Talent assistant, ITV Studios - 6 month FTC

Closing date for applications: Sunday 8th March 2026

Salary: ITV is an accredited Living Wage employer and will pay no less than the Living wage for any role.

Location: Manchester

ITV Division: Corporate Teams

Business Area: Administration

Contract Type: Fixed Term Full Time

Step into the fast-paced world of TV production and support end-to-end hiring across ITV Studios, helping build the teams behind the shows audiences love.

ITV, as an integrated producer broadcaster (IPB), creates, owns and distributes high-quality content on multiple platforms globally. We also continue to diversify our business through the opportunities presented from consumers ’ willingness to pay for great content and to engage with ITV as a trusted brand. The Broadcast division is home to the ITV family of channels – the largest family of free-to-air commercial channels in the UK, with programming delivered across multiple platforms, including linear television, on demand via the ITV Hub, ITV’s OTT service, and through pay providers such as Sky and Virgin. ITV’s family of channels consists of ITV main channel, the largest commercial channel in the UK, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, ITVBe, and CITV.

Dive into the heart of talent acquisition at ITV Studios! As a Talent Assistant, you'll be the administrative backbone of our end-to-end hiring cycle, getting hands-on with everything from contract compliance and managing vital talent pipelines to spearheading exciting social media campaigns and organising key recruitment events. This is your chance to directly shape our future, attract high-quality talent, and champion our diversity and inclusion agenda in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

What you'll be doing

• You’ll support the end-to-end recruitment and contracting process across our ITV Studios labels, helping us attract, hire and onboard brilliant and diverse talent.
• From raising vacancies in our systems to coordinating interviews, supporting outreach events and ensuring compliance checks are completed, you’ll play a key role in delivering a high-quality, responsive talent service.
• You’ll work closely with talent team colleagues, building strong relationships across production teams, HR and external stakeholders.
• Production schedules can change quickly, so you’ll need to be comfortable managing shifting priorities and occasional last-minute requests — but you’ll be fully supported by an experienced and collaborative team.
  

Who we are looking for

Desirable

• Experience providing administrative support in a busy, fast-paced environment
• Experience maintaining accurate records or data using systems such as spreadsheets or recruitment platforms
• Experience supporting meetings, interviews or small-scale events
• Strong communication skills (for example written skills such as social media posts, newsletters or coursework)
• Evidence of learning new systems or processes and applying them effectively
• A demonstrable interest in recruitment, HR or television production management

Essential

• Some understanding of employment and GDPR legislation and its application in the context of recruitment and contracting (further training can be given).
• Experience of, or clear interest in, working in a film/television production environment and knowledge of the roles and skills required to make a successful team.
• Experience of supporting recruitment processes using a range of approaches, systems and software packages in a fast turnaround fluid working environment.
• Experience of assisting with campaigns, events and initiatives to attract new talent using a wide range of marketing tools including social media.
• Experience working collaboratively with others to solve problems and improve ways of working.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and time management together with the ability to build positive relationships with external customers and internal stakeholders.
  

(Please note: On occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested.)

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.