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30 Oct 2020

Full-Time Sub Editor – Digital Spy Freelancer

HearstUK – Posted by HearstUK London, England, United Kingdom

Job Description

The UK’s biggest TV and movies website, Digital Spy, is looking for a freelance sub-editor for evening, weekend and holiday cover.

We’re looking for a freelance sub-editor or an experienced digital reporter who’s interested in a fresh challenge.

Currently, alternate Saturdays (4pm-7pm then 8pm-midnight), plus every Sunday (4pm-7pm then 8pm-midnight), are available. Daytime cover shifts may also be available when the core team are away.

The successful candidate will have:

• Excellent attention to detail and a high standard of written English, keeping to house style at all times;
• First-rate news judgment and an ability to write news stories with speed, accuracy and flair;
• Sound legal and ethical judgment;
• A good understanding of digital publishing basics, from using a CMS to uploading assets such as pictures and video;
• Robust general knowledge of all categories covered by Digital Spy;
• A reliable internet connection and the ability to work from home.

What you’ll be doing:

• Checking writers’ copy for accuracy, style, compliance and fluency;
• Making sure that articles look great, with appropriately-chosen images, video and social embeds;
• Sourcing, angling and assigning suitable stories for coverage in line with Digital Spy editorial policy;
• Responding to breaking news situations with speed, calmness and confidence;
• Editing the homepage and section homepages;
• Selecting content for promotion on Twitter, adhering to social media guidelines.

Please send your CV and three suitable news headlines to

jo**@di********.uk











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We welcome applications from everybody, and applicants from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds are particularly welcome as they are disproportionately underrepresented in our industry

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How to Apply

Please send your CV and three suitable news headlines to jobs@digitalspy.co.uk.

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time.

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