Development Researcher

3 month fixed term position. We’re looking for a skilled Development Researcher to help drive the global formats pipeline across ITV Studios. The successful candidate will have experience within a non-scripted development team and a strong understanding of the current TV formats landscape. They will be confident generating original ideas and adapting existing formats into fresh propositions for different markets, audiences, and platforms. The role requires excellent writing and presentation skills, and the flexibility to work across multiple genres, from formatted factual to big studio entertainment, quiz shows to reality, and everything in between. The Creative Network sits at the heart of ITV Studios’ formats business. Alongside format development, the team supports the pipeline in a number of ways, including running events, delivering trainee schemes, and working closely with labels to strengthen and grow their slates. As part of a small but agile team, the role calls for someone versatile, proactive, and comfortable supporting across a wide range of tasks.