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Job Title: Political Editor

Location: London

Department: Editorial

Reports To: Editor-in-Chief

About The Sun:

As Britain’s most influential and widely-read news brand, The Sun delivers bold, agenda-setting journalism to a diverse and loyal audience across multiple platforms. In an evolving media landscape, we remain committed to delivering impactful and accessible content to readers in print, digital, video, and social formats.

The Role:

We are seeking an exceptional and dynamic Political Editor to lead The Sun’s political coverage across all platforms. This high-profile role is pivotal in shaping our political agenda, and ensuring The Sun’s voice is heard loud and clear in Westminster, across the UK, and on the global stage.

As Political Editor, you will head up our Westminster lobby team, steering our political coverage with authority, insight, and flair. You will be responsible for breaking exclusive stories, providing sharp analysis, and securing agenda-setting interviews with key figures. You will also need to thrive in a fast-paced, multi-platform environment, delivering content that resonates with digital audiences, social media users, and print readers alike.

This role demands a deep understanding of the political landscape, a proven track record in political journalism, and the ability to navigate the complexities of modern media. You will be comfortable representing The Sun in public, on broadcast platforms, and at high-profile events, serving as a key ambassador for our political voice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead The Sun’s Westminster lobby team, ensuring we deliver exclusive, impactful, and agenda-setting political journalism.
• Represent The Sun’s perspective across all platforms, maintaining our distinctive voice in political coverage.
• Build and maintain a wide network of political contacts, from senior government officials to grassroots campaigners.
• Break exclusive political stories and provide sharp, authoritative analysis of key events and developments.
• Oversee the production of engaging, shareable content for print, digital, video, and social platforms.
• Collaborate with other editorial teams to ensure political coverage aligns with The Sun’s broader editorial strategy.
• Represent The Sun in public, including on television, radio, and at major political events.
• Stay ahead of global political trends and developments to ensure our coverage remains relevant and forward-thinking.
• Manage and mentor a team of talented political journalists, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.

Core Competencies:

• Proven Expertise: A strong background in political journalism, with a track record of breaking big stories and delivering insightful analysis.
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a team, managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Political Acumen: Deep understanding of the UK political landscape, with a strong grasp of international political issues and trends.
• Multi-Platform Savvy: Experience producing content for print, digital, video, and social platforms, with an understanding of audience behaviour across channels.
• Reader Perspective: Alignment with The Sun’s editorial stance, with the ability to articulate and defend this perspective in coverage and commentary.
• Contacts: An extensive network of political contacts and the ability to cultivate new relationships to secure exclusives and insights.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional writing, editing, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex political stories for a broad audience.
• Public Presence: Confidence in representing The Sun in public and on broadcast media, with strong on-camera and public-speaking skills.
• Resilience: Ability to thrive under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and navigate the demands of modern journalism.

Requirements:

• Significant experience in political journalism, ideally in a senior editorial role.
• A proven track record of breaking exclusive stories and delivering high-impact journalism.
• Strong editorial judgement and the ability to make quick decisions in a fast-moving news environment.
• Experience working in multi-platform publishing, with a keen understanding of digital and social media trends.
• A passion for politics and current affairs, with a commitment to delivering journalism that informs and engages readers.

If you believe you have what it takes to lead The Sun’s political coverage in the age of multi-platform publishing, please send your CV, a cover letter, and examples of your work attached at the end of your cover letter.

If you believe you have the skills and passion to succeed, even if you don’t meet every requirement on the list, we encourage you to apply. We value potential just as much as experience and are eager to hear from individuals who are enthusiastic about learning and growing with us.

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, Talk 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%
  
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year
  

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