Assistant Chief Sub-Editor

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 role: We are looking for an Assistant Chief Sub-Editor to join the team. This position involves subbing and revision. On some days you will be responsible for revising print copy and on others you will sub copy to fix spelling or grammatical errors, rewriting material to make it tight, punchy, to length and in house style. You’ll also write brilliant headlines.

Day to day you will:

• Working on the middle bench when required, checking the work of sub-editors and ensuring every tight deadline is met successfully.
• Check facts and review copy to ensure all stories are completely accurate, legally safe, and fully compliant.
• Consult and collaborate with reporters, writers, and desk heads to resolve issues with print copy, keeping chief subs informed of changes.
• Suggest fresh, new angles for stories while maintaining a deep knowledge of current affairs and trends.
• Work across all four print editions of The Sun (London, Scotland, Ireland, and Ulster) as required, maintaining flexibility to work on a rota across a 7-day week.

What we’re looking for from you:

• Subbing experience on either a national or regional daily newspaper
• Creative, flexible and calm under pressure with the ability to turn your hand to News and Features
• A broad knowledge of current affairs and popular culture is essential
• Awareness of legal and regulatory requirements
• Excellent grasp of the English language
• Able to work under pressure to tight and frequent deadlines
• Adaptability – able to adapt style depending on the story

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.

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 Next Gen.

Benefits

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%
• Six weeks holiday

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 [email protected] to discuss how we can support you to perform at your best.