Senior Producer, Crime

Sky News is looking for a Senior Producer, Crime to play a central role in delivering distinctive, original and audience-focused crime, policing and justice journalism across all our platforms. You will be expected to develop, produce and deliver digital video-first storytelling on major crime stories, investigations and criminal justice issues.

Working with our Crime Correspondent you will combine strong editorial judgement with sensitivity to victims, witnesses and affected communities, producing content that meets Sky News standards and drives audience engagement.

• Produce high-quality crime, policing and justice coverage across formats, with a digital video-first focus and clear audience purpose
• Develop story treatments from initial brief through research, scripting, filming, editing and delivery, ensuring accuracy, clarity and impact
• Monitor crime, policing, court and justice developments, identifying stories with national relevance, human impact and investigative potential
• Work with correspondents to shape interviews, sequences, visual evidence, archive, graphics and explainers into compelling multi-platform packages
• Ensure all content is legally and editorially compliant, including around contempt, identification, reporting restrictions, naming suspects, victims and minors, and the handling of distressing material
• Deliver content at pace for breaking stories while maintaining high standards of verification, context, sensitivity and platform optimisation

• Strong editorial judgement on crime, policing, courts and justice stories, including an understanding of legal and compliance risks
• An ability to bring in and run consequential investigations
• Excellent production skills across scripting, shooting, editing, picture selection, graphics and digital platform delivery
• Ability to work calmly and decisively under pressure, especially on breaking crime stories and legally sensitive developments
• Strong verification, research and source-handling skills, with the ability to distinguish confirmed facts from claims, rumour or speculation
• Sensitivity and care when dealing with victims, witnesses, bereaved families, vulnerable people and affected communities
• Clear understanding of digital video-first storytelling and how to optimise crime content for different audiences and platforms
• Collaborative mindset, with the ability to work effectively across editorial, technical, legal and compliance teams

Sky News is a world-class news service with a spirit of innovation and a fresh approach to story-telling. Our aim is to be the best and most trusted place for news, reflecting the diversity of our audience. Made by people who dare to challenge. Made for people who want clarity in an uncertain world.

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster:

• Free Sky TV or NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema
• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution
• Private healthcare with mental health support
• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance
• Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect
• Sharesave and Tech schemes
• A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the-atomic technology and work spaces, there’s plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing…