Social Media and Platforms Journalist (12 Month FTC)

The Times and The Sunday Times represent a combined 400 years of covering news and providing comment and analysis on the UK and the world. We are authoritative credible responsible trusted and a part of the nations cultural heritage.

Your role: The Social Media and Platforms Journalist plays a key role in driving audience growth across social media and Apple News. This role requires demonstrable experience in visual storytelling across multiple platforms alongside a strong understanding of relevant channels including but not limited to Facebook Instagram TikTok LinkedIn X and Reddit.

You will work closely with journalists designers and video producers to present the high-quality journalism of The Times and The Sunday Times to both existing and new audiences.

Expertise in optimising copy for social platforms selecting the most effective formats for storytelling and using data and analytics to inform decision-making is essential. This is a shift-based role with work on a rota that includes weekends mornings and evenings.

We are looking for a confident public speaker who can represent our team and our audiences to the wider newsroom.

This position reports to the Head of Social Strategy (Editorial).

Day to day you will:

• Create social media content that engages our prospective audiences in line with our mastheads news values

• Write and edit copy adapting images and multimedia for social media platforms

• Edit and select content for Apple News

• Extract editorial insights from data with a strong understanding of platform-specific metrics to inform decisions

• Champion the use of social media across the newsroom being an ambassador for the opportunities as well as mentoring journalists in using social media

• Represent our teams priorities and ambitions at news conferences

What were looking for from you:

• Journalist with strong news judgement

• Deep knowledge of social media trends and emerging platforms

• Video editing proficiency strongly valued

• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Collaborative and able to work effectively as part of a team

• Able to clearly articulate story ideas and speak confidently in large groups

• Comfortable working under pressure and to tight deadlines

We are News UK: 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 Talk and Virgin Radio UK and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our world-famous 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 multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

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 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 in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 13 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks

• Wide range of training available plus full LinkedIn Learning access

• Private medicalinsurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions

• Discounted gym memberships free ClassPass at Home weekly virtual yoga classes

• Bikes for Work and Electric Car scheme

• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books

• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities

• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP physio/massage and counselling

• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%

• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

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