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Commercial Operations Senior Scheduler

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Scheduling
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240001V7 Requisition #

Commercial Operations Senior Scheduler

Commercial Operations - Content Supply and Distribution

Full Time

White City, London (Hybrid working that includes office presence on a weekly basis as well as working from home)

Hiring range: £32,000 - £33,000 per annum

For more information please email TalkingCareers@itv.com

Your work matters to millions.

Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV. So, it’s not surprising that you’ll find us in every home in the UK, our productions are famous all over the world and we’re at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution.

When you join us, you enter a fun working environment. With opportunities to learn, to grow and make a real difference. Small enough that your impact is felt in the business, but big enough that your impact reaches millions of people.

Come develop your skills, change TV and the course of your career. Don’t just watch it. Be part of it. Join ITV.

Your impact sends ripples.

The Team

The Commercial Operations team ensures that all Commercials, Teleshopping and Sponsorship schedules are all scheduled correctly and meet all compliance requirements. 

The team is responsible for working with the sales team and creative agencies making sure campaigns are booked and scheduled correctly to ensure we help maximise commercial revenue. We ensure that the schedule is compliant to the BCAP code checking for commercial clashes and restrictions across all ITV channels including ITV1, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and ITV Be. The team then makes sure the commercial schedules are all logged post transmission and sent to BARB. 

 

The Role

As a Commercial Operations Senior Scheduler, you are responsible for ensuring commercial information is full, accurate, and incorporated into the schedule within the required time-scales, working with a cross-functional team and the wider department. You will also assist the Commercial Ops Managers with the coordination and development of the Commercial Ops Schedulers and you will also be on call every six weeks to provide out of hours support.

This will involve:

      Chasing and Scheduling rotation instructions for commercials upon receiving a sales booking

      Reconciling commercial information by matching rotation instructions from an Agency to a sales campaign (by specified criteria)

      Monitoring and Uploading Caria and emailed instructions from Agencies

      Validating the commercial schedule against Agency requirements

      Resolving any consequent problems or errors

      Complying the schedule by meeting regulatory and other scheduling requirements using ASA and BCAP information

      Ensure the finalised transmission schedule takes into account all sales, broadcaster and copy requirements 

      Ensure all commercial material is delivered to Transmission within required timescales

      Performing slot dependant compliance for the junction items in the context of the schedule

      Liaising with Compliance to assess whether news stories will affect the suitability of certain commercials scheduled in and around the News

      Re-sequencing the commercial items if required

      Updating the sales scheduling systems with the discrepancies between planned and transmitted schedules to ensure we’ve captured a complete record of what was actually broadcasted

      Post transmission all spots must have the correct transmission time applied and any failures in transmission must be dealt with and communicated to the relevant departments

      Reporting on the transmitted schedule to internal and external parties

      KPI Reporting to the Commercial Ops Managers

      Escalating any issues to the Commercial Ops Managers where appropriate

 

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

      Proven knowledge of all processes involved in the completion of commercial transmission schedules, covering copy scheduling, transmission schedule validation and compliance, post transmission and system administration.

      Vast experience within a Commercial Scheduling environment

      Ability to direct, motivate and train staff

      Ability to suggest new processes and system functionality to improve efficiency and accuracy

      Ability to communicate effectively, and represent a department when required

      Ability to maintain excellent working relations both internal and external

      Accurate and numerate

      Excellent organisational skills

      Able to work accurately under pressure

      Enthusiasium, someone who is self motivated and a team player

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria):

      Good Communication Skills

      Keen problem solver

      Excellent attention to detail and proactive in preventing errors

      Ability to work in a collaborative and cross-functional environment

      A passion for TV and an interest in the wider media landscape

ITV is for everyone.

ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we’ll guarantee to take you to the next stage* (minimum criteria above).

We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at talkingcareers@itv.com.

Find out more about applying with a disability.

* There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.

Because those who make an impact deserve to be rewarded for it.

ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including:

      Flexible working with a range of options

      Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more

      Annual bonus opportunity

      Competitive pension contribution

      Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares

      Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life

If you are an ITV colleague currently at risk, please can you put an asterix by your name (first or last name) when applying.

Closing Date: Thursday 23rd January 2025

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