Tempus Editor

**Tempus editor - Maternity cover**

The Times is looking for an editor for our Tempus column for a maternity cover contract.

This is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated and ambitious financial journalist to stamp their own style on the long established investment column and provide analysis of UK and international shares for Times readers

**Responsibilities**
- Write the daily Tempus column in a distinctive and engaging way and contribute to The Times’s wider business coverage online and in print
- Promote Tempus by becoming an “investment voice” on Times Radio, at conferences and in the wider media
- Have a strong knowledge of social media and an ability to use it to increase our readership
- Be a self-starter and pitch strong ideas for all sections across print and digital
- Able to write across all sections and platforms seamlessly with particular attention to digital

**Skills and experience**
- Experience working as a writer or editor for a leading website or national newspaper
- Demonstrable interest in investment and business news
- Experience in digital and a commitment to growing our digital audience
- Knowledge and experience of SEO
- Ability to use social media platforms to engage new audiences for The Times
- Able to work autonomously and to strict deadlines
- A strong understanding of editorial compliance and regulatory issues

**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