Features Sub-editor

**Features sub-editor - Maternity cover contract**
- The Times _and _The Sunday Times_ are looking for a sub-editor to work with the features production department on a maternity cover contract.

**Responsibilities**
- Sub-edit copy and write headlines, standfirsts and furniture to a very high standard for online and print
- Work with pictures, design, video and graphics on imagery for the website and app
- Support the head of features production and their deputies to curate, design and publish the features sections on all platforms
- Understand the requirements and expectations of the various section editors in features
- Work with the section desks, visuals and production colleagues to produce features sections as efficiently as possible, meeting deadlines This job will involve regular working in the newsroom

**Skills and experience**
- Has experience as a sub-editor on an online national newspaper or magazine with a demonstrable interest and enthusiasm for general features
- Imaginative in writing headlines and other page/digital furniture; aware of the relevance of search engine optimisation and metadata for the digital platforms
- Strong sub-editor who can adapt to working across platforms with a proven ability to edit copy quickly, accurately and to the highest standard
- Well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to problem-solve and negotiate positive outcomes
- Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
- 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, 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