News Editor, Scotland

News Editor, Scotland

**Location**:
Glasgow

Department:
The Times & The Sunday Times

Salary Details:
Not Specified

**Advertising End Date**:
30 Apr 2025

**Job Description**:
**The Times and The Sunday Times** represent a combined 400 years of covering news and providing comment and analysis on the UK and the world. We are authoritative, credible, responsible, trusted and a part of the nation’s cultural heritage.

The Times and Sunday Times are seeking a news editor to work with our team of award-winning reporters and deliver brilliant news stories for our Scottish audience.

Applicants must have experience working either on a news desk or as a senior reporter at a national newspaper or major news organisation. You will have precise commissioning and copy-editing skills and strong expertise in Scottish current affairs and politics.

You will be able to demonstrate your ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines and with rigorous accuracy. You must have an insatiable appetite for news and the skill to spot stories where others might miss them.

**Day to day you will**:
+ Successfully manage productive relationships with the acting Scottish editor, journalists in Scotland and the teams in London

+ Work with editors, writers and reporters to conceive, commission and edit exclusive agenda-setting Scottish news stories for a print and digital audience

+ Use SEO and data tools to help guide commissioning and construct headlines

+ Demonstrate an understanding of what works best for digital, offering Scottish content that is truly distinctive

+ Forward-plan, working with journalists on long-range projects and big campaigns

+ Use social networking and other digital platforms for content generation and to promote The Times and Sunday Times Scottish content

+ Represent The Times and Sunday Times on radio and TV especially on our own internal stations

+ Assist the senior editorial team with management of reports and junior staff

**What we’re looking for from you**:
+ Experience working as a news editor or senior reporter for a national newspaper or major news organisation

+ Demonstrable interest in Scottish politics and current affairs

+ 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, 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.

**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%

+ 30days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year