Jessica Schmiedchen

Schmiedchen is an innovative media executive with close to 20 years experience in content development. In her role in CBC’s Unscripted Content group, Schmiedchen oversees development of original content and formats in the genres of factual entertainment and doc series - on both linear television and on the broadcaster's streaming service, CBC Gem. She is responsible for sourcing the best new formats from around the world, and working with the independent production community in Canada to bring their ideas to life.
Since joining the Unscripted team in 2011, Schmiedchen has helped launch many popular and award-winning programs series as Still Standing, Hello Goodbye, The Detectives, Back in Time for Dinner, Canada's Smartest Person Jr, and the CBC Gem original series, Red Button and Inside an Athlete's Head.