Early Presenter; FTC Job Birmingham area,England UK,Creative Arts/Media

Position: Early Presenter (8-month FTC)

Location:
Birmingham

We are looking for an Early Presenter to join our broadcast and digital news team at ITV News Central based in Birmingham.

As Early Presenter you are the face of regional news bulletins within ITV’s breakfast programme, Good Morning Britain, and you will also be required to present other news output. You may be asked to produce bulletins too. You will work alongside colleagues, writing scripts, editing content, making check calls, curating our digital platforms and setting up stories. You may also be required to film or report and provide support to the Newsdesk as required.

As our Early Presenter, you will be an accomplished live performer with a clear broadcast voice, an authoritative yet warm on-screen presence and an approachable style and manner both on and off screen. You will have proven experience as a journalist and be able to write for TV and online with equal brilliance.

An essential part of your role will be contributing to our digital content. You will be expected to come up with ideas on how to improve and develop our digital coverage as well as help with the input of text and video material, blogs, special features, extended coverage of stories, and other information. You will liaise closely with the senior editorial team to ensure coverage is always as exciting, current and comprehensive as possible.

The Early Presenter is the last check for potential Compliance, Legal and ITV Trust breaches, so a thorough knowledge of policy in these areas is essential.

The Midlands 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.

This is an 8-month secondment position. The successful candidate will need to hit the ground running, demonstrating immediate confidence in a live broadcast environment and seamless integration into the Birmingham-based newsroom.

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

Key Responsibilities:

To deliver output, from the studio or live on-location, to a high standard, ensuring that the output is presented in the most engaging, informative and entertaining way possible
To have the skills to produce and present week day bulletins as required
To carry out morning check calls and provide the Newsdesk with a morning summary of breaking stories and local media news headlines
To ensure the digital service is provided with contacts and diary items on a regular basis
To maintain and take responsibility for the highest standards of editorial accuracy, checking scripts to make sure that content complies with Compliance, Legal, and ITV Trust requirements
To exercise excellent editorial judgement and provide editorial guidance to colleagues with less experience
To help define the look and feel of the news service online as well as on screen, participating in and contributing to production and planning meetings and providing editorial guidance and support to the rest of the news team
To be actively involved in all stages of production, participating in the prospects, planning, treatment, programme meetings where possible
To find and develop original story ideas and maximise the impact and relevance onscreen with all the skills and technology available
To be pro‑active about diversity, equity & inclusion ensuring the output reflects news stories and issues across the audience spectrum
To react swiftly and effectively to breaking news stories
To keep up‑to‑date with local, regional, and national news and current affairs as well as with developments across the ITV news network
To make, maintain and nurture a wide range of relevant contacts
To represent ITV at organised events and with the general public as required
To maintain and update newsroom planning files by ensuring key information from contacts, press releases and agency copy or viewers’ calls is entered on the newsroom system
To ensure on‑screen and off‑screen appearance meets the company’s standards at all times
To research and package high quality news and features for bulletins and the main programme as required, where appropriate and…