Assistant Editor (Breakfast)
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“Being an Assistant Editor on the Breakfast team is a challenging and senior role – putting you in a position of leadership – and setting the agenda for the day ahead, by capitalising on news-making interviews.” – Thomas Newton, Breakfast Editor
What you’ll do:
- Lead a team of producers building and subbing the TV output
- Run the television output from the gallery and handle breaking news
- Manage the team of producers
- Come up with fantastic ideas for the coverage of a wide range of stories
- Step up to Output Editor when required
- Work in other areas of Sky News as the need arises
What you’ll bring:
- Outstanding news judgment
- Gallery leadership – especially for breaking news
- Team leadership – managing producers on shift and acting as line manager
- Creativity – coming up with ideas for stories, guests and treatments
- Digital awareness – an understanding of the changing habits of our audience and the fundamental importance of mobile
Sky News
At Sky News, our mission is to give you the full story, first, wherever you get your news. Because when people have the full story, they can make up their own mind. We believe this has never mattered more. With a fast-changing news media landscape, we have committed to building a premium, video-first newsroom built for the future.
The Rewards:
There’s a reason people can’t stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:
- Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
- A generous pension package
- Private healthcare
- Discounted mobile and broadband
- Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences
