COMMISSIONING EDITOR CHILDREN’S TELEVISION, ABC AUSTRALIA

Libbie Doherty took on the position of Commissioning Editor in the ABC Children’s Department in November 2015. Having worked predominantly as a producer and director of development on a variety of children’s programs, Libbie brings a wealth of experience from both the animation and live action worlds. She has worked with renowned Australian production companies including Sticky Pictures, Cheeky Little Media, Blink Films and Hackett Films as well as being Production Executive at Screen NSW. She also spent 10 years working in London at the BBC, Razorfish, Sky Television and NBC Europe in various producing roles.

Libbie is responsible for developing and executive producing commissioned content for the ABC’s two dedicated children’s channels, ABC3 and ABC KIDS, as well as children’s production for ABC TV’s co-commissions.