Assistant Foreign Editor

NEWS UK; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join The Sun as an Assistant Foreign Editor and play a crucial role in our dynamic Foreign News operation. You'll be responsible for commissioning and editing engaging articles, and ensuring our digital storytelling reaches audiences effectively. If you have a passion for news and excellent editing skills, we want you!

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Training programs and LinkedIn Learning access

Discounted gym memberships

Pension scheme with contributions

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Early maternity and paternity leave

Wellbeing benefits including EAP and counseling

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience on a national newspaper or news website.
• Excellent writing and editing skills under tight deadlines.
• Thorough knowledge of media law and ethical considerations.

Responsibilities

• Commissioning and editing articles.
• Working with reporters to ensure timely and accurate output.
• Helping present stories visually with images and video.

Skills

Writing

Editing

News judgment

Teamwork

Social media knowledge

SEO understanding

Job description

Job Description

The Sun is the biggest news brand in the UK - and still growing - with a talented, diverse team who publish the best coverage of news, sport, lifestyle and showbiz in print and digital.

The Sun is looking to bring in a first-class Assistant Foreign Editor to join Fleet Street’s most dynamic operation.

Purpose of role: To play an integral role in the Foreign News operation of The Sun Online, helping in the commissioning, production and editing of outstanding breaking news, features and exclusives.

To help build the audience of The Sun Online by utilising our expertise in modern digital publishing to inform our storytelling.

Day to day you will:

• Play a vital role in the commissioning and editing of articles.
  
• Work with reporters and editors to ensure our output is timely, accurate, informative and exciting.
  
• Work as part of a team and be able to contribute across a range of subjects.
  
• Have an instinct for how to ‘sell’ a digital story to get maximum impact on The Sun’s platforms and also on social media.
  
• Have excellent news judgement and headline writing skills.
  
• Help present stories in visually striking ways through the use of images, comps and video.
  
• Work independently to make well-informed and quick decisions.
  

What we are looking for from you:

• At least one year of experience on a national newspaper or news website news desk, OR, at least two years of experience in a senior reporter role.
  
• Excellent writing and editing skills, especially the ability to bring vibrancy and clarity to articles with very tight deadlines.
  
• An ability to keep calm under pressure
  
• Excellent, fast writing and subbing skills
  
• Passion for all things news
  
• Flexible attitude to working hours across seven days, day or evening
  
• An understanding of The Sun brand, both print and digital
  
• Thorough knowledge of the IPSO Code of Conduct, media law and ethical considerations
  
• Knowledge of social media, SEO and online publishing
  
• Positive can-do attitude and good team player
  

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 : At News UK our people are our heartbeat - they are the driving force behind our brands and we want to enable people to thrive. Some of us work flexibly, in many different ways. We encourage you to talk to us about the flexibility you would like. Many of us work in a hybrid way between one of the News UK & Ireland offices and remotely.

We champion diversity and inclusion, we strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity Board, D&I strategy & training, creating more diverse content and our intern and apprenticeship programmes. We also have 11 employee-led networks.

We take pride in looking after our amazing talent at News UK supporting the Health and Wellbeing of our staff. Some of what we offer includes:

• 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 covering pre-existing conditions
  
• Discounted gym memberships , ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual HIIT, yoga and run club classes
  
• ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme
  
• 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 interviewing. 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.