Junior Commissioning Editor

Your team: Situated within News UK’s commercial department, the Strategic Development team is tasked with driving revenue through expertise, thought leadership, and innovation whilst creating the foundations for future revenue streams. You will report into the Sun Selects Editor and work closely with individuals from the team as well as key stakeholders from our broadcasting businesses.

Your role:

As Commissioning Editor, you will commission, edit and publish review based content to live under and develop The Sun Selects brand. An experienced newsroom writer and editor, you will create content strategy rooted in data and analytics, with commercial responsibility across the portfolio to ensure revenue growth and yield targets are met. A strong self-starter and a stickler for detail, you will be adept at managing multiple projects and stakeholders, ensuring complete accuracy and efficiency at all times.

Day to day you will:

• Work closely with and under the direction of the Sun Selects Editor to develop and build the editorial strategy for The Sun Select
• Commission best in class review content based on strategic decisions rooted in data and insight
• Edit and sub copy to an impeccable standard, taking into account section specific tone and style
• Research and review products and write engaging articles with your findings
• Take guidance from the Commercial SEO Lead in order to commission and publish content that resonates with our audiences and traffic sources
• Work towards traffic, revenue and engagement targets, ensuring key metrics are achieved across all areas of work
• Work closely with wider stakeholders (the SDL, EEL, HOCC) to build revenue streams across the section and increase yield wherever possible
• Support BAU/partnerships ecommerce and affiliates endeavours (Black Friday etc) when required
• Have an understanding of commercial arrangements and the importance of these, and how they are applied day to day
• Commission, edit and publish with ASA and CAP code regulations front of mind, ensuring compliance with these at all times

Key Skills

• A proactive self-starter with the ability to manage multiple workstreams efficiently and at high volume
• Experienced writer/editor with an understanding of the fast-paced digital newsroom
• Have an understanding of ASA regulations and CAP code implications
• In-depth understanding of SEO and social delivery
• Excellent editing and subbing skills, with strong experience in a similar role
• Strong commercial acumen
• Confident presentation skills
• Strong stakeholder management skills both internally and externally
• Excellent communication skills both internally and externally
• Expert understanding of the competitive landscape

We are: News UK & Ireland is a phenomenal company full of talented, dedicated, and creative people. We are an ambitious and ever growing organisation with a real passion for quality content and storytelling. Our digital and print products include some of the most powerful media brands in the world, reaching over 30 million people each week. Our brands include national newspapers - The Sun, The Times, and The Sunday Times. Radio Stations under the Wireless Group umbrella, comprising of talkSPORT, talkRADIO, Virgin Radio and several regional radio stations.

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 pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%;

• 25 days holiday and up to 4 volunteering days per year;

• 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.

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.