How to Apply to Mediaset España

7 min read Last updated April 20, 2026 1 open positions
Blake Crosley
Blake Crosley Researched using publicly available information, hiring data, and ATS analysis.

Key Takeaways

  • Apply only at jobs.mediaset.es - the SuccessFactors portal is the single legitimate channel; mediaset.es/empleo and similar URLs are dead.
  • MFE-MediaForEurope (Berlusconi/Fininvest) controls the company after the 2023-2024 delisting; expect Italian-flavoured governance and growing cross-border processes.
  • Telecinco is in a multi-year share decline; hiring is concentrated in digital, data, ad-tech and Mitele, with traditional production flat or externalised.
  • Pay for cabin, production and junior editorial roles is genuinely below the Spanish broadcast median; negotiate variable, shifts and relocation rather than base.
  • Spanish fluency is non-negotiable; English is needed for tech and digital; Italian is a real career accelerator for any cross-MFE role.
  • Cultural fit screens hard for resilience under live-broadcast pressure and for political sensitivity in news and corporate communications roles.
  • The pending MFE bid for ProSiebenSat.1 introduces real medium-term uncertainty around central functions - factor it into your decision if you are joining a corporate or strategy role.

About Mediaset España

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion is the largest commercial broadcaster in Spain, headquartered in Fuencarral on the northern edge of Madrid. The group operates seven free-to-air channels: Telecinco (the audience flagship), Cuatro, FDF, Boing, Energy, Divinity and BeMad, plus the Mitele streaming and Mitele Plus subscription products. Headcount sits at roughly one thousand staff, supplemented by a much larger ecosystem of freelance production, technical and on-air talent contracted through subsidiaries such as Producciones Mandarina, La Fabrica de la Tele (until its 2023 split) and Unicorn Content. The company is controlled by MFE-MediaForEurope, the Italian holding company of the Berlusconi family's Fininvest, which completed a takeover offer in 2023-2024 that delisted Mediaset Espana from the Madrid stock exchange and folded it more tightly into a pan-European operation also encompassing Mediaset Italia and, pending regulatory and shareholder steps, ProSiebenSat.1 in Germany. The day-to-day Madrid leadership reports into Cologno Monzese, MFE's Italian operational hub, and several functions (advertising sales via Publiespana/Publitalia, IT, finance, programming strategy) increasingly run on cross-border MFE processes. Editorially, Telecinco built its identity on prime-time entertainment and reality formats: Gran Hermano, Supervivientes, GH VIP, and the constellation of programmes that filled the slot left by the cancellation of Salvame in mid-2023. The schedule has since pivoted toward a slightly more news-and-magazine mix under programming director Alessandro Salem, with the daytime block redesigned around El programa de Ana Rosa, TardeAR and Vamos a ver. Cuatro has been repositioned as a younger, sport-and-magazine alternative, while the thematic channels target specific demographics. Informativos Telecinco is the news arm and a frequent flashpoint in Spanish media-politics debates, particularly around coverage of the PP, PSOE and Vox during 2023-2025 election cycles. Commercially, the company is in a structural decline phase: linear share dropped below twenty percent in 2024, advertising revenue is under pressure from streaming and from the Atresmedia-Movistar Plus competitive set, and Mitele's subscription growth has been slower than Atresplayer Premium. For job seekers this means Mediaset Espana is hiring selectively into digital, data, ad-tech and content-on-demand roles while traditional production headcount is flat to declining and increasingly externalised to producer partners.

Application Process

  1. 1
    Open the official portal at jobs

    Open the official portal at jobs.mediaset.es (the Spanish-side URL also reachable via the Lavora con noi Mediaset Italian site under the 'Visita: Mediaset Espana' link). Do not apply through mediaset.es/empleo or mediaset.es/trabaja-con-nosotros - both return 404 and are not used.

  2. 2
    Register a SuccessFactors candidate profile in Spanish; the portal supports CV u

    Register a SuccessFactors candidate profile in Spanish; the portal supports CV upload (PDF or DOCX) plus manual completion of work history, education and language sections. Filling the structured fields rather than relying on the parsed CV materially improves how recruiters in the Madrid HR team see your profile.

  3. 3
    Filter open positions by area (Antena, Informativos, Tecnologia, Marketing, Publ

    Filter open positions by area (Antena, Informativos, Tecnologia, Marketing, Publiespana, Mitele, Corporativo) and by location; the vast majority are in Fuencarral, Madrid, with a small footprint in Barcelona for Publiespana commercial roles.

  4. 4
    Apply to specific requisitions rather than relying on a candidatura espontanea -

    Apply to specific requisitions rather than relying on a candidatura espontanea - spontaneous applications are accepted but rarely actioned outside of the student/graduate pipelines (Estudiantes, Neo laureati, Profesionales) that mirror the Italian portal.

  5. 5
    Expect a screening call from a Mediaset Espana RRHH recruiter within two to four

    Expect a screening call from a Mediaset Espana RRHH recruiter within two to four weeks for live requisitions; for production roles the call may instead come from a junior producer or talent coordinator at the relevant programme.

  6. 6
    For technical, digital and corporate roles, plan for two to three rounds: HR scr

    For technical, digital and corporate roles, plan for two to three rounds: HR screen, hiring manager interview, and a panel or case-study round with the cross-functional team. MFE leadership in Cologno Monzese may join later-stage interviews for senior or pan-European roles.

  7. 7
    On-site interviews happen at the Fuencarral campus (Carretera de Fuencarral a Al

    On-site interviews happen at the Fuencarral campus (Carretera de Fuencarral a Alcobendas km 12); bring DNI/NIE and allow time to clear reception, which doubles as the security desk for live news access.

  8. 8
    Offers are typically issued in writing within one to two weeks of the final inte

    Offers are typically issued in writing within one to two weeks of the final interview and reference the convenio colectivo de Mediaset Espana, which sets base bands by category; negotiate the variable component, signing bonus or relocation allowance separately if you have leverage.

Resume Tips for Mediaset España

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Submit in Spanish unless the job explicitly requests English; for cross-MFE role

Submit in Spanish unless the job explicitly requests English; for cross-MFE roles attach an English version as a second file in the same SuccessFactors application.

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Lead with measurable audience, revenue or efficiency outcomes (share points, GRP

Lead with measurable audience, revenue or efficiency outcomes (share points, GRPs, CPMs, AVOD ARPU, cost per minute produced), not generic responsibilities - Mediaset Espana hiring managers benchmark against Atresmedia, RTVE and Movistar Plus equivalents and want like-for-like numbers.

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Name the specific formats, channels or properties you have worked on (Telecinco,

Name the specific formats, channels or properties you have worked on (Telecinco, Cuatro, Mitele, FDF, Boing, Energy, Divinity, BeMad, Informativos T5, Deportes Cuatro, El programa de Ana Rosa, Supervivientes, Gran Hermano) and the production house if relevant - this is the fastest credibility signal.

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List language proficiency explicitly with CEFR levels: Spanish (native or C2), C

List language proficiency explicitly with CEFR levels: Spanish (native or C2), Catalan/Euskera/Gallego if applicable, English (B2+ recommended for tech and digital, C1 for cross-MFE rotation roles), Italian (a real differentiator for any role with reporting lines into Cologno Monzese).

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For technical roles call out the broadcast and digital stack you have used: SAP

For technical roles call out the broadcast and digital stack you have used: SAP successfactors, SAP S/4HANA, Avid, Octopus, Dalet, Adobe Premiere, AWS Elemental, Brightcove, Google Ad Manager, Smart AdServer, Adobe Analytics, Tealium, Snowplow - matching the Mediaset Espana ecosystem accelerates screening.

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Reference any work touching the Comite Intercentros, CCOO de Comunicacion, FSC-C

Reference any work touching the Comite Intercentros, CCOO de Comunicacion, FSC-CCOO or UGT honestly if it applies - Mediaset has an active works council and HR will discover this in references regardless.

