Assistant producer, Production Planning - Sky Sports News
- Employer
- Sky
- Location
- Isleworth
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Closing date
- 6 Nov 2021
View more
- Sector
- Media & Internet
- Hours
- Full Time
- Flexibility
- None
- Contract Type
- Permanent
You need to sign in or create an account to save a job.
Job Details
Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe's leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.What you'll do:
- Reporting into a Production team you will be responsible for coordinating guests and live crosses for certain SSN programming.
- Liaise with Deputy Producer, Producer & Senior Producer to ensure editorial requirements are met.
- Liaise with Newsdesk & Sky Sports to ensure requests for live crosses and hits are not duplicated.
- Work closely with Live Editor on live crosses and guest slots.
- Work with Newsgathering teams to ensure Output requirements are met.
- Work with senior members of teams to collate feedback for guests & contributors.
- May be required to create content for Sky Sports News and Sky News Sports Bulletins.
- Originate ideas for stories, story treatments and development of agenda setting issues.
- Work with Sports Planners on wider stories and big events.
- Help to achieve the best use of resources and facilities by liaising with assignments, sat-ops, travel etc.
- Build and manage relationships across all of Sky Sports' platforms and with external partners such as professional sports clubs and governing bodies.
- Work within the agreed departmental budget.
- Demonstrate ability to plan and coordinate content in a fast-paced editorial environment (ideally a sports broadcaster or major news agency).
- Demonstrate good production skills, excellent understanding of grammar, spelling & journalistic principles plus experience of working with video.
- Demonstrate positive relationship building skills, a team player who can manage relationships with internal & external stakeholders.
- Strong and wide-ranging sports knowledge, with good internal & external contacts.
- Ability to work to tight budgets, cost conscious with a strong focus on value for money.
- A strong work ethic, a willingness to work unsociable hours and a desire to get involved in all aspects of the business when necessary.
- Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
- A generous pension package
- Private healthcare
- Discounted mobile and broadband
- Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences
Company
Sky is the operator of the leading multichannel television platform in the UK and Ireland with viewers in 8.6 million households.
Sky was the winner of the Overall Top Employer Award for the 2016 Workingmums.co.uk Top Employer Awards. It was praised by the judges for the strong evidence of its support for diversity, female career progression across the board and family friendly working which was backed up with strong evidence and case studies.
Company info
- Website
- http://www.sky.com/
You need to sign in or create an account to save a job.
Get job alerts
Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
Create alert