Executive Editor, Culture

4 months ago

London, United Kingdom News UK Full time

The executive editor, Culture works closely with the head of Culture and Books to deliver a distinctive, agenda-setting culture package across all platforms for The Times and The Sunday Times. They will ensure world-class standards of digital and print journalism, and work as part of the Culture and Books editorial team as we move to digital-first commissioning and publishing.

**Responsibilities**
- Successfully manage productive relationships with the head of Culture and Books, the cross title Culture and Books team as well as journalists across the newsrooms
- Commission and edit distinctive agenda-setting interviews, features and pieces for critics for a digital and print audience with a focus on the Sunday content, plus coverage that will attract and retain younger subscribers
- Assist with the culture lists for Sunday Times conference and manage the development of content with editors, reporters and writers
- Commission exclusive video, polls, interactive graphics and picture galleries to engage our digital audience and plan how these are shared and promoted online
- Use SEO, Inca 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 Culture content
- Forward-plan, working with journalists on long-range projects and interview packages
- Manage an external profile as a spokesperson for The Times and The Sunday Times within Culture with key contacts
- Support the head of Culture and Books to control costs to ensure the budget is managed as efficiently as possible to agreed objectives, ensuring all products are commercially viable

**Skills and experience**
- Experience working as a senior editor for a national newspaper, magazine or digital publication
- Demonstrable expertise in culture and the arts
- 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, TalkTV 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, Equity and Inclusion 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 and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 12 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

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