Production Journalist

**Production Journalist**

**ITV Calendar**

**6 month FTC**

**Office location: Leeds (**This is an office based role unsuitable for hybrid working).

**Hiring range: £29,034 - £39,697**

**Your work matters to millions.**

Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV. So, it’s not surprising that you’ll find us in every home in the UK, our productions are famous all over the world and we’re at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution.

When you join us, you enter a fun working environment. With opportunities to learn, to grow and make a real difference. Small enough that your impact’s felt in the business, but big enough that your impact reaches millions of people.

Come develop your skills, change TV and the course of your career. Don’t just watch it. Be part of it. Join ITV.

**Your impact sends ripples.**

**The team**

Our ITV News teams deliver high quality, trustworthy and impartial journalism to millions of people on television and online. It’s a fast moving environment with a huge variety of roles on offer and plenty of challenges. We operate from 11 main news production centres across England, Northern Ireland, Wales and the Channel Islands. We also have a Political Unit based in the heart of Westminster and produce a range of current affairs & factual programming at ITV Wales, UTV and ITV Border.

**The role**

We are looking for an experienced and multi-skilled Production Journalist to join our broadcast and digital news team at ITV News Calendar.

Leeds is a richly diverse region and we're looking for a person who will help ensure our coverage is as representative of the people and backgrounds of all those who live here as possible.

As a Production Journalist you will have superb organisation skills with the ability to set up all the key elements of a story for television news. You will be able to cope well under pressure and be able to meet frequent tight deadlines.

You will have outstanding written and verbal communications skills, and the ability to demonstrate good working relationships with colleagues and external contacts. You will have excellent editorial judgement and social media skills. You will be qualified in Media Law and have a thorough understanding of the Ofcom Code.

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

Key Responsibilities:

- To produce high quality and compliant bulletins across all of our output (breakfast, lunch, late and weekends), operating effectively in a live gallery, making decisions under pressure where necessary and giving clear instructions to the presenter over timings and scripting amendments during broadcast
- To write stories and scripts that are accurate, compliant, and engaging
- To be proficient at editing pictures using the editing software provided
- To create accurate graphics for bulletins, programmes and packages which clearly illustrate stories and communicate ideas using the template based graphic system
- To curate ITV’s Digital offering on the website or ITVX as required
- To assist the news desk or planning team with research, planning and newsgathering
- To generate original and creative ideas, contributing to the news agenda of the day, on-screen and online
- To research story ideas thoroughly and creatively for on-air and online output
- To make, maintain and nurture a wide range of relevant contacts
- To meet all online and on-air deadlines throughout the day, reacting quickly to breaking stories, and regularly liaising with the news desk
- To exercise excellent editorial judgement, maintaining professional journalistic standards and adhering to ITV’s Legal & Compliance, ITV Trust and OFCOM guidelines
- To be proactive about diversity, equity and inclusion ensuring the output reflects new stories and issues across the audience spectrum
- To be able to perform all the roles consistently regardless of weekend, early or late working

**Skills you’ll need**(minimum criteria)
- Fully qualified NCTJ, BJTC or equivalent experience
- Working knowledge of Ofcom code, media law and compliance
- Evidence of researching and developing original ideas
- Evidence of 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 the ability to plan multiple stories while prioritising tasks
- Strong writing skills for TV and digital (accurate spelling and grammar essential)
- Excellent news judgement with a comprehensive knowledge of and interest in national and regional news
- A strong knowledge of the patch, its cultural heritage and an awareness of the types of stories that engage our audiences
- A proven track record of producing excellent content to deadline and under pressure

**Other things we’re looking for**(key criteria)
- Confident and clear co