ITV Academy Launches Production Assistant Traineeships

ITV Academy has launched a new Production Assistant traineeship programme, marking the first major initiative under its recently established Next Generation Programme.

The fully funded nine-month placements will be delivered across five ITV Studios labels: Bright Entertainment, ITV Sport, Multistory Media, The Garden and Twofour.

Designed as multi-skilled, cross-functional roles, the traineeships aim to provide participants with experience across a broad range of television production disciplines. Alongside traditional production skills, the programme introduces trainees to emerging technologies including artificial intelligence and virtual production.

Participants will work on live and studio productions, assisting with studio operations, camera and lighting support, while also contributing to office-based production activities such as programme research, casting support and production administration. The traineeships also include technical training covering media equipment operation, digital asset management for post-production workflows and the use of ITV's AI production tools.

Applications for the programme are now open and close on July 21.

The Production Assistant traineeships form the first major rollout of ITV Academy's Next Generation Programme, an initiative focused on developing entry-level talent for the television production industry.

Over the next year, the programme will also include three additional initiatives. Original Voices is a 12-week placement scheme for aspiring television writers within the story and writing teams for Coronation Street and Emmerdale. Future Faces is designed to support early-career professionals through technical training, mentoring and career development. First Credit will place newcomers into production support and technical roles, enabling participants to gain practical experience and receive an on-screen production credit.

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