Production Journalist; FTC

Production Journalist ITV Tyne Tees 6-month FTC | Full-time

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

Hiring range: £30,195 - £42,940

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.

We are looking for an experienced and multi-skilled television or radio journalist to join our broadcast and digital news team at ITV News Tyne Tees.

The successful candidate will be a self‑motivated journalist, who loves the production and team working involved in news. You’ll have a current contacts list, bulging with links to different communities, the ability to bring in ideas and a clear understanding of how to get them to air.

As a Production Journalist you will have superb organisational 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.

The role is based in our Gateshead newsroom, and the successful candidate will work on television and digital news production, from producing early, late and weekend bulletins and planning stories, to creating online content that enhances our reputation and engages our digital audience.

You will have outstanding 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. 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.

• 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.
• Write stories and scripts that are accurate, compliant, and engaging.
• Be proficient at editing pictures using the editing software provided.
• Create accurate graphics for bulletins, programmes and packages which clearly illustrate stories and communicate ideas using the template‑based graphic system.
• Curate ITV’s Digital offering on the website or ITVX as required.
• Assist the news desk or planning team with research, planning and news gathering.
• Generate original and creative ideas, contributing to the news agenda of the day, on‑screen and online.
• Research story ideas thoroughly and creatively for on‑air and online output.
• Make, maintain and nurture a wide range of relevant contacts.
• Meet all online and on‑air deadlines throughout the day, reacting quickly to breaking stories and regularly liaising with the news desk.
• Exercise excellent editorial judgement, maintaining professional journalistic standards and adhering to ITV’s Legal & Compliance, ITV Trust and OFCOM guidelines.
• Be proactive about diversity, equity and inclusion ensuring the output reflects new stories and issues across the audience spectrum.
• Be able to perform all the roles consistently regardless of weekend, early or late working.

• 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…