ITV News is looking for a Senior Producer with a passion for Foreign News to join our award-winning international team. Working closely with Correspondents around the world, you will be responsible for producing agenda setting foreign coverage for all our platforms.

This is an amazing opportunity for a dynamic and experienced journalist who thrives on breaking news, seeks out exclusives, and has a deep understanding of foreign affairs. You will play a key role in editorial planning, newsgathering, and storytelling - often in challenging and unpredictable environments.

Key Responsibilities
Work closely with teams to produce compelling, high-quality journalism from around the world
Respond to breaking international stories with speed, accuracy, and creativity
Produce bespoke coverage for a range of platforms - including television, digital, streaming services and social media
Pitch, plan, and produce exclusive content and agenda setting interviews
Travel at short notice to cover breaking news and events around the world
Travel to conflict zones and natural disasters, sometimes for an extended and open-ended period
Operate in hostile environments, often under pressure, while maintaining the highest editorial standards
Ensure diverse and representative coverage that reflects the breadth of our audience
Maintain, expand and build an excellent network of key fixers and technical contacts in strategic locations
Identify key story themes that require a longer-term vision and drive an editorial strategy to deliver on key editorial projects
Maintain an open dialogue with the long form, digital and streaming teams regarding future story ideas and to maximise the potential of key sends
Plan trips, navigating all logistical considerations, and produce on location finding the best angles/elements for ITV News coverage
Work independently and conduct interviews and pre- film for stories without the correspondent
Embrace the challenges of new technology in driving forward and improving the reach of ITV News
Research, select, and edit archive material

Key Requirements
Exceptional knowledge of foreign affairs and global current events
Significant experience covering major international news stories
Strong track record of producing distinctive and exclusive journalism
Confident working in hostile or high-risk environments; hostile environment training is an asset
Editorial leadership skills with the ability to collaborate across teams and guide coverage
Proven track record in producing bespoke content for all platforms
Flexibility to travel frequently, often at short notice and for extended periods
Good understanding of the ITV News ethos and culture
Good communicator and team player, with a positive attitude
Ideas for stories, angles, and treatments
Confidence to travel at short notice, and operate unsupervised away from base
Good knowledge of the processes around risk assessments and safety protocols when planning coverage and working abroad
Good knowledge of Ofcom regulations and the ITN compliance manual