Text Producer - Sky News

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.

• Write all our on-screen information straps, making sure our news ticker is kept up to date with latest developments.
• Use your first-rate punctuation, grammar and writing skills to be at the epicentre of breaking news.
• Monitor the news wires and keep across live interviews for breaking lines, sending news alerts to the millions of followers of the @skynewsbreak Twitter account.
• Forward plan on-screen information straps for future set-piece events.
• Collaborate closely with Output Editors and TV production teams, including spending one in six weeks working alongside Output Producers on TV output to gain more experience and develop your experience.

• A recognised qualification in journalism.
• An understanding of broadcast law and Ofcom guidelines.
• Excellent writing, subbing, grammar and punctuation skills.
• The ability to react to breaking news at speed and under pressure.
• Ability to flag stories we should be covering on the TV output.

• Access to free NOW, for streaming all your favourite shows
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband

Sky News is a world-class news service with a spirit of innovation and a fresh approach to storytelling. Our aim is to be the best and most trusted place for news, reflecting the diversity of our audience. Made by people who dare to challenge. Made for people who want clarity in an uncertain world.