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This position fulfils a number of newsgathering roles across the Channel 5 news and planning desks. You will assist our News Editors and planning team across TV and digital output to chase and secure content and guests and assign resources. The successful candidate will be proactive in finding story elements, understand the 5 News agenda and have the energy and enthusiasm to deliver distinctive programmes. You must also appreciate the importance of social media and work with our correspondents in promoting our content online.

We’re looking for ambitious multimedia journalists to join our digital team in central London and be part of one of Britain’s most exciting newsrooms. The roles will work across breaking news and analysis on the ITV News website/app and social media, producing high-quality written content on the biggest news agendas. The successful candidate will have experience of writing for a national or big regional title, have a strong understanding of producing news for search, social and direct audiences, have some experience of working with video and a good understanding of Ofcom guidelines.   This role contains varied early and late shifts, and includes weekends. Experience working with video and original news picture is not essential, but there will be the expectation that multimedia producers will go on to clip, edit and occasionally create video for all platforms.   Being able to work at our central London offices is essential.

To find and produce stories of interest and distinction, working specifically with the Sports Editor. To newsgather and produce high quality packages and live reports, focusing particularly on exclusive and distinctive stories in line with the broader ITV News agenda.

ITV News is looking for a North of England Reporter to cover breaking news and off-diary stories from the nation. We require someone with a passion for reporting breaking news, a good understanding of television and a hunger to bring in exclusive stories. We are looking for someone who works well on-the-road and has innovative ideas for how to do TV news in a fresh way for digital. This role is based in the North of England.

As HR Advisor for ITN Productions and ITN’s Corporate functions (Technology, Legal, Finance, HR and Corporate Communications) you will be the frontline HR support for managers and staff and will be responsible for delivering a wide range of HR solutions that support business objectives. You will also own and deliver a range of HR projects.

5 News delivers distinctive programmes and exclusive stories with people at the heart of our storytelling. Our News Editors are a key part of that and lead 5 News’ newsgathering operation on a daily basis. The News Editor targets stories and initiates coverage, as well as controlling resources and managing teams. This is a leading newsroom role – the successful candidate will be a proven team leader. An understanding of the 5 News agenda is crucial as well as the ability to spot distinctive and exclusive content for on-the-day and long-term stories. An appreciation of the importance of social media and driving content online is a key part of the role.    This is a 8-week attachment starting in July.

5 News delivers distinctive programmes and exclusive stories with people at the heart of them.  The Programme Editor is a senior editorial and creative role in the 5 News team, producing programmes to the highest standards and helping to direct digital output. This role requires an experienced journalist with creative ideas, sound news judgement and the ability to motivate and lead input and output teams, sometimes under intense pressure. The successful candidate must be able to make correct legal and compliance decisions to tight deadlines. This role also requires an experienced line manager who is used to developing and retaining talent.   This role is offered as a 3-month contract or attachment. The ideal start date for the position is July 2022.

To support the production of dynamic and innovative programmes of the highest editorial and technical quality. The role is primarily newsroom production based but will also incorporate some work in the field and opportunities to produce digital content.

If you are a confident, creative, industrious digital journalist with a passion for storytelling in all its forms, then ITN Productions has an opportunity for you.   ITN’s commercial arm is looking for a skilled producer to create engaging content, tailored to our three main social media brands – ODN, ODE, Royal Family Channel – with a growing audience of 3 million YouTube subscribers between them. Based at the heart of the ITN headquarters on Gray’s Inn Road, and surrounded by diverse newsrooms from across the company, we offer an exciting place to work at the centre of UK news production.   As Digital News Producer, you will be responsible for sourcing, pitching, scripting, and editing a wide range of visual stories - from short, viral news-in-briefs to in-depth, powerful explainers using a variety of storytelling techniques.   You will have an eye for the next viral story; the competence to pull together the necessary materials; and the knowledge to implement your ideas in Adobe Premiere and After Effects to deliver outstanding work.   Reporting to the Social Media Editor, you will contribute to team discussions on strategy, informed by your understanding of SEO and back-end analytics, in order to maintain engagement with our brands on social media.   With a tremendous following on YouTube, an understanding of the platform is essential to the role, and a familiarity with the YouTube Studio would be beneficial.   We’re looking for someone who appreciates the importance of SEO, can work at speed and with accuracy, and is full of ideas for making our brands stand out in the digital space.

5 News delivers distinctive programmes with people at the heart of our storytelling. The Assistant Programme Editor role focuses primarily on writing our main programme and lunchtime updates but will also be required to programme edit our main evening programme on occasion. This is a leading editorial and creative role in the 5 News team. We are looking for an experienced journalist with creative ideas and sound news judgement.   This role is initially offered as a contract until 31 December 2022 with a potential for extension. The anticipated start date for the position is July 2022 (alternatives will be considered).

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, pro-active and passionate Production Assistant to join our exciting young dynamic team. This role sits in the creative and commercial hub of ITN Productions’ offering. The Advertising and Branded Content team produce high end TV commercials and branded social media video content campaigns across multiple broadcasters and platforms including ITV, Channel 4, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.   The role will primarily involve supporting all producers with their delivery of a vast range of complex commercial and branded content projects including live TV adverts direct to broadcasters.   The Production Assistant will be responsible for production administration including onboarding freelancers, processing invoices, managing cost trackers, booking taxies/couriers, and production budget reconciliation. As well as this you will be attending shoots to assist with the management of film crews and on-screen talent to ensure the smooth running of the campaign.   The jobs we take on are very varied and we’d love to work with someone who has a flexible, positive and solution-focussed approach to production.

To fulfil a number of editorial and logistical roles for the ITV News Home and Foreign Desks, working on location and supporting output and digital teams.

To supply on-the-day news content to ITN's global partners by editing footage and logging rushes/bulletins for re-use on broadcast and digital platforms.

To support and contribute towards the overall strategy and success of the sales team within ITN Business.    This will involve in-depth research of multiple industries and sectors aligning to projects as well as mapping senior stakeholders within various organisations, to identify commercially viable lead pools relevant to current projects.   In addition, the job will involve liaising with CEO’s/MD’s/EA’s in direct relation to the scheduling of diaries for Programming Directors.   The successful candidate would demonstrate the ability to research, map, learn and understand industry-specific issues, a highly organised approach to diary management and multitasking.  They would have experience in boardroom level communication skills, as well as EA’s / PA’s developing rapport and a strong interest in news and current affairs.  

To provide sound commercial and contractual legal advice as required across ITN’s business but principally to ITN Productions on a 12-month FTC Maternity Cover, working a flexible working pattern in the office of 5 days a fortnight. 

Vision mixing is the core function of this role, working under the direction of a Programme Director on our flagship weekday programmes, or whilst simultaneously directing on weekend and shorter productions.   During transmission the Technical Director is also responsible for a number of ancillary technical functions, primarily the control of the template graphics playout system, Viz Content Pilot.   ITV News, ITV News London and Channel 4 News are the main focus for the team, but there is also opportunity to work across ITN’s ad-hoc output, including special events, sports, advertising and commercial production.