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SalaryCounsellor and Advice Writer
Location:
London
Department:
The Sun
Salary Details:
Not Specified
Advertising End Date:
31 Mar 2024
Job Description
Counsellor and Advice Writer
Part Time
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.
The Sun has a mass-market audience and aims to appeal to a diverse audience in the UK and beyond.
Your role: You will provide sound advice to readers on all manner of problems and write clear, insightful, informative and empathetic copy for the Dear Deidre section. This will involve sign-posting and referring readers to charities, support groups and other organisations to help them move forward through their issues. The role requires strong research and writing skills and a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to have a positive impact on Sun readers.This will suit someone who is dedicated and creative when it comes to problem solving.
This role is a part-time position working 13-hours a week.
Day to day you will:
- Provide timely sound advice to readers, often researching information and resources for all manner of issues.
Signpost readers to charities, support groups and practical help to help them move forward through their problems.
Help support the problem page team as required, including updating the support packs and writing content for social media.
Help coordinate the content plan throughout the week and help to manage forward-planning.
Contribute ideas and take on additional research and writing duties as required.
Take on ad-hoc responsibilities to ensure the success of the team
Key Skills and Experience:
- Able to offer readers sound and non-judgmental advice so they can move forward with their lives.
Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines - strong writing skills are essential.
Can type minimum 50 words per minute.
An ability to adapt to a changing work environment as required.
Punctual and is always prepared to put in extra time and effort where necessary.
Able to work on your own initiative or as part of a team.
Highly organised with strong literacy skills.
Personable, professional and a confident communicator.
A passion to be part of The Sun and looking to progress with the role and build a future career within The Sun and News UK.
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 ourDiversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy (https://www.news.co.uk/more-than-the-news/diversity-inclusion/) , 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 have12 employee led networks and groups (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMCi-KiMlL4&t=2s) 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.
