Office location
Gateshead – office-based role unsuitable for hybrid working.
About the team
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.
Role
ITV News Tyne Tees seeks a Production Specialist. The role involves providing technical, craft, operational, and administrative support across all areas of the news service, primarily at the newsroom and studio in Gateshead.
As a Production Specialist you will work as part of a multi-skilled team, supporting news production and sharing your skills with others. You will be highly motivated, friendly, approachable, an excellent communicator, quick-thinking, calm under pressure, and decisive.
Core responsibilities
* Live studio and location operations: directing, vision mixing, sound, gallery PA‑ing, autocue, newsroom and studio cameras, and floor management.
* Media ingest & transfer, playout, ingest.
* Scripts, scheduling, rosters, logging, clearance and returns and other programme administration and support.
* ITVX/Digital support.
* Editing and templated graphics.
* Studio systems technical operation, first line fault finding and maintenance, issue reporting.
* Server management and media storage.
Required skills and qualifications
* Core skill in one or more of the following: editing, sound, directing, programme timing, vision, media ingest & transfer, production technology support.
* Ability to multi‑skill and shift seamlessly from one task to another under pressure.
* Proactive and decisive.
* Experience working effectively as part of a team.
* Confident and clear communication skills.
* Proven ability to learn and apply new skills.
Additional qualities sought
* Proactivity, drive and resilience.
* Positive attitude to work.
* Excellent attention to detail.
* Demonstrable passion, enthusiasm, knowledge of the business, understanding of technology and production methods.
* Awareness of national and regional news agenda.
Working hours
Rostered hours include weekends, late shifts (typically 23:00 finish), early morning shifts (typically 05:00 start), and bank holidays. You are expected to provide your own means of transportation to and from the main workplace. Long and unsociable hours may be required on short notice.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
ITV Tyne Tees is a richly diverse region. We encourage applications from Deaf, Disabled, Neurodivergent people and People of Colour. ITV is for Everyone.
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