Foreign News Reporter (Casual)

Your team: The Sun is the biggest news brand in the UK – and still growing – with a talented and diverse team which publishes the best news, sport, lifestyle and showbiz stories in print and digital.

Your role: The Sun is looking to bring in first class Foreign News Reporters, brimming with ideas and a can-do attitude, to join Fleet Street’s most dynamic operation.

You will build the audience of The Sun by producing outstanding, engaging stories for both print and online. To bring in and pitch exclusives and original story ideas, as well as developing breaking stories.

Day to day you will:

• Cover breaking news stories and generate agenda-leading exclusives
• Turn around copy quickly and accurately; mindful of IPSO and legal issues
• Identify news stories which can work both online and in print and develop them well
• Work as part of a cohesive team and be able to contribute across a range of subjects
• Pitch and produce exclusive stories and work up original ideas and features
• Have an instinct for how to ‘sell’ a digital story to get maximum impact on The Sun’s platforms
• Be able to write in a concise and entertaining way in keeping with Sun style
• Understand how to recirculate readers within The Sun and keep them engaged with our content
• Work with video desk and picture desk to maximum effect
• Interview people in a range of different circumstances
• Live reporting and ability to work under pressure covering breaking news
• Keep newsdesk informed on changes that arise as stories develop

What we’re looking for from you:

• Excellent writing skills with the ability to deliver vibrant, clean copy to very tight deadlines
• Reporting experience in a newsroom and ability to keep calm under pressure
• Excellent, fast writing and basic subbing skills
• Passion for foreign news and world affairs
• Flexible attitude to working hours across seven days
• An understanding of The Sun brand, both print and digital
• Thorough knowledge of the IPSO Code of Conduct, media law and ethical considerations
• Knowledge of social media, SEO and online publishing
• Positive can-do attitude and good team player

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.

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.