Live News Sub-Editor (Sport)

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The Times and The Sunday Times represent a combined 400 years of covering news and providing comment and analysis on the UK and the world. We are authoritative, credible, responsible, trusted and a part of the nation’s cultural heritage.

Your role: We are looking for a digital-first Live News Sub-Editor for The Times and The Sunday Times sport production department.

Applicants must have experience of managing liveblogs, writing breaking news copy, be comfortable using social media tools and platforms (such as X, Instagram, Echobox) and have some understanding of the social media landscape.

Candidates must have some SEO knowledge and social video editing skills are an advantage (for platforms such as Instagram Reels and TikTok).

The successful applicant will also have experience in editing copy quickly and accurately while being able to write headlines and furniture to a very high standard.

Apply with a covering letter and your CV by Nov 9.

Day to day you will:

• Work predominantly on live blogs, breaking news files while also undertaking subbing shifts, which include responsibility for either posting on social media or producing the table edition
• Optimise headlines for search platforms such as Google — ensuring the right keywords are included
• Sub-edit copy and write headlines and furniture to a high standard in line with the style guide
• Work with the sport desks and production colleagues in design, pictures, graphics and multimedia to produce content efficiently
• Understand the requirements and expectations of the sport editors
• This job will involve regular working in the newsroom and some late shifts

What we’re looking for from you:

• An understanding of the social media landscape and how to use platforms such as Instagram, X and TikTok to promote our journalism
• Strong sub-editor with a proven ability to edit copy quickly, accurately and to the highest standard, with a demonstrable interest in sport
• Imaginative in writing headlines and other page/digital furniture, with an eye for striking images and graphic ideas, while also aware of the importance of search engine optimisation and metadata
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to solve problems and negotiate
• Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
• Flexible and committed, comes up with ideas about how to improve our content
• A strong understanding of editorial compliance and regulatory issues

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.

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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 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 in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 13 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.

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

We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or for us to do anything differently to support you apply for any of our roles please contact us on careers@news.co.uk.