Commissioning Editor, Daytime & Language Strategy

Location: Belfast, United Kingdom — hybrid

Salary: £91,000–£110,000 per year, depending on relevant skills, knowledge, and experience.

Company

hirify.global is a public-service broadcaster creating content that informs, educates, and entertains audiences while supporting Northern Ireland’s creative sector.

What you will do

• Develop and deliver high-quality, cost-effective returnable series for hirify.global NI and hirify.global Daytime & Early Peak Commissioning.
• Lead cross-platform content strategies for Gaeilge and Ulster-Scots programming.
• Use audience insights, broadcasting trends, and creative opportunities to define priorities and measure progress.
• Line-manage Assistant Commissioners specialising in Gaeilge and Ulster-Scots.
• Manage internal and external partnerships to maximise creative, audience, and cultural impact.
• Oversee timely delivery of programming and related marketing, press, and iPlayer materials.

Requirements

• Proven experience as the primary or sole editorial lead for high-quality broadcast content on hirify.global Network or an equivalent platform.
• Significant experience managing editorial work involving substantial legal or reputational risk.
• Experience designing and presenting content strategies informed by audience needs, industry trends, new technologies, and creative opportunities.
• Experience leading content creation or development for high-volume, cost-effective daytime programming.
• Strong editorial judgment, creative flair, partnership skills, and discipline in managing delivery.
• Understanding of Northern Ireland’s cultural distinctiveness and the role of Gaeilge and Ulster-Scots in hirify.global programming.

Nice to have

• Written and spoken proficiency in Gaeilge and/or Ulster-Scots.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible 35-hour working week and hybrid working arrangements.
• 25 days of annual leave, with the option to buy up to five additional days.
• Defined pension scheme and discounted dental, healthcare, and gym benefits.
• Career and professional development opportunities.
• Inclusive, values-based working environment focused on diversity and belonging.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted online only; CV applications are not accepted.
• Offers are conditional on employment screening, including reference and eligibility-to-work checks and, where applicable, safeguarding and adverse media or social media checks.