Rising News Camera Operator: Live Coverage & Edits

ITV Consumer Limited 2024; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous holiday allowance

Annual bonus opportunity

Pension contribution

Save as you earn

Job summary

ITV News Anglia is seeking an enthusiastic Camera Operator to provide high-quality footage and sound using a range of cameras and lighting. You will edit packages to a polished standard and work closely with editorial teams to ensure online stories are up to date and engaging.

The role requires flexibility for breaking news outside rostered hours, including evenings and weekends, and may involve travel to district offices or other news operations as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience as a frontline camera operator in a news environment.
• Full UK driving licence to operate newsgathering vehicles.
• Excellent technical skills: camera, sound, lighting and editing; quick to adopt new workflows.
• Working knowledge of Ofcom code, media law and compliance.
• Demonstrable passion for video news production in a creative/operational capacity.
• Excellent communicator, quick thinker, calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Shoot, collate, edit and send high-quality footage for all outputs using a range of production tools.
• Choreograph and shoot live segments using the NPV, LiveU or other newsgathering tech.
• Build knowledge of regional locations and stay up to date with shooting/sending tech.

Skills

Frontline camera

Editing skills

UK driving licence

Ofcom compliance

DE&I awareness

Calm under pressure

Tools

LiveU

Wolftech

Camera gear

Editing software

Job description

ITV News Anglia is seeking an enthusiastic Camera Operator to provide high-quality footage and sound using a range of cameras and lighting. You will edit packages to a polished standard and work closely with editorial teams to ensure online stories are up to date and engaging.

The role requires flexibility for breaking news outside rostered hours, including evenings and weekends, and may involve travel to district offices or other news operations as needed.