Business Development Senior Producer

The Role

ITV Sport produces some of the biggest sporting events on the calendar such as the FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship, Rugby World Cup, Six Nations Championship, England Women’s Football Internationals, Motor Sport and the best of UK Horse Racing, including The Grand National, Cheltenham Festival and The Derby. Our talented team of Programme Editors, Studio Directors, Producers, Technical teams, and Production Managements team are committed to delivering high-quality content for our viewers.

The role

We are looking for an experienced Business Development Senior Producer to join our team in White City, London.

The ideal candidate will be instrumental in conceptualizing ideas, crafting narratives, and creating visually engaging pitch decks for both open and commissioned briefs in Sport, Branded, Docs, and Entertainment.

The ideal candidate possesses a strong commercial mindset and a proven track record of collaborating within a team to address briefs/RFPs, consistently contributing creative and editorial insights throughout the process.

A highly creative individual with excellent writing and pitch deck creation skills is essential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and drive all pitch documents to win RFP’s for live sport event coverage and docs
• Manage projects and develop ideas from creation to presentation stage. These include main Live sports programming, branded, digital and supporting content
• Communicate with colleagues from around the business to gather all corporate documentation to support pitch decks.
• Create high quality pitch decks that support and promote ITV’s ambition and social purpose.
• Collaborate with the Controller of Sport and Head of Production to identify and pursue upcoming opportunities within the sport broadcasting industry, both domestically and internationally.

• Approach all content ideas with an international mindset.

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

• Proven ability to translate creative ideas into structured pitch documents and written treatments
• Proven track record in successfully pitching to multiple broadcasters and streamers
• Strong Keynote, Photoshop, Powerpoint and design skills.
• Experience in working in live sport production
• Thorough knowledge of broadcast law and compliance
• Good at working under pressure and prioritising workloads to deliver to tight deadlines.

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)

• Sound editorial judgement
• Strong communication & organisation skills
• Creative, fresh and innovative approach to all aspects of the role
• Self motivated and dynamic individual