Office Assistant, World Productions
World Productions
12 Months FTC, Full Time
London
Hiring range: £28,000- £32,000 pa
For more information please email TalkingCareers@itv.com
Your work matters to millions.
The team
Creating gripping drama is at the heart of everything we do at World Productions. World Productions is one of the UK's leading television production companies. Our productions include SHOWTRIAL, LINE OF DUTY, VIGIL and BODYGUARD for BBC1; UNTIL I KILL YOU for ITV; SAVE ME for Sky, THE GATHERING for Channel 4, LOCKERBIE for Netflix, and FIFTEEN LOVE for Amazon. As an ITV Studios company, we're proud to be a driving force in the television landscape, delivering award-winning content.
At World Productions we are committed to equality of opportunity and we want our workforce to be representative of all sections of society. We strongly encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds, and due to the underrepresentation in the industry, applications from the Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities and Disabled people would be particularly welcome.
The role
We are looking for a great organiser and communicator to join our in-house team in London. You will have an ability to learn fast on the job, be numerate and computer literate, have a keen eye for detail and be fabulous at multitasking. If you want to be part of a team who are creative, hard-working and supportive of each other and make an important contribution to our award winning drama productions we would love to hear from you. We will discuss with you and support opportunities for career progression.
Role Responsibilities
- Arranging diaries for executive producers and senior management, and convening meetings.
- Assisting with submissions for awards ceremonies.
- Assisting with the smooth running of the office in Wardour Street.
- Assist our production management and in-house business affairs teams.
Skills you'll need (minimum criteria). Please evidence in your application.
- Prior experience of working at a production company, broadcaster or agency.
- Demonstrable knowledge of the television industry and, ideally, World Productions.
- Passion and interest in pursuing a career within TV.
- Able to use systems and adapt to new technologies.
- Responds quickly to new circumstances and remains focused on the task in hand.
- Maintains a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- The ability to Coordinate many tasks simultaneously and not get easily overwhelmed by multiple demands.
- For this role you will be required to work with a wide spectrum of individuals within the Production company.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills are vital, both written and verbal.
- Good IT Skills including Word/Excel/Powerpoint and industry related software.
Other things we're looking for (key criteria)...
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Drive and passion to succeed in all tasks.
- Interest in pursuing a career in TV management.
- Flexibility and adaptability required as there are often last minute changes.
- Assertive and confident with the ability to remain calm under pressure.
World Productions is for everyone.
ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from Deaf, Disabled and/or Neurodivergent 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).
We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at 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.
Because those who make an impact deserve to be rewarded for it.
ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including:
- Flexible working with a range of options to suit everyone
- Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more
- Annual bonus opportunity
- Competitive pension contribution
- Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares
- Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life
Closing date: Midnight 31st October 2024
Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We'd encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested.]]>