Business Desk Sub-Editor
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Media, Communications
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead daily news desk operations, commission business coverage, and manage editorial calendars for print and digital channels.
- Oversee copyediting workflows to enforce strict adherence to house style, UK English standards, and media law compliance.
- Supervise beat reporters and contributors, conduct performance appraisals, and provide ongoing professional development.
- Build and maintain strategic networks across corporate, diplomatic, and financial sectors.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree
Work History:
- Journalistic experience in financial or business reporting, with proven experience in an editorial or supervisory role for 2 years
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Exemplary grasp of UK English grammar, style, and publishing conventions.
- Deep understanding of macroeconomic policies, trade, banking, corporate finance, and regional market dynamics.
- Thorough knowledge of media law, defamation risks, and ethical standards in reporting.
- Proficiency with Content Management Systems (CMS), digital publishing tools, newsroom workflow software, and basic data visualization/analysis tools.
Soft Skills
- Sharp attention to detail, exceptional time management, sound decision-making under tight deadlines, and strong interpersonal communication.
Nation Desk Sub-Editor
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Media, Communications
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Edit raw reporter copy from the Nation Desk for grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and tone, strictly adhering to UK English standards and House Style.
- Verify names, titles, official designations, geographical references, dates, and statistics across all domestic stories.
- Restructure articles to ensure a strong lead, logical flow, and clear context without altering the reporter’s core meaning or facts.
- Trim copy precisely to fit allocated print layouts or optimise length for digital publishing.
- Craft sharp, informative, and engaging headlines, sub-headings, standfirsts, and pull quotes for both print pages and web articles.
- Write SEO-optimised digital headlines and meta descriptions to maximise search visibility and reader engagement online.
- Write accurate, descriptive captions for photographs, graphics, and data visualisations.
- Fact-check copy carefully to eliminate libelous content, defamation risks, contempt of court issues, or unverified claims.
- Flag sensitive political, diplomatic, or legal stories to the Senior Sub-Editor for review before publication.
- Ensure balance and fairness in reporting, confirming right-of-reply standards are met in investigative or controversial domestic pieces.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, English Literature, or a related discipline
Work History:
- Sub-editing or reporting experience on a national news desk for a daily newspaper, wire service, or prominent digital news outlet for 2 years
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Exemplary grasp of UK English grammar, style, and publishing conventions.
- Speed, meticulous attention to detail, strong composure under deadline pressure, and strict legal awareness, including libel and copyright laws.
- Proficiency with Content Management Systems, digital publishing tools, newsroom workflow software, and basic data visualization/analysis tools.
Soft Skills
- Sharp attention to detail, exceptional time management, sound decision-making under tight deadlines, and strong interpersonal communication.
