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The Weekend News Editor is a senior member of the home news editing team working at the heart of our busy newsroom. This role has primary responsibility for creating, planning and executing news coverage for the Sunday Telegraph newspaper and Telegraph website on a Saturday. They also work with the wider news desk team to create, plan and execute exclusive stories for the Telegraph and plan the coverage of upcoming events. We require an original thinker who can suggest and deliver new angles on stories, spot stories that other news editors may miss and who has the persistence and precision to ensure that copy is perfectly prosecuted. They should also be confident in running major breaking news stories and political news stories. The successful candidate must be of sufficient experience and seniority to assume full responsibility for leading the news coverage on Saturdays. This is a full-time position, working Tuesday - Saturday.
Job Responsibility:
Responsibility for creating, planning and executing news coverage for the Sunday Telegraph and Telegraph newspapers and the Telegraph website
Must be able to identify fresh angles to develop news stories and ensure Telegraph coverage is ground-breaking and original
Planning coverage of upcoming events, including liaising with other departments
Will be required to work with the National News Editor and News Editor (Projects) to maximise the impact of significant Telegraph investigations and exclusives over multiple days
Expected to work with specialist and senior reporters to craft original ideas into news stories which have impact and are optimised over print and digital
Responsibility for editing reporters’ stories to promote the strongest news lines
Managing and nurturing junior members of newsdesk and reporting staff
Attending conference and planning meetings on behalf of the news desk, presenting plans to the editor and other senior editorial staff
Requirements:
Proven track record of news editing at a high level in a mainstream national news outlet
Ability to seek out exclusive stories and to identify and manage breaking news stories
Experience of selling stories at news conferences in a compelling and engaging fashion
Experience of planning coverage of future news events and preparing diary items of news
Experience of working to tight daily deadlines
Strong ability to edit articles clearly, concisely and to house style
Familiarity with and experience of digital publishing