Head of Content Strategy & Production (MediaCorp

Head of Content Strategy & Production

Korn Ferry is pleased to be appointed exclusively by Mediacorp to recruit a Head of Content Strategy & Production.

Mediacorp, Singapore’s national media network and largest content creator, engages 99% of Singapore’s population weekly across four languages on its digital, TV, radio and social media platforms.

This senior leadership role will define and lead Mediacorp’s content production strategy, ensuring sustainable delivery of high-quality content while optimizing production capacity, cost structures and technology enablement across linear, digital and streaming platforms.

The role reports to the Chief Content & Talent Officer and is pivotal in aligning output ambitions with organizational capacity, commercial sustainability and long-term operational resilience.

The ideal candidate is an experienced and strategic production leader with deep expertise in large-scale content environments and multi-platform broadcast ecosystems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Mediacorp’s content production strategy, aligning creative ambitions with platform needs, delivery priorities and organizational capacity.
• Oversee annual and multi-year production planning, including demand forecasting, resource allocation, infrastructure capacity and workforce planning.
• Optimize the internal and external production model, addressing capability gaps while balancing quality, cost efficiency and operational readiness.
• Provide oversight of production budgets, cost structures, timelines, performance metrics and key operational trade-offs.
• Manage production risks across scheduling, resources, compliance, vendors and cross-functional dependencies.
• Drive technology enablement and process modernization to improve scalability, workflow efficiency and output quality.

Experience and skills:

• 15 to 20 years of senior leadership experience in broadcast production, studio operations or enterprise content environments, with oversight of significant budgets and multi-platform output.
• Deep expertise in production planning, capacity modelling, resource optimization and operational transformation within complex content ecosystems.
• Strong commercial acumen in managing production budgets, cost structures and the balance between in-house and outsourced production.
• Advanced understanding of production technologies, digital workflows and modernization in high-volume content environments.
• Familiarity with Chinese content, audience preferences and market dynamics is essential, together with spoken and written Mandarin proficiency.
• Bachelor’s degree in Media, Business or a related discipline, or equivalent qualification.
• Strategic operational leader with strong systems thinking, risk judgement and the ability to translate content ambitions into scalable execution models.
• Confident executive influencer able to align senior stakeholders across content, engineering, finance and corporate functions.

About Mediacorp

From introducing broadcast radio in 1936 and pioneering television in 1963 to launching digital-first news and original local entertainment delivered over-the-top, Mediacorp has played an essential role in telling uniquely Singaporean stories and weaving the fabric of Singapore’s culture. Today, Mediacorp reaches global audiences through its award-winning news service CNA and internationally distributed content recognized by the New York Festivals, World Media Festivals, PromaxBDA World and Asia, and the Asian Academy Creative Awards.

How to Apply

We invite seasoned leaders with relevant experience to apply through Korn Ferry’s LinkedIn posting before 10 August 2026 with your CV and a concise overview of your achievements. All applications will be treated in strict confidence. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a confidential conversation with our search team.