Originally known as Steve Frost during his early career, he became a writer for the Sky One drama Dream Team.
[2] November's early roles included his work as a scriptwriter and storyline editor on Sky One drama Dream Team.
While working on Emmerdale, November was tasked with writing in the five winners of ITV's reality television series Soapstars.
[5][6] On 16 December 2004, November announced his decision to leave Emmerdale and that he would be succeeded by Kathleen Beedles in January 2005.
[7] In September 2005, it was announced that November would replace Tony Wood as the producer of Coronation Street.
[13][14] In March 2008, it was announced that November had been appointed Head of Continuing Drama at ITV, replacing Corinne Hollingworth.
[15] In this role, November was tasked in controlling content and decisions over ITV's soap operas and its weekly dramas such as The Bill and Midsomer Murders.
[24] In June 2018, November announced that he was working with screenwriter Alan Whiting to produce a new series titled Oil.