How production labels hire for freelance roles

Each area will have a person in charge of freelance hires - a talent manager, head of production, line producer, production manager, or a crewing scheduling manager. Their role is to crew shows up with suitably skilled talent as and when a programme commission gets the go ahead.

How we find people

We regularly work with freelancers who have experience in particular shows or genres, as well as welcoming those bringing fresh perspectives and transferable skills. We actively reach out to freelancers by advertising for specific roles or programmes and by creating wider talent pools of skilled people we can call on when opportunities arise. 

As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring opportunities are accessible and inclusive. If you have any access requirements, we encourage you to let us know so we can support you through the process. 

Whether it’s for a specific role or talent pool, the first place you’ll find our freelance editorial and production management roles is on the ITV Freelance Hub on Facebook and Instagram. We also post our latest opportunities on The Talent Manager and LinkedIn, and share vacancies with a wide range of partner organisations. 

If you’d like to view and apply for freelance roles across our unscripted productions, head to Freelance Roles at ITV Studios. 

Some production labels will also accept CVs speculatively - see here for a list of our production labels. 

In addition, we meet potential candidates through regular networking events either within our business or in collaboration with our various industry partners - our ‘Meet the Talent Manager' events can be a great way to get advice on CVs and job-hunting generally. We also take candidates from various industry schemes eg ScreenSkills trainee programmes.

And finally, if you're considering your career options and think a freelance production career may be for you, you'll often find us delivering outreach sessions at Schools and Colleges through Education and Employers.

Once we’ve attracted a range of candidates we identify CVs with skills that match the criteria for the role.  Selection is then by interview or practical assessment - both will be designed around the specific requirements of the role.