Assistant Editor, The U.S. Sun (UK-based) - Maternity Cover

The US Sun; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Discounted gym memberships

Bikes for Work

HarperCollins book discounts

Maternity leave up to 18 weeks

Job summary

The Sun, part of News Corp, is hiring an Assistant Editor (Maternity Cover) to lead the US desk from London, coordinating with New York and UK desks. You will manage reporters, shape the day’s US coverage, and contribute on entertainment, lifestyle, and traditional news stories.

Based in London, you will oversee early-morning US trends, plan exclusives, and collaborate with visuals and foreign desks to deliver compelling content.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in journalism and editing.
• Strong background in news reporting.
• Experience leading junior reporters.
• Understanding of audience analytics, social media and SEO.

Responsibilities

• Identify early morning trends and breakers for a US audience.
• Run a team of reporters and occasionally write yourself when needed.
• Work with pictures and video teams to ensure visuals are the best.
• Liaise with the UK’s foreign desk and backbench to ensure seamless coverage.
• Work with US News Editor and Head of News based in NYC on forward planning.
• Produce exclusive stories, prepare interviews, and generate video ideas.
• Help oversee breaking news preparation and planning.
• Occasionally help US news editors brief and edit reporters in afternoons.

Skills

Journalism & editing

News reporting

Lead junior reporters

Audience analytics

Social media & SEO

On-camera experience (nice to have)

Job description

Your team:

Part of News Corp, The Sun is a global publisher and one of the biggest news brands in the UK. Our talented and diverse team publishes the best coverage of news, sport, TV, showbiz, and lifestyle.

In early 2020 we launched a US edition, and within 18 months became the fastest-growing news site in the US.

Although our main office is in New York, we have a growing US hub working out of The Sun offices in London which publishes US news for a US audience, taking advantage of the time difference.

Your role:

We are looking for an Assistant Editor (Maternity Cover) to hit the ground running each morning with the best of US news and set up our New York office for the day.

This is a news role, but as part of a small team you will be expected to turn your hand to stories across multiple desks, handling entertainment, lifestyle and consumer lines, as well as more traditional news.

This is an incredible opportunity to help shape our future development from the ground up and to set the news agenda each day for the-sun.com.

The role is based in London. You must be eligible to work in the UK.

Day to day you will:

• Identify early morning trends and breakers for a US audience
• Run a team of reporters and occasionally write yourself when needed
• Work with pictures and video teams to ensure visuals are the best
• Liaise with the UK’s foreign desk and backbench to ensure seamless coverage
• Work with US News Editor and Head of News based in NYC on forward planning
• Produce exclusive stories, prepare interviews, and generate video ideas
• Help oversee breaking news preparation and planning
• Occasionally help US news editors brief and edit reporters in afternoons

What we're looking for from you:

• Solid experience in journalism and editing
• A strong background in news reporting
• Experience in leading more junior reporters
• Must have an understanding of audience analytics, social media and SEO
• On-camera experience not a requirement but a plus

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 market-leading local 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 multi-format 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.

We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy.

At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.

Some of our benefits include:

• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes
• ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• 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%
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• Up to 3 paid volunteering days per year to support causes you care about

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments due to a disability or health condition at any stage of your application or interview, please let us know. You can contact us at [e-mail] to discuss how we can support you to perform at your best.