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Award-winning senior executive producer and commissioning head at Freelance
Location: London, England, United Kingdom 7 work roles 2 schools
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Award-winning senior executive producer and commissioning head
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David Sayer is listed as Award-winning senior executive producer and commissioning head at Freelance, based in London, England, United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for David Sayer.

David Sayer previously worked as Freelance executive producer at Freelance and Executive Producer at Ricochet Productions Limited. David Sayer holds Master Of Arts (M.A.), Upper Second, Law from University Of Cambridge.

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I have acquired extensive experience and recognition throughout my career to date; this has included gaining a number of awards, managing budgets of over £40 million, transforming ratings, working on a daytime and peak time shows across multiple genres, including factual entertainment, current affairs, features and formats for Channel 4, ITV, 5 and Sky.Key career achievements include:• Transformed and turned around ratings from 2016 to 2019 at Channel 4 daytime through replacing long-running shows with slate of successful long-term returners. Awards won included first-ever Daytime BAFTA, RTS and Broadcast awards• Commissioned peak-time output for Channel 4 and More4.• As head of C4 daytime, brokered deals to delivery successful co-productions with UK and international broadcasters• As exec producer, transformed Come Dine With Me from a small daytime show to a successful, BAFTA-nominated peak series, with ratings of 4 million plus; consulted on international versions. • Created and launched formats including Pressure Cooker which transformed from an original daytime format to be sold throughout Europe, creating profitability for ITV of over £5 million • During COVID-19 pandemic, exec produced over 100 episodes across four series for BBC and ITV2

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Freelance
Freelance
Award-winning senior executive producer and commissioning head
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Freelance Executive Producer

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Freelance

April 2023 - present: Executive Producer various projects for Hello Sunshine including Stacey Solomon's Renovation Rescue for Channel 4. February 2023 - September 2023: Executive Producer, Wheeler Dealers, Betty TV for Discovery.July 2022 - February 2023: Executive Producer, Cornwall Air 999, Beagle Media for Discovery.September 2021 - September 2022: Executive Producer, Wheeler Dealers, Betty TV for Discovery.

Jul 2021 - Present

Executive Producer

Exec produced100 plus episodes during COVID-19 pandemic on various series including The Bidding Room (BBC1), The Repair Shop: Fixing Britain (BBC1) and Love Bites (ITV2).

Nov 2019 - Jun 2021

Head Of Daytime

Channel 4, London

Thrived throughout career with Channel, gaining promotion to Head of Daytime position after just three years as a commissioner and going on to win several awards (BAFTA, RTS and Broadcast) Responsible for £40 million daytime budget and commissioned over 40 hours of peak time shows annually (including long-running returning series Grand Designs: House of the Year; 999: On the Frontline and Sarah Beeny's New Life in the Country.)Commissioned successful returning TV series including The Great House Give-away (BAFTA winner) Find it, Fix it, Flog it (recognised as the RTS Best Daytime Show), Extreme Cake Makers (recognised as Best Daytime Show), Couples Come Dine (RTS and Broadcast winner) and Escape to the Chateau: DIY. These and other new shows transformed output and increased ratings for four consecutive years and continue to be key part of C4 schedule. Handled co-production deals with international and UK broadcasters on shows like The World's Most Expensive Cars and Impossible Builds.

Apr 2014 - Oct 2019

Commissioning And Development Editor, Daytime

London, United Kingdom

Managed commissioning editing effectively, successfully increasing indie reach, overseeing producer briefings, commissioning new pilots and managing returning content. Played a pivotal leadership role in award winning commissions such as Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals (recognised as TV Choice Best Food Show), Sarah Beeny: Selling Houses and 1001 Things You Should Know and Phil Spencer: Secret Agent for Channel 4 peak time.

Jun 2011 - Mar 2014

Executive Producer

Executive Producer Apr 2005 – Jun 2011 ITV StudiosKey successes as executive producer included transforming Come Dine With Me into a daytime returner, launching a peak time version, and consulting on global versions; the show won a number of awards such as Televisual Best Fact-Ent Show in 2010 and 2011, RTS Best Daytime in 2008 and 2010 and TRIC Awards: Best Daytime Show in 2011. Successfully delivered successful shows across multiple genres, including Cops with Cameras, Driving Me Crazy, Shoplifters: Caught on Camera, the current affairs studio debate show Diana, Witnesses in the Tunnel, Dancing on Ice Defrosted and Dancing on ice Exclusive, Britain’s Best Dish, Highland Emergency and Piers Morgan’s Life Stories.Additional successes included creating the show Pressure Cooker originally in a daytime format before its sale within Europe which netted over £5 million in profitability.

Apr 2005 - Jun 2011

Series Producer/Editor

London, United Kingdom

EARLY CAREERSeries Editor/ Producer 1998 – 2005ITV Studios(Credits included: Celebrity Fit Club, Jonathan Dimbleby, Jonathan Dimbleby in America, Holy Smoke and Crime Weekly)Producer/ Director 2000 – 2001ITV Studios(Credits included: Ibiza Uncovered, Hell’s Kitchen, Confessions of a Builder and Soapstars)Researcher/ Producer 1994 – 1998ITV Studios

Jun 1998 - Apr 2005

News Reporter

Evening Echo, Basildon And Southend

Essex

News reporter, then political reporter for evening newspaper

Jun 1991 - Aug 1994
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David Sayer works for Freelance.

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David Sayer is listed as Award-winning senior executive producer and commissioning head at Freelance.

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David Sayer is based in London, England, United Kingdom while working with Freelance.

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David Sayer has worked for Freelance, Ricochet Productions Limited, Channel 4, Itv Studios, and Evening Echo, Basildon And Southend.

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David Sayer holds Master Of Arts (M.A.), Upper Second, Law from University Of Cambridge.

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