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The Telegraph, Assistant Comment Editor

Employer
The Telegraph
Location
London (Central)
Salary
Competitive + excellent benefits
Closing date
Sep 24, 2020

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Job Details

The Assistant Comment Editor will help deliver all aspects of The Telegraph's Comment output across print and digital.

Key responsibilities

  • You will work on the Telegraph’s comment desk, commissioning and editing opinion pieces both for print and online.
  • Some writing will be required, including for the Telegraph’s leader column.
  • You will represent the comment desk at editorial meetings and pitch ideas to the relevant editors.
  • Some Saturday and Sunday working required.


Essential skills required for the role

  • Excellent editorial judgement and ability to distinguish quickly between good and bad ideas and pitches.
  • Detailed understanding of the political landscape and developing stories.
  • Ability to come up with original angles on stories that will work as comment articles.
  • Strong writer with the ability to edit and improve copy quickly.
  • Extensive contacts book of writers.
  • Confident headline writer.


Additional skills useful for the role

  • Understanding of SEO and social media platforms.
  • Previous experience working with comment writers would be desirable.


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The Telegraph’s goal is to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds.

We are an equal opportunities employer, hiring solely on merit and business need. We encourage applications regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood and disability. If you require reasonable adjustments in any recruitment process with us, please make us aware.

Company

The Telegraph is an award-winning, multimedia news brand synonymous with quality, credibility and authority for more than 160 years. 

We are renowned for the analysis, perspective, opinion and insight our journalism provides to a discerning audience. Every day the content we create sets the news agenda, sparking debate and provoking comment.

Our vision, with quality journalism at the heart, is to pioneer new ways to serve 10 million registered users and 1 million subscribers. We’ll achieve this with a constant focus on our journalism, and by using the data and understanding we have of The Telegraph’s audience to successfully grow our revenue streams from subscriptions to advertising, travel, events, and financial services.
We want to capture diversity of thought through our people, create inclusive working environments that allow everyone to be their authentic selves at work while creating a sense of belonging to ensure we have the highest performing teams.

The Telegraph is proud to be a WORK180 endorsed employer for women in 2021.

For more information on our purpose, beliefs and people values, please visit our website. Visit our careers website to learn more about our people and jobs.

Company info
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Telephone
020 7931 2000
Location
111 Buckingham Palace Road
London
London
SW1W 0DT
GB

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