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London - UK

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

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1 Vacancy

Job Description

Assistant Editor Sun Club

The Sun is the biggest news brand in the UK publishing hundreds of stories a day and reaching over 170m unique users digitally every month. Its exclusives set the news agenda and its campaigns have changed the lives of many. Delivering news entertainment and sports coverage to millions of readers every day. With a rich history spanning decades we are dedicated to providing accurate insightful and engaging content across print and digital platforms.

The Sun has a massmarket audience and aims to appeal to a diverse audience in the UK and beyond.

Your team: Sun Club creates brilliant content for the Suns exciting new paidfor membership proposition from showbiz exclusives to features investigations and the biggest name columnists Sun Club is the best of the Sun.

Your role: You will have an opportunity to work in a dynamic growing team coming up with brilliant ideas commissioning across the newsroom editing with flair and working with video and social teams to create brilliant packages.

Day to day you will:

  • Generate and commission a daily list of top quality editorial ideas.

  • Work with other editors to ensure all copy is of the highest standard and honed for digital with the best boxouts video graphics and expert analysis.

  • Edit copy across a wide variety of topics to the highest possible standard.

  • Spin features ideas from the big news stories and talkers of the day and execute them to tight deadlines.

  • Spot social media trends and know how to make them into clickable features for the Sun audience.

  • Use digital editorial analytics tools to adapt the features strategy and drive ideas.

  • Develop an awareness as to how we use social media and suggest collaborations with Sun celebs.

  • Commission unique and punchy op ed pieces from named writers that trigger debate and engagement.

  • Edit and commission extracts and interviews from up and coming books podcasts films and TV shows.

  • Nurture a brimming contacts book of writers and PRs who can deliver unique content ideas.

  • Mentor junior features writers in finding unique case studies and developing their feature writing skills.

  • Keep a forwardplanning document up to date with key editorial ideas.

  • Have a thorough knowledge of the IPSO Code of Conduct media law and ethical considerations

What were looking for from you:

  • Deep understanding of The Sun brand both print and digital

  • Previous experience of using a digital CMS for editing is essential

  • Unflappable under pressure and delivers work at a consistently high standard

  • Proactive and displays a willingness to take on any task

  • Always takes initiative in order to achieve desired results

  • Selfstarter organised and a good problemsolver able to eliminate obstacles through creative and adaptive approaches

At News UK we know the value of working together which is why we operate a hybrid working policy with a minimum of three days a week in the office. Being in the office allows us to collaborate innovate and thrive as a team in our vibrant and dynamic workspace. Some roles may require more officebased days depending on the nature of the position so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter to learn more about whats required for your role.

News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times The Sunday Times The Sun The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK and we have marketleading local stations across Ireland. Our worldfamous brands provide news analysis opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel audio and video events and experiences our multiformat brands are home to a plurality of opinion representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion guided by principles and acting with purpose we exist to promote a fair society freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling we represent reflect and reach the nation telling the stories that matter.

Life at News

Driven by passion guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent reflect and reach the nation telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

To do this we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individuals potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity Equity and Inclusion Strategy which focuses on three main priorities attracting talent from a wider more representative pool developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 12 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.

Benefits

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