONLY experienced professionals with proven track record need apply.
Applications close: COB Friday, 13th November 2026.