Deputy Features Editor, TV Mag (12 month FTC)

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 team: The TV Mag team help ensure TV Mag has brilliant exclusive interviews, the best access to talent, and the lowdown on all the top TV shows in order to outshine all other TV magazines and supplements.

Your role: As Deputy Features Editor, you will play a pivotal role in driving our entertainment coverage, bringing brilliant exclusive interviews and fresh feature ideas to life. Reporting directly to the Features Editor, you will work closely with writers, PRs, and internal departments to produce market-leading previews and content every week. This is a 12-month maternity cover contract.

Day to day you will:

• Liaise regularly with TV PRs and schedulers to keep on top of upcoming TV schedules and air dates.

• Track new TV productions and coordinate with the Features Editor to secure early access.

• Compile and edit crucial forward-planning documents, sharing key updates effectively across the editorial team.

• Write vibrant, compelling copy for features, previews, and soap coverage to the highest editorial standards.

• Commission and edit engaging features from internal journalists and freelance contributors.

• Conduct high-profile interviews to secure exclusive, newsworthy lines that stand out from the competition.

• Step up to lead the features team, manage content distribution, and oversee budgets in the Features Editor's absence.

• Collaborate closely with cross-departmental teams, including TV Biz and TV online, while upholding legal and IPSO standards.

What we're looking for from you:

• Expert knowledge of television shows, celebrity culture, and soaps, alongside a strong understanding of TV schedules.

• Outstanding copy editing skills with precise attention to detail and a keen eye for house style.

• Established networks and contacts with key PRs and talent agents across the media industry.

• Broad background in writing across multiple formats, including real-life features, previews, and high-profile interviews.

• Prior involvement in team leadership, with the confidence to guide permanent staff and casual contributors.

News UK is 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 and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local 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 multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter.

At News UK, we embrace a hybrid work model, currently requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office. This approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and team spirit within our workspace. Certain roles may necessitate additional in-office days; please discuss this with your recruiter for specific requirements.

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.

We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy.

At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.

Benefits:

Some of our benefits include:

• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions

• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes

• ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme

• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks

• 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%

• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access

• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, as well as an extra anniversary day off

• Up to 3 paid volunteering days per year to support causes you care about

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments due to a disability or health condition at any stage of your application or interview, please let us know.