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Job Description
Deputy Head of Content
Your Team: We are The Scottish Sun. The Scottish Sun is Scotland's No.1, award-winning newsbrand. The Scottish Sun cares about quality of life, the kind of world we live in, and about people. The Scottish Sun strives to the very highest standards of accuracy in its reporting, and continues to invest in original journalism in print and online.
Your role: As the Deputy Head of Content, you will play a pivotal role in the day-to-day running of the nation's best-selling newspaper and most visited website. You will help lead a team of excellent journalists across print and digital, delivering great work in line with deadlines and live news coverage. Supporting the Head of Content, you will help drive exclusive coverage for both the newspaper and the website - including first-class video content - across seven days.
Day to day you will:
* Help lead, and manage, a team of skilled reporters to bring in agenda-setting stories which chime with Scottish Sun audience.
* Have an awareness and passion for all things news, showbiz and politics to help drive exclusive story ideas.
* Develop news lists with a focus on multi-media opportunities, such as video and podcasts.
* Maximise print and digital content to serve both audiences.
* Forward planning for events and rotas.
* Deputise for Head of Content on a rota basis and during periods of absence and annual leave.
What we are looking for from you:
* Experience and knowledge of working in a fast-paced newsroom environment.
* Clear and effective communication skills, with a drive for success for you and your team.
* Adaptability in the face of changing priorities.
* An ability to be a motivational leader of a large team, supporting the growth and development of individuals.
* An ability to work effectively and calmly in a busy news-management role with competing priorities.
* Clear and structured organisation skills with the ability to look beyond the day-to-day pressures with forward planning for major stories.
* Flexibility to work across 7 days.
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 world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month.
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. 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.
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.
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