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Keep length to two pages maximum, use a single-column ATS-friendly layout, and a

Keep length to two pages maximum, use a single-column ATS-friendly layout, and avoid graphics, icons or columns that break SuccessFactors CV parsing.

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Include a brief 'Disponibilidad' line covering willingness to work shifts, weeke

Include a brief 'Disponibilidad' line covering willingness to work shifts, weekends, holidays and live-event hours - production and news roles assume it, and stating it up front removes a common screening doubt.

ATS System: SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting (Career Site Builder, jobs2web front end)

Mediaset Espana runs its candidate portal at jobs.mediaset.es on SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management, served through the SuccessFactors Career Site Builder (jobs2web/j2w) framework with assets loaded from performancemanager.successfactors.eu and rmkcdn.successfactors.com. The portal is in Spanish by default, integrates with the wider MFE HR stack, and uses standard SuccessFactors candidate profiles, requisition workflows and offer management. There is no separate Workday, iCIMS or Greenhouse environment; spontaneous applications and student/graduate pipelines route through the same SuccessFactors database as the named requisitions.

  • Create one SuccessFactors profile and reuse it - duplicates fragment your application history and can trigger recruiter de-duplication that drops you from active pools.
  • Complete the structured Work Experience, Education, Skills and Languages sections manually; SuccessFactors keyword matching weights structured fields more heavily than parsed CV text.
  • Mirror the exact Spanish job title and key competencies from the requisition in your profile summary and recent role descriptions - this is how SuccessFactors keyword searches surface candidates.
  • Upload a clean DOCX or text-based PDF; image-only or heavily designed PDFs fail the Career Site Builder parser and leave fields blank.
  • Set job alerts in your candidate dashboard for Antena, Informativos, Tecnologia, Mitele or Publiespana - new requisitions are filled fast and email alerts beat checking the portal manually.
  • Use the same email address you use on LinkedIn so the Mediaset Espana recruiting team can match your application to your professional profile during sourcing.

Interview Culture

Interviews at Mediaset Espana are direct, fast-paced and unmistakably Spanish-television in tone: warm, conversational, and assuming you already understand the ecosystem.

The first round with RRHH is usually a thirty-minute Spanish-language call covering motivation, salary expectations, availability for shifts and your read of the current Telecinco and Cuatro grids. Hiring-manager rounds for production, news and on-air-adjacent roles are tactical: expect to walk through specific shows, formats or news cycles, comment on competitor moves at Atresmedia, RTVE and Movistar Plus, and demonstrate that you watch the channels. For tech, data, ad-tech and Mitele roles the conversation is closer to a normal European media-tech interview, with system-design or case-study elements and questions about how you would handle integrations across the MFE stack. Panels often include a Cologno Monzese counterpart by video, and basic Italian comprehension is increasingly assumed for anything touching central functions. Cultural fit is screened heavily for resilience under live-broadcast pressure, comfort with hierarchy and political sensitivity around Informativos coverage. Negotiation conversations are realistic - Mediaset Espana is known in the Spanish market for tight cabin and production pay relative to RTVE or Movistar, and pushing for variable, on-call premiums or relocation support is more productive than pushing base. Decisions are typically communicated within one to two weeks of the final round.

What Mediaset España Looks For

  • Native or fully fluent Spanish plus working English; Italian is a strong differentiator for any role with reporting lines into MFE Cologno Monzese.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of the Spanish broadcast and streaming landscape - Telecinco, Cuatro, Atresmedia, RTVE, Movistar Plus, Mitele, Atresplayer, DAZN - and of the MFE pan-European context.
  • Track record on real shows, formats or campaigns the panel can recognise, with audience, revenue or efficiency numbers attached.
  • Resilience for the live, shift-based, weekend-and-holiday rhythm of news and entertainment production, stated explicitly rather than implied.
  • For tech, data and digital roles, hands-on experience with the SAP, AWS, Adobe and ad-tech stacks Mediaset already runs, and comfort working across the Madrid-Cologno Monzese axis.
  • Political and editorial sensitivity, particularly for Informativos and corporate-communications roles, given recurring scrutiny of Telecinco's coverage choices.
  • Comfort with a hierarchical, owner-driven culture where strategic direction flows from the Fininvest/MFE shareholder structure rather than from a dispersed board.
  • Cost discipline and willingness to deliver more with less - Mediaset Espana is in a margin-protection phase and rewards candidates who frame proposals in terms of unit economics, not headcount expansion.

