Live News Production Journalist

ITV Consumer Limited 2024; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Save as you earn ITV shares

Wellbeing days

Job summary

ITV Cymru Wales is seeking an experienced Production Journalist to join our Cardiff newsroom, producing both TV and online content. You will develop ideas, script and package stories, curate digital offerings, and maintain contacts across communities to reflect Wales on screen and online.

You will manage tight deadlines, work across weekends and shifts, and uphold Ofcom, legal, and ITV guidelines while promoting diversity and inclusion in coverage.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• To produce high-quality and compliant bulletins across all 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, 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 23:00 finish) as well as early morning (typically 05:00 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 - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of what we do at ITV Cymru Wales, and we want to ensure we reflect our audience both on screen and in our workforce. ITV is for Everyone, and we encourage applications from Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent people and People of Colour to apply for this role. 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. We need to test t

Skills

NCTJ/BJTC qualified

Ofcom compliance

Original ideas research

Creative storytelling

Digital platforms

Organisational skills

TV writing

News judgement

Patch knowledge

Deadline-driven

Education

NCTJ/BJTC qualification

Job description

ITV Cymru Wales is seeking an experienced Production Journalist to join our Cardiff newsroom, producing both TV and online content. You will develop ideas, script and package stories, curate digital offerings, and maintain contacts across communities to reflect Wales on screen and online.

You will manage tight deadlines, work across weekends and shifts, and uphold Ofcom, legal, and ITV guidelines while promoting diversity and inclusion in coverage.