Assistant Editor

Want to do the best work of your life? Make your mark at Europe's leading entertainment brand. Our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work - a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine.

You will be a first-class journalist and leader working as part of the digital team in the country's most dynamic news organisation.

This senior editorial role will put you at the sharp end of Sky News journalism, commissioning and delivering big video projects and managing dynamic on the day news coverage. There will be considerable team management responsibilities.

What you'll do:

- Make key editorial decisions about Sky News digital output, commissioning original video content and overseeing production teams through to publishing
- Be responsible for leading, managing and developing a successful team of video journalists
- Take the lead in managing the technical aspects of video production, with experience in problem solving everything from remote log ins to edit software integration
- Have 'best practice' edit experience to effectively critique and sign off high impact, sensitive video journalism before publishing
- Be creative and have ideas for innovative ways to bring to life our news coverage on the major video platforms; YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Snapchat and Sky News app
- Be instrumental in developing new strategies to convert our social audiences into users of the Sky News app and website
- Have the creative confidence to pitch or devise new video strands using multiple live streams, edited video, presented or captioned
- Ensure that all digital off platform content, including On Demand TV video, is published in a timely, accurate and clear way at all times
- Work closely with our audience development team to implement data-led strategies to make the premium Sky News TV, audio and digital formats reach as many audiences as possible.
- Be able to identify what is working, what is not

What you'll bring:

- A demonstrable track record in high impact digital video production
- Deep knowledge of technical aspects of Adobe Creative Suite, including After Effects and Photoshop, and working knowledge of Quantel RIO- Self-shooting experience very desirable
- An encyclopaedic knowledge of current affairs.
- Deep knowledge of news audiences and their behaviours on different apps and platforms
- First class news-writing ability (including flawless written English), flair for headline writing, ability to spot a top line
- A full understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements for a modern digital newsroom- Strong planning and organisational skills
- A calm, detailed and methodical approach to work
- Ability to work well with staff at all levels to ensure goals are met
- A 'can do' attitude that reflects the teamwork, collaboration, adaptability and initiative that defines Sky News
- A willingness to get involved in all aspects of the 24/7 operation of Sky News

Sky News

Sky News is a world-class news service with a spirit of innovation and a fresh approach to story-telling. Our aim is to be the best and most trusted place for news, reflecting the diversity of our audience. Made by people who dare to challenge. Made for people who want clarity in an uncertain world.

Sky News attracts around 15m unique users each week to our website and app, and tens of millions more on our social platforms. We want to build on our success by making Sky News the best and most engaging live, breaking and premium news publisher on all platforms.

The Rewards:
There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

- Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
- A generous pension package
- Private healthcare
- Discounted mobile and broadband
- Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you'll work:
We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Your office base:
Osterley:
Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There's also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you'll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inclusion:
We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we've been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we've committed £30million to support the fight against rac