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The Sun, Digital TV Editor - Online

Employer
The Sun
Location
London
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Jun 21, 2019

Job Details

The Sun Online, News Website of The Year 2018, is the biggest mobile news brand in the UK - and still growing! - with a young, talented, diverse team who publish the best coverage of news, sport, TV and showbiz, lifestyle and family value.

Purpose of role:

Ensure the Sun’s TV coverage makes us the go-to destination for fans of drama, soaps and streaming services. You’ll plan coverage around shows aimed at fans of those shows and drive the news agenda.

Key accountabilities:

  • Planning and managing the Sun’s digital coverage of TV.
  • Prioritising shows and deciding how to approach each series or episode - from previews to live blogs, reaction, theories, spoilers and features.
  • Commissioning and editing content from a team of writers and use of a freelance budget.
  • Work with the social and SEO team to maximise traffic. An ability to enact a SEO publishing strategy is essential.
  • Work with graphics, pictures, video and interactive teams to bring our TV content to life visually and digitally on mobile.
  • Due to the nature of TV, evening and some weekend work will be required on a rota.


Key Skills and Experience:

  • Outstanding writing and editing skills for a digital audience
  • An expert knowledge of TV - especially for The Sun audience.
  • Relevant experience at a large publisher.
  • Unflappable under pressure and ability to deliver work at a consistently high standard.
  • Pro-active and processing a willingness to take on any task.
  • Positive attitude and good team player.
  • Takes initiative in order to achieve desired results.
  • Self-starter, organised and a good problem-solver, able to eliminate obstacles through creative  and adaptive approaches.
  • Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Can demonstrate an understanding of the The Sun brand, both print and digital.
  • Flexibility to work shift patterns across 7 days.


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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Company

The Sun is Britain's biggest newspaper and an iconic British brand. It is bought by almost 2 million each day, read by 5 million, and reaches millions more online and across social media.

The Sun's journalism sets the news agenda day in, day out. Our content is reproduced daily by rivals who can't match our world class stories and creative ideas.

The Sun therefore attracts the most talented, dedicated and creative people in the industry. The Sun's staff stretch themselves on a daily basis, challenging the status quo to produce the best possible product for our readers.

If you want to work for one of the world's most exciting, challenging and creative media organisations then The Sun and News UK is the place to build your career.

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