Frequently Asked Questions

What ATS does Mediaset Espana use?
SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting, served through the SuccessFactors Career Site Builder (jobs2web) at jobs.mediaset.es. Assets load from performancemanager.successfactors.eu and rmkcdn.successfactors.com, confirming the SAP stack.
Where is the official Mediaset Espana careers page?
https://jobs.mediaset.es. The legacy paths mediaset.es/empleo and mediaset.es/trabaja-con-nosotros return 404; the Italian Lavora con noi Mediaset site links across to the same Spanish portal under 'Visita: Mediaset Espana - Portal de Empleo'.
Do I need to speak Italian to work at Mediaset Espana?
Not for most Madrid-only roles, but Italian is increasingly useful and sometimes expected for positions reporting into MFE Cologno Monzese - particularly in finance, IT, programming strategy, advertising sales (Publitalia/Publiespana) and senior corporate functions.
Is pay competitive compared with RTVE, Atresmedia and Movistar Plus?
For senior tech, digital and commercial roles pay is in line with the Spanish private-broadcast market. For cabin, production assistant, junior editorial and on-set roles Mediaset Espana is widely reported to sit below RTVE and below Movistar Plus, with the gap partly closed by variable and shift premiums.
How much of Mediaset Espana's production is in-house vs externalised?
A large share of entertainment and reality output is produced by external producers - Mandarina, Unicorn Content, La Osa Producciones, Cuarzo Producciones and others - many of them part of the Mediaset/MFE orbit. News (Informativos Telecinco, Noticias Cuatro), sports rights operations and core technology are run in-house.
What changed after the MFE delisting in 2023-2024?
Mediaset Espana left the Madrid stock exchange and was absorbed more tightly into MFE-MediaForEurope. Strategic direction, capital allocation and several central functions now sit with MFE in Cologno Monzese, while Madrid retains operational control of channels, production and Mitele.
How does the MFE bid for ProSiebenSat.1 affect hiring?
The pan-European deal introduces medium-term uncertainty for central and shared-services roles, which could be reorganised across Madrid, Cologno Monzese and Munich. Operational roles in Spanish channels and Mitele are largely insulated in the short term.
Are there works councils and unions involved?
Yes. Mediaset Espana has an active Comite Intercentros and union representation including CCOO de Comunicacion (FSC-CCOO) and UGT. Major reorganisations and convenio colectivo negotiations go through these bodies and are part of normal employment life at the company.
What is a realistic interview timeline?
From application to offer typically four to eight weeks for technical and corporate roles, sometimes faster (two to three weeks) for production roles attached to a live show launch, and longer (eight to twelve weeks) for senior cross-MFE positions that require Cologno Monzese sign-off.
Can I apply spontaneously without an open requisition?
Yes, the SuccessFactors portal accepts candidatura espontanea and routes Estudiantes, Neo laureati and Profesionales pipelines, but the highest-conversion path is applying to a specific named requisition where a recruiter is actively sourcing.

Open Positions

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Sources

  1. Mediaset Espana official careers portal (SuccessFactors) —
  2. Lavora con noi Mediaset - MFE group careers landing (links to Mediaset Espana) —
  3. MFE-MediaForEurope corporate site —
  4. MFE delisting tender offer for Mediaset Espana - Reuters coverage —
  5. MFE bid for ProSiebenSat.1 - Financial Times coverage —
  6. Telecinco audience share decline 2024 - Barlovento Comunicacion monthly report —
  7. Cancellation of Salvame and Telecinco daytime restructuring - El Pais —
  8. FSC-CCOO Comunicacion - union activity at Mediaset Espana —
  9. SAP SuccessFactors Career Site Builder (jobs2web) overview —