AddressThe Sun is Britain’s biggest biggest-selling newspaper and largest mobile news brand - and still growing - with a talented, diverse team who publish the best news, sport, showbiz and lifestyle coverage in the business
Your role: We are looking for a new Assistant Head of News (nights) to help grow our award-winning operation. This is a rare opportunity for the right applicant to join The Sun’s news desk.
Day to day you will:
Lead the online news operation at night, managing a team of reporters and overseeing digital editorial content
Write headlines, manage workflow and be across all major news stories, UK and foreign
Manage and run reporters on the ground going after the biggest stories of the day, as well as seeing tips through to finished stories
Liaise with agencies and freelancers to make sure our coverage stays aHead of the competition
Identify big news trends and confidently package and resell stories
Assist with live blogs and liaise with our audience team to ensure optimised content
Edit reporters’ copy and help them develop stories, writing with accuracy and flair
Help train and develop our talented young reporters and get the most out of them
What we are looking for from you:
Experience working at national newspaper with a track record of delivering exclusives
Experience of running multiple reporters on the ground at once
Knowledge of and experience in recognised search tools
Experience of leading news operations on occasion
Understanding of SEO and social
Legal and IPSO knowledge
Solid contacts with agencies and freelancers around the UK
Flair and an ability to spot the hidden potential in stories
Unflappable under pressure and delivers work at a consistently high standard
Positive attitude and good team player
Ability to use multiple content systems including Wordpress
Can demonstrate an understanding of the The Sun brand, both print and digital
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, TalkTV 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 individual’s 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
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 medical insurance 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
We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. Please let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.
