Label1's The Job Interview (w/t) commissioned by Channel 4

5 April 2016

Channel 4 has commissioned The Job Interview (w/t), a new fixed-rig format that follows the interview process for real jobs being offered by genuine employers.

The first commission for Label1 uses multiple cameras to reveal in detail for the first time the terror and triumph of real-life interviews, highlighting every aspect from handshake to potentially life-changing job offer.

Lorraine Charker-Phillips, co-creator and Executive Producer of The Job Interview, said: “This series takes us right into the heart of one of Britain's last ‘secret spaces’ - the interview room.  It's simple and authentic:  just real candidates battling it out against each other in pursuit of real jobs, filmed in microscopic detail to capture every nuance”.

Simon Dickson, Creative Director, Label1 and co-exec of the series, added: “Lorraine and I are delighted to be off the mark with a neat and naturally dramatic format that speaks to our penchant for intelligent mainstream television that's ‘smart with heart’”.

Madonna Benjamin, Commissioning Executive, Documentaries for Channel 4 said: “The ambition of this series is to capture life-changing moments in the careers of successful candidates in a way that is moving, inspiring and entertaining.  And I can’t think of a team better equipped to deliver that than Simon and Lorraine. “

The Job Interview was commissioned by Madonna Benjamin and Alisa Pomeroy and co-created by Label1 Creative Director Simon Dickson and Executive Producer Lorraine Charker-Phillips.

Label1 is part of ITV Studios’ factual arm Shiver.

 

 

NOTES TO EDITORS

About Label1/Simon Dickson

Simon Dickson's Executive Producer credits include First Dates, One Born Every Minute and The Hotel.  Formerly Deputy Head of Documentaries at Channel 4 and Managing Director of Dragonfly Film & Television Productions, he was BAFTA nominated for his work on Channel 4/Discovery's The Plane Crash and is a co-creator of 24 Hours in A&E.  He founded Label1 with Lorraine Charker-Phillips in April 2015 to create big-scale popular factual television for the UK and international markets.

 

About Lorraine Charker-Phillips

Lorraine Charker-Phillips co-founded Label1 with Simon in 2015, having worked with him on One Born Every Minute and The Hotel. She had a very successful two years as a Commissioning Editor for Sky, where she was responsible for a wide range of programming including Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model, Air Ambulance ER and The Force, the Network's hit 20-part series about the work of Greater Manchester Police. Previously an in-demand documentary director, her diverse CV includes blue-chip docs, The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92 ¾ and Grandchild of the Holocaust.

 

Commissioning Editor, Documentaries: Madonna Benjamin

Production company:   Label1

Executive Producers: Lorraine Charker-Phillips