{"id":1194389,"url":"https://alion.io/job/itv-production-journalist","title":"Production Journalist","company":{"id":18472,"name":"ITV","domain":"itv.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/itv-news","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Oracle","truth_index":null},"role":"Communications","role_family":"Communications","seniority":null,"employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-24T14:23:03Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-24","last_verified_at":"2026-09-28T04:14:55Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"Production Journalist\nITV Channel Television\nWorkplace: Jersey ( This is an office-based role unsuitable for hybrid working).\nWe are looking for an experienced and multi-skilled Production Journalist to join our broadcast and digital news team at ITV Channel Television.\nThe successful candidate will be a self-motivated journalist who loves the production and teamwork 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.\nAs a Production Journalist, you will have superb organisation 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.\nThe role is based in our Jersey 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.\nYou 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.\nSo, 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.\nKey Responsibilities:\nTo 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\nTo write stories and scripts that are accurate, compliant, and engaging\nTo be proficient at editing pictures using the editing software provided \nTo create accurate graphics for bulletins, programmes and packages which clearly illustrate stories and communicate ideas using the template-based graphic system\nTo curate ITV’s Digital offering on the website or ITVX as required\nTo assist the news desk or planning team with research, planning and newsgathering\nTo generate original and creative ideas, contributing to the news agenda of the day, on-screen and online\nTo research story ideas thoroughly and creatively for on-air and online output\nTo make, maintain and nurture a wide range of relevant contacts\nTo meet all online and on-air deadlines throughout the day, reacting quickly to breaking stories, and regularly liaising with the news desk\nTo exercise excellent editorial judgement, maintaining professional journalistic standards and adhering to ITV’s Legal & Compliance, ITV Trust and OFCOM guidelines\nTo be proactive about diversity, equity and inclusion, ensuring the output reflects new stories and issues across the audience spectrum\nTo be able to perform all the roles consistently regardless of weekend, early or late working\nSkills you’ll need (minimum criteria)\nFully qualified NCTJ, BJTC or equivalent experience\nWorking knowledge of Ofcom code, media law and compliance\nEvidence of researching and developing original ideas\nEvidence of taking a creative approach to storytelling, treatments and production for both on-air and online\nKnowledge and understanding of digital platforms and how to tap into new audiences online \nExcellent organisational skills and the ability to plan multiple stories while prioritising tasks\nStrong writing skills for TV and digital (accurate spelling and grammar essential)\nExcellent news judgement with a comprehensive knowledge of and interest in national and regional news \nA strong knowledge of the patch, its cultural heritage and an awareness of the types of stories that engage our audiences\nA proven track record of producing excellent content to deadline and under pressure\nOther things we’re looking for (key criteria)\nConfident and clear communication skills, with the ability to source contributors and put them at ease to get the best story possible\nThe ability to work well in a team environment\nThe ability to use initiative, be self-motivated and quick-thinking\nThe ability to remain calm and resilient in what is often a busy work environment\nThe willingness and aptitude to learn other skills and to be happy to share skills with others for the benefit of the whole team\nThe ability to work to deadlines\nThe ability to make strong and decisive decisions under pressure\nThe ability to bring in stories from underrepresented people from across our region as well as underrepresented parts of the patch\nA positive attitude to work\nResilience and the ability to thrive working in a constantly changing news agenda\nExcellent attention to detail\nSocial Media/Digital awareness\nAn enthusiasm and willingness to embrace further changes in technology and workflow.\nThe aptitude to use the full range of digital newsroom technology\nClear understanding of and commitment to DE&I and Health & Safety policies\nPlease 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.\nBecause 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\n-\nDiversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of what we do at ITV Channel News 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.\nNewsrooms 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.\nWe need to test these abilities at the interview stage to understand how candidates will react when operating in a pressurised environment. This is a fundamental requirement of the role. We will always consider any request for reasonable adjustments as part of the interview process, for example sharing key themes when that is requested in connection with a neurodivergent condition, whilst still ensuring that we are able to test a candidate's ability to operate in the specific environment of a newsroom.\nClosing date: Thursday 8th October 2026\nPlease note the notice period for this role is 2 months (this will include any new contracts/ secondments)\nPlease note, this role will be subject to a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)","description_format":"text","description_chars":7275,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Hybrid work"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Media & Entertainment","Cinema"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-24T18:25:27Z"}],"liveness":{"score":88,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.881,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":15,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-28T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/itv-production-journalist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/itv-production-journalist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-28T06:41:24Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4788,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":212,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-29T00:00:00Z"}}}