Production Journalist

**Production Journalist**

**ITV News Central**

**Full Time | Permanent**

**Office location: Birmingham**

**Hiring range: £29,034- £39,697**

**The role**

We are looking for an experienced and multi-skilled Production Journalist to join our broadcast and digital news team at ITV News Central, which holds the Royal Television Society award for the best regional news programme and prides itself on editorial excellence. We are a multi-platform operation so you will be enthusiastic about developing an online presence through our website, social media and the ITV Central regional rail on ITVX.

You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to demonstrate good working relationships with colleagues and external contacts. You will have excellent editorial judgement and social media skills, and you’ll know what gets the Midlands talking. You will have qualified in media law and have a thorough understanding of the Ofcom Code.

To be considered for an interview, you will need to submit a covering letter and a CV.

**Skills you’ll need**(minimum criteria)
- Fully qualified NCTJ, BJTC or equivalent experience
- Working knowledge of Ofcom code, media law and compliance
- The ability to generate, research and develop original ideas and taking a creative approach to storytelling, treatments and production for both on-air and online
- Knowledge and understanding of digital platforms and how to tap into new audiences online
- Excellent organisational skills and demonstrate the ability to plan multiple stories while prioritising tasks
- Strong writing skills for TV and digital (accurate spelling and grammar essential).
- Excellent news judgement
- A strong knowledge of the Midlands and an awareness of the types of stories that engage our audiences

**Other things we’re looking for**(key criteria)
- Excellent communication skills
- The ability to work well in a team environment
- The ability to be self-motivated and quick-thinking, demonstrating resilience in what is often a busy newsroom environment across day, early, late and weekend working
- The willingness and aptitude to learn other skills and to be happy to share skills with others
- The ability to work to deadlines
- Able to make decisive decisions under pressure
- Able to bring in stories from underrepresented people from across our region as well as underrepresented parts of the Midlands
- Please note, the rostered hours for this role will include weekend working, late shifts as well as early morning shifts and Bank Holidays. The working pattern will incorporate late shifts (typically 00:00 finish) as well as early morning (typically 04:45 start). You are expected to provide your own means of transportation to and from your main workplace_
- Because of the nature of news production, there will be occasions when you are required to work long and unsociable hours at short notice. Some members of the Production Team may be required to travel to district offices or to work in other news operations as well as attending relevant forums, development sessions and meetings off site as part of their role_

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- Newsrooms are busy and pressurised environments, involving live news production, which often requires colleagues to make quick decisions under pressure. We also need people who are able to use their initiative and, particularly for editorial roles, know what information might be required and how to research it. _

**Closing date: Wednesdsay 22nd October 2025**

**Interview date: Monday 3rd November 2025**

**Please note the notice period for this role is 2 months (this will include any new contracts/ secondments)