ITV Green Room

We are looking to support freelancers, or those between jobs, across the industry. You do not need to have worked at ITV before to be eligible.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds as well as those who are from underrepresented groups including People of Colour and/or D/deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent groups.

To be eligible to participate in the programme, you must:

• be at least 18 years old;
• be available for the entire programme duration, save for gaining employment during the programme duration;
• be a freelancer in the TV industry with at least five (5) years of experience in a behind-the-scenes role in the TV industry, currently not in employment or in a role, and looking for a new role;
• have the right to work in the United Kingdom; and
• be available to attend the ITV White City London premises weekly for the programme duration.

This is a pilot so we’re keeping numbers small while we understand what works for people. If this is successful we will aim to roll out another pilot in September 2026 outside of London.

The ITV Green Room is a peer network so you’ll be with a group of 20 experienced freelancers from different aspects of production. You’ll come together once a week - sometimes there will be formal workshops, networking events or training sessions; on other weeks, the time is yours to use our offices and engage with each other as you need. Successful applicants will receive the key dates and activities prior to the initiative starting but the programme will run Tuesday 27th January to Tuesday 28th April 2026. As part of The ITV Green Room, you also get access to an ITV mentor who can support you and will commit to three sessions with you during the programme. At the end of the programme, we’ll complete an interview with you to understand how you’ve found the initiative. This will help us understand the impact the programme has had and how we can improve it moving forwards.

Over the pilot period, participants will receive:

• Workspace Access: One day a week access to the ITV London White City office as a cohort to work, connect, and have lunch together.
• Training & Development: “Lunch and learn" sessions covering topics such as resilience and understanding your strengths.
• Mentoring: Three dedicated coaching sessions with an ITV mentor to support career progression and contacts.
• Workshops & Networking: Three in-person workshops delivered in conjunction with ITV Academy, including an industry futures insight day and networking with ITV Studios label representatives, ITV Studios Talent Managers and Commissioners.

We ask that people applying are, to the best of their knowledge, available to attend the weekly sessions at the ITV White City office. However, we know things come up. In the event that it is not possible to attend a session, we ask that participants prioritise workshop and training sessions, and should provide ITV with as much advance notice as possible if they are unable to attend.

The application process has been created in conjunction with the Film and TV Charity (FTVC) and their work around creating a mentally healthy workforce. There are a series of questions in the application form, which is hosted and processed by the FTVC, to help us determine your goals in applying for the programme. We will use this information to select a group of participants whose goals are compatible with the aims and objectives of the programme.

Yes definitely. Please email socialpurpose@itv.com if you have any specific questions on how ITV can accommodate you.

This is our first pilot so only a small number of people will be selected. However, we hope that this will be successful and we can run another pilot in a region later in 2026. We would also share the learnings with other broadcasters and production companies to help drive more initiatives like this.

Brilliant! If you still can make it to the workshop days or some of the sessions that’s great. All we’d ask is that you keep in touch to complete our final evaluation research which will be an interview about your time on the programme.

We will be providing you with a voucher for food at the ITV White City office for the one day a week you’re in the building or organising catering on workshop days. Free hot drinks are available on a self-serve basis in the office. We will also provide our Green Roomers with a £150 Oyster card towards the cost of travelling to and from the White City office across the three months.