Digital Production Editor, Features

☞ News UK

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: London

Category: Printing / Publishing Social Work / Community Services

Industry: Media Communication

Job type: Internship, Apprenticeship

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Digital production editor, features


The Times and The Sunday Times are looking for a digital production editor for the features department.


The successful candidate will work with features desks and colleagues in design and pictures to produce our digital editions.


You will be an experienced digital editor who has worked in a production role at a national newspaper or for a digital publisher, with expertise of publishing on digital platforms.


Apply with a covering letter and your CV by January 30.


Responsibilities


  • Take responsibility for producing the website and app

  • Work with the features desks and colleagues in design and pictures to produce the digital editions as efficiently as possible, meeting deadlines

  • Be part of the revise structure, revising copy, rewriting headlines and giving feedback where appropriate to sub-editors

  • Forward planning

  • Be flexible and committed, coming up with ideas about how to improve the edition

  • The job will involve regular working in the newsroom



Skills and experience


  • Experience as a senior sub-editor on a national newspaper or magazine with demonstrable knowledge of digital and across a wide range of features content

  • High level of expertise in publishing on digital platforms

  • Imaginative in writing punchy headlines and other digital furniture. Appreciation of the need for strong visuals

  • Expert understanding of SEO, audience strategy, growing subscriptions/reducing churn, improving engagement and using data analytics to meet newsroom goals

  • Strong sub-editor who can work across platforms with a proven ability to edit copy quickly, accurately and to the highest standards

  • Management experience and the ability to motivate and direct a team

  • Persuasive presentation skills, well-developed interpersonal skills, and the ability to problem-solve and negotiate positive outcomes

  • Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams

  • A strong understanding of editorial compliance, legal and regulatory issues

Life at News

At News UK some of us work flexibly, in many different ways. We encourage you to talk to us about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to offer exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

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 pensionscheme with employer contributions of up to 5%;

  • 30 days holidayand up to 4 volunteeringdays per year;

  • Maternityleave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternityleave up to 2 weeks;

  • Wide range of trainingavailable, 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.

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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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