ITV Academy - development trainees

Development trainees

• ITV Studios
• Six months fixed term contract starting May 2024
• Office locations: London (White City), Manchester, Cardiff and Bristol
• ITV is an accredited Living Wage employer and will pay no less than the Living wage for any role

For more information please email TalkingCareers@itv.com

The team
Some of the world’s best creative talent are at the heart of ITV Studios, with more than 60 production labels across scripted and non-scripted TV.

Are you looking to break into unscripted TV development? We’re excited to offer six traineeships across our award winning unscripted labels based in London, Manchester, Cardiff and Bristol.

The role
With a six-month fixed term contract, the successful development trainee will be placed in one or more of ITV Studios’ labels. Working in the fast-paced world of non-scripted development, you will play a key role in shaping new ideas to pitch to broadcasters and streamers, help prepare pitching assets including format documents and sizzles. You will assist the teams on shoots and at run throughs and help with the day-to-day admin of a development team. Excellent editorial judgement, literary skills and an ability to spot exciting new ideas are essential. 

What you’ll be doing:

• Coming up with new ideas for TV Shows
• Co-ordinating and assembling notes from development, production and commissioners on the relevant projects
• Attending brainstorms and contributing ideas
• Contributing your own editorial opinion on TV formats
• Engaging with and promoting diversity in storytelling
• Help creating any format documents or other assets in order to sell the format
• Assisting in the tracking of the company’s slate and other day-to-day admin tasks
• Pitching ideas to external companies

What you’ll get from it:

• On the job industry experience
• An experienced industry mentor
• Regular training days, learning about the wider television and content landscape
• Learning crucial skills for working in the TV industry
• Working closely with some on the UK’s most successful creatives
• Access to multiple career paths within ITV Studios and the wider TV industry
• Access to the global production community

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

• Proven passion for a career in non-scripted TV development
• A knowledge of and curiosity for the non-scripted TV landscape
• Excellent communication (particularly literary skills), attention to detail and organisational skills
• Experience of coming up with exciting new ideas relevant to ITV Studios productions (demonstrating excellent editorial judgement)

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)

• Ability to create a winning format
• Ability to work collaboratively and brainstorm ideas effectively
• Ability to successfully pitch your ideas
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Excellent communication (particularly literary skills), attention to detail and organisational skills

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).
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 and life at ITV.

* 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.

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