Production Junior - Sky Sports (Freelance) - #1701599

Production Junior Freelance – Glasgow

Are you passionate about Scottish football? Would you thrive in a live environment and embrace the pressure that comes with it?

Sky Sports is the home of Scottish football, and with more live games than ever before across the Scottish Premiership and SWPL, we have an opportunity to join our team.

You would work across all our platforms, including social media, our website/app and TV output, plus assist the live team at matches.

We are looking for individuals who have experience of editing, posting content to social media and a passion for Scottish football.

Please attach your CV and a cover letter explaining why you want to join the team.

What you’ll do:

• Work with Content teams preparing for upcoming productions & events.


• Using Grabyo to cut live clips from matches and share in an engaging manner on X.


• Edit interviews and publish content on our website/app and social media.


• Log Sports Content for edit and archive purposes. Logging all live SPFL matches and editing goals to be used in programming.


• Basic desktop editing of content to contribute to productions, for linear broadcast, on demand, digital or social media platforms.


• Support studio, gallery, edit, outside broadcast & digital productions in various ways, such as; providing refreshments, assisting with stats, graphics & logs


• Greet & chaperone visitors, guests & talent around the Sky office and OB’s


• Learn, develop & build your knowledge on the various roles and functions required to create and broadcast the best sports content available on UK platforms

What you'll bring:

• The candidate must have a strong passion for sport as well as outstanding knowledge of Scottish football.


• The candidate must be flexible and be able to work at times best fitting to the Sky Sports calendar, including early, late, night and weekend work as well as some travel.


• Any experience in social media, editing, television, broadcasting, sport or production is beneficial but not essential


• Strong English language and written skills are required


• A good knowledge of basic IT programmes (Word, Excel, Outlook etc.) and social media platforms are essential.


• A full clean driving licence would be beneficial.

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.

Where you’ll work:

Our Scotland Bureau is located in Glasgow City Centre. It is accessible by bus and train. There is also an area to store your bike, plus on-street parking. If working on location, our crews can be based at any Scottish Premiership ground.

Inclusion:

Recognised as an ‘Inclusive Top 50 Employer’ and a ‘Times Top 50 Employer for Women’, we’re working hard to ensure we’re a truly inclusive place to work. This means we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and the potential you’ll bring to Sky. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working!

And we’ll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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