ITN Productions is seeking a confident, creative, and industrious Content Creator with a passion for digital storytelling. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to produce compelling content across multiple formats and platforms.

ITN's commercial arm is looking for a skilled Content Creator to produce engaging content tailored to our main social media brands: entertainment, crime, originals, royals and livestream content – with a growing audience of nearly 5 million YouTube subscribers between them.

As a Content Creator, you will be responsible for sourcing, pitching, scripting, and editing a wide range of visual stories – from short, viral news-in-briefs to in-depth, powerful explainers using a variety of storytelling techniques. This may include vox-pops or filming on location as well as office-based production.

You will have an eye for the next viral story; the competence to pull together the necessary materials; and the knowledge to implement your ideas in Adobe Premiere, After Effects and Photoshop to deliver outstanding work.

Reporting to the Senior Producer, you will contribute to team discussions on strategy, informed by your understanding of SEO and back-end analytics, in order to maintain engagement with our brands on social media.

With a tremendous following on YouTube, an understanding of the platform is essential to the role, and a familiarity with the YouTube Studio would be beneficial.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can edit to a high standard under pressure and is eager to produce compelling content across multiple formats and platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

Source, pitch, script, and edit visual stories for ITN's social media brands: crime, royals and livestream content
Create content ranging from short, viral briefs to in-depth explainers using diverse storytelling techniques
Collaborate on location shoots and office-based production, including vox pops and interviews
Use Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and Photoshop to produce high-quality video content
Contribute to strategic discussions informed by SEO insights and back-end analytics
Maintain and grow engagement across YouTube and other social platforms
Stay up-to-date with trends and identify opportunities for viral content

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:

Proven experience in digital journalism or content creation
Strong editorial judgment and a keen eye for viral stories
A strong understanding of compliancex
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, Photoshop)
Understanding of YouTube Studio and platform best practices
Knowledge of SEO and analytics tools to inform content strategy
Ability to work quickly and accurately under tight deadlines
Creative thinker with a collaborative mindset and strong communication skills

Hours / Length of Contract:

Primarily office-based
Permanent role
Will form part of a shift rota with other team members and requires some weekend and evening work

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.

Content Creator, ITN Productions (12 Month FTC)

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