Money Editor

**Money editor**

The Times and The Sunday Times are seeking an editor for the personal finance department.

Applicants must have experience working as a senior editor at a national newspaper, major news organisation or trade publication. An in-depth understanding of all personal finance issues is crucial. You will have precise commissioning and copy-editing skills and the ability to present strong story ideas at news conference.

**Responsibilities**
- Successfully manage productive relationships with the editor of The Times, the editor of The Sunday Times, the Money team and journalists across the newsrooms
- Conceive and deliver exclusive stories that appeal to Times and Sunday Times readers
- Demonstrate an understanding of what works best for digital, offering content that is truly distinctive
- Work with writers in the Money team and on The Times and The Sunday Times to commission distinctive and engaging content
- Oversee sister website Times Money Mentor
- Commission constructive stories, putting people at the heart of stories, with high quality analysis and expertise. An attention to detail is crucial.
- Work with production colleagues in design, pictures and sub-editing to produce money supplements as efficiently as possible, meeting deadlines
- Use SEO, Inca, Parsley and Google Trends to help guide commissioning
- Investigate money issues and associated features that would inform and appeal to Times and Sunday Times readers
- Manage relationships with marketing, commercial and new business ventures
- Attend news conference and present the Money list to the editor
- Manage the Money department, develop talent and support progression of staff and manage costs within budget

**Skills and experience**
- Experience working as a senior editor for a national newspaper, major news organisation or trade magazine
- In-depth knowledge of personal finance
- An ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines and with rigorous accuracy
- Able to commission content for multi-platform digital products
- Knows how to attract and retain new audiences
- Able to use social media to engage current and new audiences for The Times and The Sunday Times
- Persuasive presentation skills, well-developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to problem-solve and negotiate positive outcomes
- Able to communicate succinctly and effectively
- Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
- A strong understanding of editorial compliance and regulatory issues

**Life at News**:At News UK we believe our people are our heartbeat - they are the driving force behind our brands and we want the ways we work to enable people to thrive. Some of us work flexibly, in many different ways. We encourage you to talk to us about the flexibility you would like. We can’t promise to offer exactly what you want, but do provide multiple flexible working options. Many of us work in a hybrid way between one of the News UK & Ireland offices and remotely.

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We take pride in looking after our amazing talent at News UK supporting the **Health and Wellbeing** of our staff. We offer private medical insurance covering pre-existing conditions, discounted gym memberships, ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual HIIT, yoga and run club classes, and a ‘Bikes for Work’ scheme, as well as offering opportunities for physio/massage, counselling and legal support.

In addition we also offer:

- A generous **pension** **scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%;
- 30 days **holiday** **and up to 4 **volunteering** **days per year;
- **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.

We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when interviewing, so feel free to let us know, at any stage, whether you require any** reasonable adjustments** during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.