The ITV Sport department produces some of the nation's biggest and best sporting events on the calendar including, the FIFA World Cup, the Rugby World Cup, RBS Six Nations, England Football Internationals, Snooker, Darts, Motor sport and much more.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Production Manager to join the team to oversee our Champions League & Europa League Studio Highlights coverage.

Reporting into the Operations Manager you will be responsible for creating a viable framework to deliver outstanding, distinctive, multi-platform and commercially successful Sport content within operational, financial and legal constraints.

The ideal candidate will have budgetary and production management experience. You will also have the confidence and experience to effectively manage upwards and draw on a range of strategies and styles to persuade, challenge and influence a wide range of both creative and resource staff.

To be successful in this role, you will have an energetic and flexible approach to your work. You will be solution focused, adaptable, confident in yourself to manage difficult challenging situations in a fast moving environment, and entrepreneurial with the ability to think quickly and make decisions on the go. The successful candidate will also have experience managing teams & Live / Highlight studio shows.

Please note that due to production time, you may be required to work unsociable hours, weekends and bank holidays.