Overview

Position Title: Head of News

Company:  ITV

Location:  Chester, UK

Job Description

We will be a digitally led entertainment and media company that creates and brings brilliant content to audiences, wherever, whenever and however they choose.
Why you should join us…
An open, friendly, and welcoming culture awaits you at ITV Group Technology, where we are at the heart of driving forward ITV’s digital vision. The Product Management Team is responsible for building, running, and maintaining bespoke software products to service Group level functions of ITV such as Finance, HR, and music clearance.
Based in our modern office in MediaCityUK, our cross-functional teams self organize following agile principles, working in a cloud first environment. We integrate with the old, and develop the new. Meet some of the team, and find out more about us at https://itvsoftwareengineering.com/, including how we set aside time for innovation and personal development.
We connect with millions of people every day, make content they can’t get enough of and reflect and shape the world we live in… and we do all this through the power of creativity.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Extensive experience of Service Design & Service Transition within complex transformation programmes
  • Background in Service delivery / Service Management roles, with solid understanding of
  • Service Management Frameworks and IT Service Management (ITSM) processes
  • Demonstrable experience of architecting E2E Service and Support Models and Solutions from the design phase and into live operations
  • Excellent Stakeholder Management / Business Relationship Management experience including strong negotiation and influencing skills during periods of change and uncertainty

 

Requirements:

  • ITIL v3/v4 Foundation certification in Service Management
  • Prior experience in leading design of operating models including the creation of service artefacts
  • Teaming successfully in fast moving and ambiguous environment
  • Managing outcomes to deadline and budget (incl. risks and issues)
  • Relevant industry, functional, and technology experience desirable but not essential (i.e.
  • Oracle ERP / Oracle Cloud ERP)
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About ITV

It’s an exciting time to join ITV. With the largest commercial family of channels in the UK and with our global footprint growing, we’re about to take not only our business, but also broadcasting, as we know it, to a whole new level.

We have a rich history for making fantastic award winning programs and we’re proud of it. In addition to traditional broadcasting on our channels, we deliver our content on demand through numerous platforms, both directly and via the ITV Hub. Through ITV Studios, our international content business - the largest production company in the UK, we produce content for both our own channels and third parties in the UK and increasingly overseas.

Our leadership is stronger than ever, together, we all work hard to focus on our people, on new technologies and the creative impact that makes ITV such a powerhouse.

We love what we do for our audience; we’ve built a lasting, warm and reassuring relationship with our viewers. They trust, like and look to us every day. We make our audience think, we make them sigh, we make them smile. If the prospect makes you do the same, we’d love for you to explore our current opportunities.