Production Journalist

**Production Journalist**

**ITV News Meridian**

**Base: Whiteley**

**Permanent role**

**Closing date: 17th January 2023**

**Why you should join us**

ITV News delivers high quality and trustworthy coverage attracting record audiences.

**This role entails**

We’re looking for a first-class Production Journalist and proven story-finder to join our team. You will be based in our Whiteley newsroom and will be involved in every aspect of television and online news production, from producing bulletins in the gallery to creating must watch digital content.

You will be a qualified and self-motivated journalist with a good track record of coming up with news stories and ideas, preferably with experience of working within a busy news environment. You will need to be able to cope with a heavy workload, meet frequent tight deadlines and work calmly under pressure.

As a qualified journalist, you’ll have first class written and verbal communications skills and be able to develop good working relationships with colleagues and external contacts. You will also demonstrate good editorial judgement and use your social media skills for newsgathering and analysis.

So, if you thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same and you possess the journalistic skills that will help us achieve our goals, we'd love to hear from you.

**To be considered for this opportunity you will need to demonstrate the following skills**:
**Role criteria**:

- Proven track record in generating, researching and developing original ideas, taking a creative and accurate approach to storytelling and production.
- Experience of working effectively as part of a team.
- Strong journalistic instinct and curiosity.
- A good command of language, accurate spelling & grammar, and an eye for detail
- Proven track record of working successfully to deadlines and focusing well under pressure.
- An understanding of the importance of Diversity & Inclusion in determining output.
- A strong knowledge of media law & compliance and the ability to exercise excellent editorial judgement and accuracy in their writing.
- Experience of using Social Media as a promotional tool (Desirable).

**Closing date: 17th January 2023**

**We want to be the most flexible employer in Media. We offer Smart working and we will support you and provide you the right environment and work/ life balance**

We reach millions of people everyday, that’s why having diverse talents and being an organisation where colleagues feel included is crucial to us. We have various networks who celebrate and support our colleagues. We try to embed an inclusive mindset in everything we do.