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Senior Producer, Crime

Sky  •  Osterley, GB (Onsite)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description

Sky News is looking for a Senior Producer, Crime to play a central role in delivering distinctive, original and audience-focused crime, policing and justice journalism across all our platforms. You will be expected to develop, produce and deliver digital video-first storytelling on major crime stories, investigations and criminal justice issues.

Working with our Crime Correspondent you will combine strong editorial judgement with sensitivity to victims, witnesses and affected communities, producing content that meets Sky News standards and drives audience engagement.

What you'll do:

  • Produce high-quality crime, policing and justice coverage across formats, with a digital video-first focus and clear audience purpose
  • Develop story treatments from initial brief through research, scripting, filming, editing and delivery, ensuring accuracy, clarity and impact
  • Monitor crime, policing, court and justice developments, identifying stories with national relevance, human impact and investigative potential
  • Work with correspondents to shape interviews, sequences, visual evidence, archive, graphics and explainers into compelling multi-platform packages
  • Ensure all content is legally and editorially compliant, including around contempt, identification, reporting restrictions, naming suspects, victims and minors, and the handling of distressing material
  • Deliver content at pace for breaking stories while maintaining high standards of verification, context, sensitivity and platform optimisation

Essential criteria:

  • Strong editorial judgement on crime, policing, courts and justice stories, including an understanding of legal and compliance risks
  • An ability to bring in and run consequential investigations
  • Excellent production skills across scripting, shooting, editing, picture selection, graphics and digital platform delivery
  • Ability to work calmly and decisively under pressure, especially on breaking crime stories and legally sensitive developments
  • Strong verification, research and source-handling skills, with the ability to distinguish confirmed facts from claims, rumour or speculation
  • Sensitivity and care when dealing with victims, witnesses, bereaved families, vulnerable people and affected communities
  • Clear understanding of digital video-first storytelling and how to optimise crime content for different audiences and platforms
  • Collaborative mindset, with the ability to work effectively across editorial, technical, legal and compliance teams

Sky News

Sky News is a world-class news service with a spirit of innovation and a fresh approach to story-telling. 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.

Benefits and perks

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster:

  • Free Sky TV or NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema
  • Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution
  • Private healthcare with mental health support
  • Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance
  • Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect
  • Sharesave and Tech schemes
  • A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Your office base

Osterley

Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and workspaces, there’s plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations. Plus, there’s free onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.

Who we are

We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're 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 as early as you can.

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.

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

Sky

About Sky

Sky connects and entertains millions of people across Europe. At the heart of everything we do, is a belief that people deserve better. For decades, we’ve shaken up every category we entered to give people what they love, to make life a little easier and to provide great value. That’s how we bring millions of customers the joy of a better experience in TV, broadband and mobile.

In TV, we offer the best sports coverage, unmissable TV and the smartest ways to stream and aggregate the TV you love. In broadband, we power homes and businesses, with a fast, reliable connection. In mobile, we bring people closer, with plans at unbeatable value. And now, you can even keep your home connected and protected, through our smart insurance. We design our products to fit seamlessly into your life, with service whenever and however you need it.

That’s how we do better for customers. And we believe in better for society too. We power the cultural economy in the UK and beyond, making award-winning news, original sport, and entertainment. We contribute billions to UK GDP, creating and sustaining thousands of jobs and sharing both our journalism and our coverage of the arts, free of charge. We are cutting emissions and making recyclable, energy-efficient products, and we give back, through free internet access and digital skills for under-served communities and young people.

Sky is owned by Comcast Corporation, a global media and technology company.

Industry
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Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Middlesex, GB
Year Founded
1989
Website
sky.com
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