Senior Reporter & Digital News Editor

News Corp; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

30 days holiday

Pension scheme

Wellbeing benefits

Training and LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

The Sun Online, part of News UK, seeks a Senior Reporter/Junior Assistant News Editor to lead digital news coverage from our London desk. You will collaborate with the Head of Digital News, manage reporters and freelancers, and drive exclusive, agenda-driven stories across platforms.

Ideal candidates bring national desk experience, strong leadership, and a track record of exclusive stories, with the ability to work under pressure and mentor junior reporters.

Qualifications

• Experience at a national newsdesk or top digital desk.
• Proven ability to manage multiple reporters and deadline-driven work.
• Strong grasp of analytics and audience insight for news.
• Track record of exclusives and high-quality content.
• Extensive contacts with agencies and freelancers across the UK and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Assist Head of Digital News and lead a team of reporters.
• Manage reporters and freelancers on big daily stories.
• Oversee exclusives and original content from ideation to publication.
• Optimise stories for all platforms with audience teams.
• Develop agenda-driven ideas and strong Sun-style exclusives.
• Contribute to off-diary coverage and early-stage content ideas.
• Use data and analytics to drive coverage and decisions.
• Collaborate with video team to integrate video storytelling.
• Liaise with agencies and freelancers to stay ahead of competition.
• Mentor and develop junior reporters and maximise their potential.
• Lead the news operation when required, including nights and weekends.

Skills

National newsdesk

Reporter management

Analytics

Exclusive stories

Agency contacts

Tools

Search tools

Analytics

Video

Job description

The Sun Online, part of News UK, seeks a Senior Reporter/Junior Assistant News Editor to lead digital news coverage from our London desk. You will collaborate with the Head of Digital News, manage reporters and freelancers, and drive exclusive, agenda-driven stories across platforms.

Ideal candidates bring national desk experience, strong leadership, and a track record of exclusive stories, with the ability to work under pressure and mentor junior reporters.