Assistant Producer, Multi Sport – Sky (London)

Make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand.

Want to do the best work of your life? 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.

Creates tailored and optimised content. Plans shoots, and creates openers, montages and features across our portfolio of output. Works with Editors to ensure accuracy and legal rigour is maintained to the highest standards.

What you’ll do:

Create high-quality sports video content for all platforms, including editorial features and creative music pieces
Work at OBs on our live shows and in galleries at Sky
Edit highlights and analysis packages
Work effectively under pressure, reacting quickly and meeting tight deadlines in the live environment
Work primarily across our Tennis output but will contribute to other Multi sports content as required
Set up and produce multi-camera ENG/studio shoots with on screen talent
Work in a talented and highly motivated production team and contribute to an inclusive and creative team culture

What you’ll bring:

A strong interest in and knowledge of Tennis
Minimum 18 months of production experience
Proven experience of working in live galleries and OB environments
Proven knowledge and experience of producing high-quality multi-platform content
Strong editorial and creative decision making
Strong English Language and written skills
Good editorial and creative judgement
Candidates need passion, enthusiasm, creativity, and determination. You should be self-motivated and adaptable – and demonstrate strong people skills.
Sky Sports

We deliver the most innovative and best Sports content experience to our customers across all platforms. We promote continuous innovation, driving value for our customers and high-quality output. Everyone is passionate about sport and proud of the work that they undertake both on screen and behind the scenes.

The Rewards:

There’s a reason people can’t stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

A generous pension package
Private healthcare

How You’ll Work:

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.

We’ve adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You’ll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Your Office Base:

Osterley:

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inclusion:

At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working.

We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.

Why Wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.

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