We are The Sun: The Sun is the most popular newsbrand in the UK, reaching 38.2 million people a month across digital and print.  The Sun is at the heart of the nation’s conversation, blending serious investigations, agenda-setting campaigns, political scoops and celebrity gossip. More than a newspaper.  The Sun is an instigator, an entertainer, a cultural reference point, a finger on the pulse, a daily relationship.We have a talented, diverse team who publish the best coverage of news, sport, lifestyle and showbiz in print and digital. 

Your Role: You will oversee and lead overall editorial budget, operations and newsroom management. You will be the primary point of contact for our colleagues in all matters outside journalistic initiatives for The Sun including tech, commercial, ecommerce, marketing, facilities, HR and finance.  Be the key adviser to the Editor on operational and managerial activities. 

Day to day: 

• Create ideas for cost saving and transformation, ensuring risks are mitigated. 

• Create business cases and pitch for budget when required.

• Work with finance on data analysis to identify inefficient areas.

• Work with regional editors and desk heads to support them on budget and transformation requirements as we continue to grow our increasingly digital future.

• Present budget and transformation initiatives to the Executive team.

• Negotiate and manage execution of contracts and rates with suppliers.

• Support managers and desk heads with all aspects of team management, including; recruitment, performance management, engagement, training and development.

• Managing constant development and implementation of new structures to drive improvements and efficiencies.

• Oversee decision-making on resolution of complaints and editorial compliance.

• Manage columnist/retainer negotiations and contracts.

• Support the management of new contracts with platforms and new referrers.

• Input into future development of digital products and systems. Help to represent editorial in supporting strategic goals, helping to push development and identify problem areas.

• Help to devise new workflows and launch and integrate new tech systems.

• Risk management and disaster recovery responsibilities.

• Support the Sun US team and ensure they are resourced sufficiently to continue profitable growth.

What we’re looking for from you: 

• Track record of successful newsroom management; a leader with experience creating high performing teams with a strong understanding of digital journalism.

• Strong commercial acumen and ability to lead budget management across a number of teams.     

• Change Management, experience leading teams/ departments through all aspects of change from planning through to execution. 

• Project Management.

• Excellent communication skills, skilled in influencing and negotiating.

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, talkRADIO and Virgin Radio, and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. In 2022 we launched TalkTV, a major new TV channel available to everyone across the UK, delivering a schedule of news, current affairs, entertainment and sport. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning digital and print, audio and video, events and experiences, our 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 we believe our people are our heartbeat - they are the driving force behind our brands and we want the ways we work 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. We can’t promise to offer exactly what you want, but do provide multiple flexible working options.  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 8 employee-led networks; Cultural Diversity, News is Out, GenZ, Sustainability Champions, News for Parents, Women in Tech, News UK Christian Fellowship and we are awaiting the launch of our Women’s Steering Group. 

We take pride in looking after our amazing talent at News UK supporting the Health and Wellbeing of our staff. We offer private medical insurance covering pre-existing conditions, discounted gym memberships, ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual HIIT, yoga and run club classes, and a ‘Bikes for Work’ scheme, as well as offering opportunities for physio/massage, counselling and legal support.

In addition we also offer:

• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%;

• 30 days holiday and up to 4 volunteering days per year;

• 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.

We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when interviewing, so feel free to let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.

News UK is an official partner of the Journalism Diversity Fund, founder of the Journalism and Disability Forum, and proud member of the Valuable 500. At News UK, we will continue to promote an inclusive and diverse workplace, to help people with visible and non visible disabilities create careers in media and aim to make our content accessible to all.