Writer, Features

The Sun is the biggest news brand in the UK, publishing hundreds of stories a day and reaching over 170m unique users digitally every month. Its exclusives set the news agenda and its campaigns have changed the lives of many. Delivering news, entertainment, and sports coverage to millions of readers every day. With a rich history spanning decades, we are dedicated to providing accurate, insightful, and engaging content across print and digital platforms. The Sun has a mass-market audience and aims to appeal to a diverse audience in the UK and beyond.

Your Role: Reporting to our senior editorial team, you will be a vital part of our content engine, producing a huge range of articles for both our digital and print platforms. From reporting on celebrity news and the latest lifestyle trends for Fabulous Digital, to compelling real-life stories for Fabulous Daily and The Sun newspaper, you will be at the forefront of creating the content our millions of readers love. Based in our London Bridge office, you are a true team player who can turn their hand to any story across Sun Club, digital and paper. You will be comfortable interviewing case studies and turning around clean, accurate, and vibrant copy to tight deadlines. This is a role with enormous potential for a journalist who is eager to learn from the best in the business and make a real impact. This role is full-time (five days a week), operating on a 40-hour, rolling seven-day rota with staggered shifts. As per the News UK flexible working policy, this role is required to work from our London Bridge office for a minimum of 3 days a week. Any part-time working requests will be considered on an individual basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Write a wide variety of engaging and accurate features for both digital and print, covering everything from quick online wins to real-life and consumer issues to celebrity and lifestyle.
• Able to pitch stories that match trending topics, traffic drivers and new themes for an online audience that can then convert to publication in the paper.
• Master the art of digital storytelling, creating content that is optimised for online audiences and drives engagement.
• Work closely with Commissioning Editors and senior writers to support the daily news list, taking on stories and seeing them through to publication.
• Confidently and sensitively interview case studies for a range of features.
• Able to deliver a story with appropriate imagery, particularly video, to ensure the story is distributed across platforms (eg paper, website, YouTube), including Sun Club.
• Actively contribute to conferences by pitching smart, on-brand story ideas for print and digital.
• Deliver exceptional copy under the pressure of rolling deadlines in a fast-paced news environment.

Key Skills/Qualifications

• Proven experience as a writer in a news agency, regional, or national press environment.
• A portfolio of published work that demonstrates versatility and a flair for writing engaging copy.
• NCTJ and media law training.
• A true passion for the kind of stories that The Sun and Fabulous are famous for.
• Experience in writing for digital platforms is highly advantageous.
• A tireless work ethic, a positive attitude, and a desire to learn and grow.
• The ability to work collaboratively as part of a large, integrated team.

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 ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy.

At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and Next Gen.

Benefits

• 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%.
• 30 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year.

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