ITN
Content Editor (Newsgathering), ITV News (Perm/FTC)
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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 ITV News is looking for exceptional senior journalists to play a pivotal role at the heart of our newsgathering operation. As a Content Editor, you'll lead our news teams across the UK and around the world, driving coverage of breaking news, major investigations and the stories that set the agenda.
Working across the Home and Foreign Desks in the ITV Network Newsroom, you'll be at the centre of editorial decision-making, deploying teams, spotting opportunities and ensuring we deliver distinctive, authoritative journalism. No two days are the same. One moment you could be leading coverage of a major domestic story, the next coordinating reporting from international teams on a developing global event.
This is a rare opportunity for an outstanding journalist with exceptional news judgement, strong editorial leadership and a passion for original, agenda-setting journalism. You'll inspire and support talented teams in a fast-paced environment, helping ITV News tell compelling stories across all platforms, reaching millions of people every day.
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A deep understanding of ITV News platforms is essential. We're looking for journalists who can drive distinctive, agenda-setting coverage for programmes, digital and streaming platforms, identifying opportunities to tell stories in different ways and ensuring our journalism reaches audiences wherever they are.
The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping content for the new ITV News App, one of the most exciting developments in our digital strategy. This is a rare opportunity to help define how ITV News reaches and connects with new wider digital, social and streaming audiences as well as our programmes.
Successful candidates will also have the opportunity to apply for Content Editor roles across ITV News programmes and platforms as vacancies arise, enabling the successful applicant to broaden their editorial experience, develop new skills and contribute to the full range of ITV News output.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive ITV News' daily editorial agenda, making confident decisions on story selection, prioritisation and the deployment of newsgathering resources across the UK and internationally
- Lead the delivery of distinctive, high-quality journalism, ensuring content is impactful, accurate and delivered effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Exercise strong editorial judgement to create the right mix of stories across our programmes and digital platforms, maximising audience reach and engagement
- Brief Reporters, Correspondents, News Desks and Presenters, providing clear editorial direction and ensuring a shared understanding of priorities and objectives
- Champion innovative and creative storytelling, identifying opportunities to deliver original, platform-specific journalism across television, streaming and digital including socials and the new ITV News App
- Use a deep understanding of ITV News audiences and platforms to drive distinctive coverage, ensuring stories are tailored appropriately for programme and digital output
- Make confident decisions on legal, compliance, taste and decency matters, recognising when issues should be escalated and ensuring the highest editorial standards are maintained
- Ensure our journalism reflects the diversity of the audiences we serve, promoting a broad range of voices, perspectives and contributors
- Line manage colleagues across the newsroom, providing leadership, coaching, mentoring and development, while fostering an inclusive and high-performing team culture
- Build strong relationships across ITV News and the wider business, championing collaboration, innovation and the creative promotion of content across all platforms
- Work closely with editorial leaders across Home, Foreign, Digital and Programme teams to ensure joined-up coverage of major news events and planned content
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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:
- A proven editorial leader with the ability to inspire, develop and motivate high-performing teams in a fast-paced newsroom environment
- An excellent communicator, capable of making clear decisions under pressure, solving complex problems and providing strong editorial leadership to colleagues in the newsroom and in the field
- Exceptional news judgement, with a strong understanding of the UK and international news agenda, including politics, business, foreign affairs and human-interest stories
- A deep understanding of ITV News audiences, programmes and platforms, with the ability to identify how stories can be told most effectively across television, digital, streaming and social
- A track record of driving distinctive, original journalism and delivering content that has impact across both programme and digital output
- Strong visual storytelling skills, with an excellent understanding of how video can be used to engage audiences and enhance coverage
- A good understanding of graphics and other production tools, recognising how they can add value, context and clarity to stories
- Strong knowledge of ITV News workflows, technology and newsgathering operations, with the ability to lead teams effectively across multiple locations and platforms
- A genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion, with the ability to ensure our journalism reflects the breadth of the audiences and communities we serve
- Strong awareness of health and safety requirements, with the confidence to carry out dynamic risk assessments and make sound operational decisions
- Excellent knowledge of media law, Ofcom regulations, compliance requirements, editorial standards, and issues relating to taste and decency
- The ability to build effective relationships across ITV News, collaborating with colleagues to deliver ambitious, joined-up journalism
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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