Responsibilities

• Overseeing and managing the day-to-day content created by the ITV News streaming team.
• Attending main editorial meetings to shape the day's content
• Helping drive and oversee content for our YouTube Channels and ITVX
• Driving ITV News growth across on those platforms
• Working closely with the Content Editor, Head of Streaming and YouTube Channel Manager to make key editorial judgements across all our content
• Helping generate original stories and ideas that appeal to audiences on streaming platforms
• Supporting individual members of the team with their original content, ensuring it has maximum impact across all intended platforms
• Being a conduit between our streaming team and the wider ITV News operation ensuring that the best of the day-to-day editorial agenda is reflected on our social output where appropriate
• Liaising closely with the ITV News regions to ensure that the best of ITV News regional content is reflected in our streaming output where appropriate
• Occasional responsibility to work in other areas of the ITV News operation in a similar capacity as and when required

Requirements

• A keen knowledge, interest and understanding of ITV News content, platforms and values.
• A keen understanding of digital/multi-platform journalism
• A keen knowledge of and interest in YouTube and Streaming strategy and content
• A willingness to establish and develop oneself into a multi-platform, multi-skillset role
• A creative and dynamic journalist with superb organisational skills
• Excellent editorial judgement in line with the ITV News agenda
• An ability to devise creative streaming treatments around key stories and issues
• Ability to take major and complex mainstream news events and help deliver them to younger audiences
• Scrupulous attention to detail when checking content for accuracy and style
• An eye for identifying the best use of picture and sell for thumbnails