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ITV News is looking for a Senior Producer with a passion for Foreign News to join our award-winning international team. Working closely with Correspondents around the world, you will be responsible for producing agenda setting foreign coverage for all our platforms.
This is an amazing opportunity for a dynamic and experienced journalist who thrives on breaking news, seeks out exclusives, and has a deep understanding of foreign affairs. You will play a key role in editorial planning, newsgathering, and storytelling – often in challenging and unpredictable environments.
Key Responsibilities:
* Work closely with teams to produce compelling, high-quality journalism from around the world
* Respond to breaking international stories with speed, accuracy, and creativity
* Produce bespoke coverage for a range of platforms – including television, digital, streaming services and social media
* Pitch, plan, and produce exclusive content and agenda setting interviews
* Travel at short notice to cover breaking news and events around the world
* Travel to conflict zones and natural disasters, sometimes for an extended and open-ended period
* Operate in hostile environments, often under pressure, while maintaining the highest editorial standards
* Ensure diverse and representative coverage that reflects the breadth of our audience
* Maintain, expand and build an excellent network of key fixers and technical contacts in strategic locations
* Identify key story themes that require a longer-term vision and drive an editorial strategy to deliver on key editorial projects
* Maintain an open dialogue with the long form, digital and streaming teams regarding future story ideas and to maximise the potential of key sends
* Plan trips, navigating all logistical considerations, and produce on location finding the best angles/elements for ITV News coverage
* Work independently and conduct interviews and pre- film for stories without the correspondent
* Embrace the challenges of new technology in driving forward and improving the reach of ITV News
* Research, select, and edit archive material
These are the main requirements of the role and is not an exhaustive list of duties. It is intended to reflect the nature, range, and context of the work, which will change over time.
Key Requirements:
* Exceptional knowledge of foreign affairs and global current events
* Significant experience covering major international news stories
* Strong track record of producing distinctive and exclusive journalism
* Confident working in hostile or high-risk environments; hostile environment training is an asset
* Editorial leadership skills with the ability to collaborate across teams and guide coverage
* Proven track record in producing bespoke content for all platforms
* Flexibility to travel frequently, often at short notice and for extended periods
* Good understanding of the ITV News ethos and culture
* Good communicator and team player, with a positive attitude
* Ideas for stories, angles, and treatments
* Confidence to travel at short notice, and operate unsupervised away from base
* Good knowledge of the processes around risk assessments and safety protocols when planning coverage and working abroad
* Good knowledge of Ofcom regulations and the ITN compliance manual
Our people are at the heart of everything we do at ITN. It’s vital that our workforce reflects the diversity of both our audience and the wider society in the UK, so we actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities. Reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process will be offered, if required, due to a disability or health condition. We also recognise the importance of a good work life balance, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including part-time and job shares for all our roles. Please just let us know in your application, or at any stage throughout the process, if this is something you want to explore.
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