Department: The US Sun

Reports to: US Digital Editor

We are:

The Sun Online, News Website of The Year 2018, is the biggest mobile news brand in the UK - and still growing! - with a young, talented, diverse team who publish the best coverage of news, sport, TV and showbiz, lifestyle and family value.

Now we have launched a team in the US, with ambitious plans for growth, and are looking for first-class news reporters to join us.

Being part of this initial round of recruitment is an incredible opportunity to help shape our future development from the ground up and the scope for career progression and personal development is huge.

We'll trust you to:

• Stay poised and sharp in the midst of a very busy, fast-paced, and demanding environment.
• Exercise good judgement and confident decision-making when faced with surprise news.
• Pitch story ideas and help design ways to break news faster – never sacrificing quality.
• React quickly to ensure headlines and stories move swiftly to the wire.
• Write in a clear and accurate way, explaining why news matters.
• Unearth news from both traditional and social media sources.
• Recognize what is newsworthy, and pass on what is not.
• Be a constructive, flexible, and dependable team-player.

You'll need to have:

• Experience in a real-time news environment.
• Experience sending headlines, as well as writing and editing short-form stories.
• Understanding of financial markets and foreign affairs.
• Appreciation of how news breaks on various platforms.
• Familiarity with social media and ability to evaluate the credibility of information from such sources.
• Flexibility with hours and assignments

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Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.