2 Part time, Media / Design / Creative Industries / Art jobs in Islington, Leeds

The team.. The Legal & Content Compliance team is responsible for ensuring that all of ITV's content complies its legal and regulatory requirements. The team works closely with a range of internal teams, and with independent production companies who produce content for us. We work in a fast paced environment to deliver creative solutions to challenging issues. The role.. Our hardworking highly qualified Legal team currently has an opportunity for Programme Lawyer to join on a part-time basis. This role will be shared with another more senior colleague so could offer a significant development opportunity for someone who is looking for something a little more ambitious on a part-time basis. Reporting to the Head of Legal Compliance, you will provide programme content legal and compliance advice to content creators for ITV (both in house and external). Some of your key day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Provide advice on a range of legal issues including defamation, contempt, privacy and copyright
• Provide advice on compliance with broadcasting regulations including the Ofcom Broadcasting Code
• Ensure that producers (inc 3rd parties) understand their compliance obligations
• Provide advice and support to non-legal Compliance team on request
• Draft responses to programme regulatory complaints
• Conduct proactive compliance risk and issue management
• Input compliance data on approved broadcast and compliance systems
• Contribute to compliance process continuous improvement
  
  1+ years' experience of legal work in television or other media production and/or content clearance, whether acquired in house or in private practice
• Must be a fully qualified lawyer with at least 3 years PQE
• Must have broadcast compliance or defamation experience
Other things we're looking for (key criteria)
• A proven understanding of defamation, contempt, privacy, and copyright law
• Familiarity with regulatory Codes and how they apply in real-world production settings
• A positive, solution-focused approach and a willingness to roll up your sleeves when needed
• A talent for finding constructive, creative solutions to legal and compliance challenges
• Strong social skills with the ability to build collaborative relationships across teams - including producers, Compliance, and wider ITV business contacts
• Confidence in offering clear, concise legal advice, often under tight time constraints
• The ability to balance a diverse and full workload across a wide range of content - from network documentaries and entertainment to reality TV and regional news
• Excellent judgment and the ability to assess legal and reputational risks with care and balance
• A true teammate who enjoys working in an encouraging, collegiate environment
• Calm under pressure, with tried experience handling shifting priorities optimally
• Excellent communicator, both in writing and face-to-face
  
  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
More about our benefitsCorporate Teams Working smart and working fast, we're behind the most talked-about brands. Discover more about the teams making sure everyone at itv has a life outside of work. Find out moreWhat is the magic of ITV? It starts with a simple love of television. Watching it, creating it, talking about it. Whether it's daytime or primetime, for downtime or anytime. We're inspired by our audiences. Who helps shape what we make. Standing shoulder to shoulder with them. Because what matters to them, matters to us. Starting conversations. Winning hearts. Changing minds and sometimes even society itself. Big or small, what we make makes an impact.