Gateway to TV: Entry-level Essentials

Gateway to TV: Entry-level Essentials

ITV Studios: Lifted Entertainment and MultiStory Media, North

We all love watching TV, but have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes and how the magic is created? Well this could be your chance to find out!

Office location: MediaCityUK, Salford / Remote

Your work matters to millions

Our productions are famous all over the world, you'll find us in every home in the UK and we're at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution. Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV Studios.Gateway to TV: Entry-level Essentials is an opportunity for you to get a first hand look into how our teams at Lifted Entertainment and MultiStory Media create some of their most popular shows.

This is an unpaid entry-level programme that grants the successful applicants exclusive access to masterclasses with senior members of ITV Studios teams, CV advice and work experience opportunities within our unscripted labels.

Don't just watch it. Be part of it.

Your impact sends ripples

The teams

MultiStory Media are a team of passionate story-tellers working across a broad range of genres: Current Affairs, Entertainment, Politics, Factual Entertainment, Documentaries and Drama. We are delighted to offer a week's work experience on Tonight; the nation's most watched Current Affairs series (this will be a hybrid work experience with some days in the MediaCityUK offices).

Lifted Entertainment is home to some of the biggest TV shows in the world. From live talent competition shows like The Voice UK to quizzes such as University Challenge, Countdown and The Big Quiz, there isn't an unscripted genre we do not produce. Want to know more about this Programme?

The role

Being part of this Programme gives you access to a range of programme makers which will inform and advise on the best ways of breaking into the business, as well as the chance to broaden your network and gain possible first-hand behind the scenes experience. You'll have access to:

• Masterclasses with senior programme makers
• Meet the ITV Studios Talent Teams

  Skills you'll need (minimum criteria)

• A demonstrable passion for unscripted TV
• A demonstrable interest in building a behind camera career within either editorial or production management within unscripted TV
• Knowledge of programmes produced by either MultiStory Media and/or Lifted Entertainment

Other things we're looking for (key criteria)

• Exemplary interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Strong initiative
• A demonstrable aptitude for organisation
• A basic understanding of studio and location environments

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).

This Programme is open to everyone aged 18 years or older and particularly welcomes applications from People of Colour, Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent people.

We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application & selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments approach. So we encourage you to get in touch with us if you require anything. Our email is talkingcareers@itv.com.

Find out more about applying with a disability.

* 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

Closing date: Midnight on 5th May 2024 ]]>