Job Description
🚨 Trainee Runner Opportunities 🚨
We have an exciting opportunity working on Celebrity Catchphrase, a prime-time ITV Studio entertainment programme. Between 20
th – 25th September 2026, we will be offering 7 successful applicants the chance to be a runner in studio for a day, to get some firsthand experience. You will be working alongside experienced runners supporting them with their usual tasks.
🗓️ The role will be based in Maidstone Studios, Kent and is a paid position.
This opportunity is only for those looking for their first job in TV, therefore no experience of working in TV is required. Must be aged 18 and above.
👉 About the role
As a Runner you will be an integral member of the production team and will be involved in setting up dressing rooms, greeting guests and assisting the production and editorial teams.
If there is a specific department or area you have an interest in, please detail. We will aim to let you shadow that department for the day.
Essential skills and experience
A passion for television, broadcasting and the media.
A resilient, positive, can-do attitude.
Outstanding interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with people from all backgrounds and ages with confidence, using tact and diplomacy.
Academic Requirements
No academic entry required - you do not need a degree or other professional qualifications to apply
TO APPLY:
Send your CV and a short video (less than 1 minute) introducing yourself, explaining why you want this opportunity and what your ideal job in tv would be to tvtalent@stv.tv and put Catchphrase Trainee Runner in the subject box.
The deadline for applications is Friday 7th August 2026.
Please answer the following question in your covering email:
Please let us know where you are based and whether you would be able to commute to Maidstone.
STV Studios is an equal opportunities employer, committed to valuing and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. As a member of TAP (TV Access Project), we aim to ensure access provision for those who are deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent. Please let us know of any access requirements or reasonable adjustments we can make to help facilitate communication and meeting with you.
We also have an access coordinator on our team. If you have any access requirements and wish to have a chat with our AC to discuss this further, we would be happy to arrange a meeting with her.
We encourage applications from candidates under-represented in our industry. We are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to offering an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum eligibility criteria for the role.