Social & Engagement Editor (Maternity Cover)

Job Description

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.

Your team: The Sun Online is the biggest digital newsbrand in the UK. The Sun’s multi-award-winning Audience department sits at the heart of our newsroom, with our talented journalists publishing the best coverage of news, sport, TV and showbiz, lifestyle and family values. The team constantly evolves, driving record traffic across all platforms, growing new audiences, and building engagement and loyalty with our readers.

Your role: We’re looking for a talented Social & Engagement Editor to join the team on a 12 month maternity cover contact. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, resourceful individual, with a deep knowledge of social media platforms as well as engagement tools such as newsletters and polls.

Day to day you will:

Play a key role in the ongoing development and execution of The Sun's social media and engagement strategy including the transformation of our video distribution strategy.

Curate content from across to satisfy a growing range of audience demographics.

Edit and maintain The Sun’s social media channels to a high standard in close conjunction with the rest of the team.

Curate, edit and distribute our vast range of newsletters every week to our loyal subscribers including implementing new growth strategies..

Contribute to The Sun’s adoption of emerging social platforms and tools, and take responsibility for the growth of The Sun’s new social channels.

Work directly with editorial, digital, video, picture, design, commercial and marketing teams, ensuring their respective demands are met.

As a team, ensure the newsroom has sufficient insight to produce stories and take responsibility for their subsequent distribution on social media channels and subscribers.

Focus on targets and be clear on what is required in order to meet them.

Work flexibly, including early morning, evening and weekend shifts, (currently hybrid WFH and office)

What we are looking for from you:

Wide knowledge of social media platforms and current affairs

Strong knowledge of the value newsletters and engagement tools provide.

Unflappable under pressure and delivering work at a consistently high standard

Proactive and display a willingness to take on any task

Positive attitude and great team player

Take initiative in order to achieve desired results

Organised and a good problem-solver, able to eliminate obstacles through creative and adaptive approaches

Can demonstrate an understanding of the The Sun brand and audience, both print and digital

News UK is 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 and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local 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 multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter.

At News UK, we embrace a hybrid work model, currently requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office. This approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and team spirit within our workspace. Certain roles may necessitate additional in-office days; please discuss this with your recruiter for specific requirements.

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.

We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. 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 the Apprentice Society.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions

Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes

‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme

Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books

Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks

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%

Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access

30 days holiday plus bank holidays, as well as an extra anniversary day off

Up to 3 paid volunteering days per year to support causes you care about

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments due to a disability or health condition at any stage of your application or interview, please let us know. You can contact us at careers@news.co.uk to discuss how we can support you to perform at your best.