Sub-Editor Glasgow, Scotland
Job description
The Sun is the biggest news brand in the UK - and still growing - with a talented, diverse team who publish the best coverage of news, sport, lifestyle and showbiz in print and digital.
Your role: As a Sun sub-editor you will be responsible for editing print copy to fix spelling or grammatical errors. Rewriting material to make it tight, punchy, to length and in house style. You'll also write brilliant headlines.
Day to day:
Checking facts to ensure stories are accurate and legally safe
Consulting with reporter/writer and desk heads to resolve issues with copy, keeping chief subs informed on changes that arise
Suggest new angles
Maintain a wide knowledge of current affairs and trends through reading various titles as well as utilising other media platforms daily
Work mainly for the Scottish Sun but also for the London, Irish and Ulster editions as required.
What we are looking for from you:
We are looking for a talented sub-editor, who is well organised and has the ability to work under pressure.
Experience subbing on either a national or regional daily newspaper
Creative, flexible and calm under pressure with the ability to turn your hand to news and features
A broad knowledge of current affairs and popular culture is essential
Awareness of legal and regulatory requirements
Excellent grasp of the English language
Able to work under pressure to tight and frequent deadlines
Well organised
Adaptability – able to adapt style dependent on the story
We are The Sun: The Sun is the most popular newsbrand in the UK. The Sun is at the heart of the nation’s conversation, blending serious investigations, agenda-setting campaigns, political scoops and celebrity gossip. More than a newspaper. The Sun is an instigator, an entertainer, a cultural reference point, a finger on the pulse, a daily relationship. We have a talented, diverse team who publish the best coverage of news, sport, lifestyle and showbiz in print and digital.
Life at News
We champion diversity and inclusion, we strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity Board, D&I strategy & training, creating more diverse content and our intern and apprenticeship programmes. We also have eight employee-led networks; Cultural Diversity, News is Out, GenZ, Sustainability Champions, News for Parents, Women in Tech, News UK Christian Fellowship and we are awaiting the launch of our Women’s Steering Group.
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%;
38 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.
