SBS appoints Susie Jones as Commissioning Editor, Documentaries
Wednesday 20 July, 2016
SBS appoints Susie Jones as Commissioning Editor, Documentaries
SBS has appointed Susie Jones as Commissioning Editor, Documentaries within the television and online content division. Susie joins SBS from Matchbox Pictures where she is currently Factual Entertainment Development Executive.
Susie brings extensive experience to SBS and most recently oversaw the development of productions for all networks at Matchbox Pictures, including SBS commission Date My Race. Prior to this, Susie spent over ten years as a freelance producer for a range of content across SBS, ABC, Network Ten, Nine Network, Seven Network and the Discovery Channel, including the 2010 AFI-nominated documentary feature Rudely Interrupted (ABC), Undercover Boss (Network Ten), Myf Warhurst’s Nice (ABC) and The Secret Millionaire (Nine Network).
Susie joins SBS’s non-scripted team, which includes documentaries and is responsible for shows such as First Contact, Go Back To Where You Came From and DNA Nation. Susie will commission and oversee the production of distinctive multiplatform documentary content that inspires all Australians to explore, appreciate and celebrate our multicultural society.
SBS Director of TV and Online Content, Marshall Heald, said: “I am delighted to welcome Susie to SBS. Susie’s strong track record in factual content production will be a great addition to SBS’s non-scripted team as we continue to tell innovative and ground-breaking stories that reflect our diverse world.”
Susie said: “SBS leads the way with distinctive documentaries, providing new perspectives that explore multicultural Australia. I am thrilled to be joining such a unique network and look forward to bringing more exciting and thought-provoking content to Australian audiences.”
Susie will commence her role on 12 September 2016 and will report into Joseph Maxwell, Head of Documentaries.
ENDS