Assistant Content Editor

Assistant Content Editor

ITV Cymru Wales

1x Permanent and 2x fixed term contract opportunities available (minimum 9 months)

Office location: Cardiff

Hiring range: £36,359 - £37,816

For more information please email TalkingCareers@itv.com

Your work matters to millions.

Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV. So, it’s not surprising that you’ll find us in every home in the UK, our productions are famous all over the world and we’re at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution.

When you join us, you enter a fun working environment. With opportunities to learn, to grow and make a real difference. Small enough that your impact’s felt in the business, but big enough that your impact reaches millions of people.

Come develop your skills, change TV and the course of your career. Don’t just watch it. Be part of it. Join ITV.

Your impact sends ripples.

The team

ITV Cymru Wales plays a vital role in the lives of people across the country, providing high quality, trustworthy news coverage about Wales for television and online audiences.

This is your chance to develop your skills as an editorial decision maker within a fast-paced national newsroom, producing & planning distinctive, engaging content and programming.

You will work alongside an experienced team of journalists, production specialists and camera operators, who are eager to tell the stories that matter to our audience.

The role

ITV Cymru Wales is looking for an experienced journalist to join the newsdesk team as an Assistant Content Editor based in the Cardiff newsroom.

This is an opportunity for an experienced journalist who wishes to gain further experience as a decision-maker on our newsdesk whilst also supporting our Programme & Digital Editor and managers leading our news team.

The successful candidate is likely to show potential, creativity and flair in at least two of our core content editor skills: producing and assistant producing our flagship news programme Wales at Six; digital editing; news editing and/or planning. You will support the Digital Content Editor in their role and at times may cover where required. You will also be asked to produce out of hours bulletins and train others, when required. The role is ideally suited for someone looking to take their first step into editorial and people management.

You will either be a qualified journalist, to NCTJ level or equivalent, or have a real depth of experience gained by working within a multi-media news operation. You will be a confident communicator who is highly organised and able to coordinate our day to day newsgathering, speaking to our reporters, contributors and briefing our news crews. You will also be a creative and visual storyteller, who knows what we need to make our news content engaging and relevant to our audience online and on air.

With your thorough knowledge of legal, Ofcom compliance and Health and Safety guidelines and your excellent editorial judgement, you will be able to make informed decisions confidently and to tight deadlines.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and you possess the journalistic and people management skills that will help us achieve our goals, then we’d love to hear from you.

To apply, please upload your CV together with a concise letter of application. Please outline why you want this role and what you would bring to the news team as an Assistant Content Editor.

Together with senior production journalists looking to make that next step in their career, we would also welcome applications from candidates with strong on-screen reporting experience to offer in combination with a production, planning or news editing role.

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

• Proven experience of working in a team to produce impactful, high-quality & distinctive News content to daily deadlines and under pressure.
• The ability to exercise excellent editorial judgement with a strong knowledge of media law & compliance.
• Experience of successfully leading or managing others or projects.

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)

• An understanding of the importance of Diversity & Inclusion in determining output.
• The ability to demonstrate resilience & determination with a willingness and track record for successfully learning new skills.
• Proven track record of curating web content or experience of contributing to digital coverage.
• Experience of writing for television audiences and understanding the principles of how to create engaging television news content.
• A passion for and good knowledge about Wales and its distinct features

ITV is for everyone.

ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we’ll guarantee to take you to the next stage* (minimum criteria above).

We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at talkingcareers@itv.com.

• There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.

Because those who make an impact deserve to be rewarded for it.

ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including

• Flexible working options available
• Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Competitive pension contribution
• Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares
• Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life

More about our benefits

Closing date: 28th June 2023

Please note the notice period for this role is 2 months (this will include any new contracts/ secondments)