Job Description
Description
About ITN
ITN is one of the UK’s leading independent content production companies, trusted for over 70 years to tell the world’s most important stories. From BAFTA- and Emmy-winning journalism and impactful factual content to creative entertainment and branded storytelling, ITN brings truth and innovation to every platform. Making over 70 hours of live programmes a week and reaching 1 billion digital views a month, we are a content powerhouse that has an ambition to keep growing, with audiences across the UK and around the world.
Our people are at the heart of our success. With a reputation built on integrity and creativity, ITN continues to evolve with an ambitious growth strategy — investing in new technology, premium content, and future talent. We’re proud to foster an inclusive, collaborative culture where everyone can thrive and help shape the next chapter of ITN’s story.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer where everyone’s contribution matters. We’re committed to building a culture that reflects the audiences we serve — one where people feel included, supported, and inspired to do their best work.
How We Work
At ITN, how we work is as important as what we do. Our values describe what you can expect when you work here — and what ITN expects of you.
Ambition – We set bold goals, take ownership, and keep learning. We look for new opportunities and better ways to make an impact.
Courage – We speak up with honesty and respect, challenge ideas constructively, and value open, direct communication.
Team – We collaborate, celebrate others’ successes, and make sure every voice is heard. We put the team’s success first.
We also recognise the importance of balance and wellbeing, so we welcome flexible working, part-time roles and job shares across all areas of ITN.
The Role
5 News delivers distinctive programmes and exclusive stories with people at the heart of our storytelling. The role of Content Producer is a key position in our newsroom where excellent production skills are recognised and encouraged for linear and digital content.
The successful candidate will be a strong journalist who can spot a story and tell it in an innovative way. The role includes all aspects of programme production including package producing, editing, templated graphics, and script writing. Content Producers also take responsibility for the output of shorter bulletins during the day, evenings and weekends and are present in the gallery for transmission.
You must understand the digital landscape and be able to use the above skills to help source and create digital content on 5 News’s social media platforms as you will also be required to build, post and schedule digital pieces working to the Digital Editor.
Across linear and digital you will need to work with our Correspondents and Reporters in sourcing, creating and promoting our content.
ITN is one of the UK’s leading independent content production companies, trusted for over 70 years to tell the world’s most important stories. From BAFTA- and Emmy-winning journalism and impactful factual content to creative entertainment and branded storytelling, ITN brings truth and innovation to every platform. Making over 70 hours of live programmes a week and reaching 1 billion digital views a month, we are a content powerhouse that has an ambition to keep growing, with audiences across the UK and around the world.
Our people are at the heart of our success. With a reputation built on integrity and creativity, ITN continues to evolve with an ambitious growth strategy — investing in new technology, premium content, and future talent. We’re proud to foster an inclusive, collaborative culture where everyone can thrive and help shape the next chapter of ITN’s story.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer where everyone’s contribution matters. We’re committed to building a culture that reflects the audiences we serve — one where people feel included, supported, and inspired to do their best work.
How We Work
At ITN, how we work is as important as what we do. Our values describe what you can expect when you work here — and what ITN expects of you.
Ambition – We set bold goals, take ownership, and keep learning. We look for new opportunities and better ways to make an impact.
Courage – We speak up with honesty and respect, challenge ideas constructively, and value open, direct communication.
Team – We collaborate, celebrate others’ successes, and make sure every voice is heard. We put the team’s success first.
We also recognise the importance of balance and wellbeing, so we welcome flexible working, part-time roles and job shares across all areas of ITN.
The Role
5 News delivers distinctive programmes and exclusive stories with people at the heart of our storytelling. The role of Content Producer is a key position in our newsroom where excellent production skills are recognised and encouraged for linear and digital content.
The successful candidate will be a strong journalist who can spot a story and tell it in an innovative way. The role includes all aspects of programme production including package producing, editing, templated graphics, and script writing. Content Producers also take responsibility for the output of shorter bulletins during the day, evenings and weekends and are present in the gallery for transmission.
You must understand the digital landscape and be able to use the above skills to help source and create digital content on 5 News’s social media platforms as you will also be required to build, post and schedule digital pieces working to the Digital Editor.
Across linear and digital you will need to work with our Correspondents and Reporters in sourcing, creating and promoting our content.
Key Responsibilities
• Producing high quality packages, lives and digital content
• Writing scripts, lead-ins, headlines, captions and subbing
• Editing video for ulays, headlines, packages and digital videos
• Selecting video and soundbites for headlines, news-belts, packages and digital
• Conceiving, writing, and executing graphics in packages and lives
• Working on our 5 Phone segment, choosing viewers’ comments and liaising with the Programme Editor, Assistant Programme Editor and Presenters about content
• Using social media to publish 5 News original content and digital stories
• Working with our Reporters/Correspondents to create content for linear and digital
• Contributing story ideas and treatments for television and digital platforms
• Identifying and creating opportunities for digital content and working with the news desk and Digital Editor to deliver them
• Writing and editing pictures for shorter bulletins throughout the day and at weekends. At weekends providing a least 1 digital online post (in addition to the weekend ents presenter’s)
• Being present in the gallery for TX to time the programmes and monitor breaking stories
• Being present in the gallery to pre-record elements for the main programme and identify moments for digital
• Being alert to news wires and breaking stories
• Sourcing and logging of pictures and stills when needed
• Working on digital as part of a roster pattern
• Occasional work in the field as required
• Occasional acting up to cover the Assistant Programme Editor role if required
• Working on special projects and long-term stories as required/pitched
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
- Great editorial judgement – ability to spot a top line/pull out the key picture for digital
- A thorough understanding of media and copyright law
- Good interviewing skills – you will sometimes conduct interviews for Reporter/Correspondents’ packages
- Must be able to write creative and clear lead-ins, headlines, captions and graphics
- And excellent grasp of grammar and spelling (or tools to help you with that as needed)
- Essential strong video editing sills for ulays, headlines, packages and digital
- Must be organised and able to quickly prioritise to meet linear and digital deadlines
- Working knowledge of Avid or a similar system
- Must have original ideas for stories/story treatments
- Must have an excellent understanding and knowledge of current affairs
- Good communications skills – able to convey ideas at editorial meetings
- An understanding or digital platforms and how they work from a media organisation’s POV and a 5 News strategic POV
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.