Assistant Editor, Premium Content

Want to do the best work of your life? Make your mark at Europe’s leading entertainment brand. Our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work - a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine.

We are looking for a first-class journalist working to join the digital leadership team at the heart of the country’s most dynamic news organisation.

For this new role of Premium Content Assistant Editor we are looking for someone who can enhance Sky News’ ability to deliver deeper reporting and analysis through investigations, narrative writing and multimedia storytelling.

You should be a highly motivated, creative journalist who has excellent news knowledge, bags of energy, inventive ideas and is keen to experiment with smart ways to tell stories.

What you’ll do:

- Have a clear editorial vision for premium content on Sky News digital platforms and communicate that vision to your team.
- Lead on the commissioning and delivery of long form journalism, analysis and insight for the Sky News mobile site and app.
- Work with others across Sky News on the planning of specials and longer-term projects to produce high quality digital content.
- Directly manage a team including senior journalists.
- Develop new and engaging ways of using text, video and graphics to tell shareable stories on digital platforms.
- Provide clear and consistent feedback for teams delivering in-depth journalism and develop and coach members of the digital team.

What you’ll bring:
Knowledge of digital platforms and the way audiences consume news online.
- Experience in narrative editing and a sense of what makes a good online experience using text, images, graphics and video.
- Excellent digital production skills and an ability to readily embrace new technology.
- The diplomatic skills to work effectively with teams around the newsroom, the UK and internationally.
- Strong communication skills, impeccable attention to detail and the ability to prioritise your workload

Team Overview:
Sky News

Sky News is a world-class news service with a spirit of innovation and a fresh approach to story-telling. Our aim is to be the best and most trusted place for news, reflecting the diversity of our audience. Made by people who dare to challenge. Made for people who want clarity in an uncertain world.

We bring the best from the global market into Sky - we buy technology, marketing, corporate, operational services and editorial production solutions. We are an international team working with our stakeholders our partners to curate the most effective and efficient customer-led operating model. High ethical standards are embedded in our team, and we engage our supply chains in creating a sustainable future

The Rewards:
There’s a reason people can’t stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:
- Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place- A generous pension package- Private healthcare- Discounted mobile and broadband

Where you’ll work:
Osterley:
Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inclusion:
Recognised as an ‘Inclusive Top 50 Employer’ and a ‘Times Top 50 Employer for Women’, we’re working hard to ensure we’re a truly inclusive place to work. This means we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and the potential you’ll bring to Sky. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working

Why wait?

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.