Health News Editor (Mat Cover)

The Sun is the biggest news brand in the UK, publishing hundreds of stories a day and reaching over 170m unique users digitally every month. Its exclusives set the news agenda and its campaigns have changed the lives of many. Delivering news, entertainment, and sports coverage to millions of readers every day. With a rich history spanning decades, we are dedicated to providing accurate, insightful, and engaging content across print and digital platforms.

Your role: We have an exciting opportunity for a Health News Editor to join our award-winning Health team as maternity cover. We want the most talented and committed journalists, and welcome applications from experts in the field. Working with a world-class team you will bring in great exclusives, generate original story ideas, while consistently beating the competition on the biggest breaking news stories.

Day to day you will:

• Work with the Assistant Head of Health to commission, edit and manage the Health team online day-to-day, helping to drive traffic and find new audiences

• Attend conferences and present the daily list to digital editors

• Deputise for the Assistant Head of Health and Head of Health where appropriate

• Liaise with the News Desk and audience teams to ensure swift distribution of health content to relevant referrers

• Generate fresh story ideas, hunt down exclusives, uncover compelling angles and spot talking points that will engage, inform and surprise our readers

• Write regularly across all platforms from breaking news to longer reads and comment, major investigations and special reports

• Commission and work with writers, reporters and medical experts to ensure every piece of content is informative, accurate and engaging

• Edit and fact-check articles to make sure they are accurate, clear and authoritative

• Ensure all Health content is visually appealing, through the use of graphics, pictures, video and interactive tools

• Commission, edit and manage all digital weekend content

• Help develop talent and support the progression of reporters on the team

What we are looking for from you:

• Experience of news editing at a national newspaper or major organisation

• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills, coupled with a meticulous eye for detail

• An in-depth knowledge of the health and medical world, trends and issues, alongside genuine passion and contacts book to back it up

• Enthusiasm, imagination and a notebook bursting with ideas are all essential

• A proven ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines with rigorous accuracy

• Experience of commissioning content across all platforms with a sharp focus on attracting digital audiences

• A strong understanding of The Sun, with the ability to write brilliant headlines in the famous Sun style

• Proficiency in digital tools, a deep knowledge of social media, SEO and online publishing

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to cultivate relationships with colleagues, sources and leading experts

• Being a self-starter is key – you will need to thrive under the pressure of a busy newsroom and be motivated to go above and beyond

• A positive can-do attitude is essential, you will need to be proactive, use your initiative and work well as part of a team

• Commitment to upholding the highest standards of journalistic integrity and ethical reporting, a thorough knowledge of the IPSO Code of Conduct, media law and ethics

• Willingness to work flexible hours over a seven-day rota pattern

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

• Access to exclusive events Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books 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%

• 25 days holiday , plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or for us to do anything differently to support you apply for any of our roles please contact us on [email protected] .