Deputy Editor, Scotland

The Times and The Sunday Times represent a combined 400 years of covering news and providing comment and analysis on the UK and the world. We are authoritative, credible, responsible, trusted and a part of the nation’s cultural heritage.

Your role: The Deputy Editor works closely with the editor and the news editor to deliver a distinctive, agenda-setting news package across all platforms for The Times and The Sunday Times in Scotland. They will ensure world-class standards of digital and print journalism, and help to lead the Scottish editorial team with a clear focus on digital-first commissioning and publishing.

Day to day you will: 

• Successfully manage a productive relationship with the editor, the news editor and with journalists in London and Glasgow.
• Work with editors, writers and reporters to conceive, commission and edit distinctive agenda-setting stories for a digital and print audience, focussing on constructive stories that put people at the heart, with high quality analysis and expertise.
• Help to create the newslist and manage the development of stories with the editor, reporters and writers.
• Commission exclusive video, polls, interactive graphics and picture galleries to engage our digital audience and plan how these stories are shared and promoted online.
• Use SEO, Inca, Pars.ly and Google Trends to help guide commissioning.
• Use social networking and other digital platforms for content generation and to promote The Times and The Sunday Times Scotland content.
• Forward-plan, working with journalists on long-range projects and investigations.
• Help to lead and manage the newsroom, develop talent and support progression.
• Assist the Scottish editor with managing the budget as efficiently as possible to agreed objectives, ensuring all products are commercially viable.

What we’re looking for from you: 

• Experience working as a senior editor for a national newspaper.
• Demonstrable expertise in Scottish current affairs and politics.
• An understanding of how audience data supports commissioning and how to promote a story on social media and through search engines.
• Knows how to attract and retain new digital audiences.
• An ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines and with rigorous accuracy.
• Ability to communicate succinctly and effectively.
• Experience of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Persuasive presentation skills, well-developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to problem-solve.
• A strong understanding of editorial compliance and regulatory issues.

We are News UK: 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, Talk and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local radio 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 multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

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.

To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity Strategy, which focuses on three main priorities – attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 13 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.

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%
• 30 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

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.