Job Title: Consumer reporter

Department: The Sun 

Reports to: Head of Consumer 

News UK is a company full of talented, dedicated and creative people. We are an ambitious and ever-growing organisation with a passion for storytelling, capturing moments, meaning and magic to make sense of the world. Our newspapers reach more than 30 million people each week and include The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times. News UK is also home to Wireless, a leading UK and Irish media company boasting independent local and national radio stations.

The Team: The Sun Online is the biggest mobile news brand in the UK - and still growing! - talented team who publish the best coverage of news, sport, TV and showbiz, lifestyle and family value.

Your role: We are looking for consumer reporter to write for our website and newspaper. Our team of award-winning journalists cover a wide range of topics, from the cost of living crisis to campaigns on personal finance topics or explaining how the Budget or law changes affect readers. 

We need a talented, committed journalist to become a key member of this team.

Key accountabilities:

• In-depth knowledge of consumer, personal finance and money saving topics

• Bags of ideas and the proven ability to cover breaking news stories, write engaging features, while finding and filing agenda-leading exclusives 

• Excellent writing skills with the ability to deliver vibrant and clean copy to very tight deadlines 

• Have strong contacts in your field and understand the Sun Online audience

• Ability to write brilliant headlines in the famous Sun style and produce sparkling copy at speed.

• Knowledge of social media, SEO and web publishing

• Enthusiasm, imagination and a notebook full of ideas are all essential 

• Being a self-starter is key – and you will need to thrive under the pressure of a busy newsroom.

• Have a thorough knowledge of the IPSO Code of Conduct, media law and ethical considerations

• Willingness to work flexible hours over a seven-day rota pattern.

Key Skills and Experience:

• Unflappable under pressure and delivers work at a consistently high standard

• Pro-active and displays a willingness to take on any task

• Positive attitude and good team player

• Takes initiative in order to achieve desired results

• Self-starter, organised and a good problem-solver, able to eliminate obstacles through creative  and adaptive approaches

• Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams

• Can demonstrate an understanding of the The Sun brand, both print and digital

• At least two years experience as a reporter or journalist 

Life at News

At News UK some of us work flexibly, in many different ways. We encourage you to talk to us about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to offer exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

We champion diversity and inclusion, we strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity Board, D&I  strategy & training, creating more diverse content and our intern and apprenticeship programmes.  We also have 8 employee-led networks; Cultural Diversity, News is Out, GenZ, Sustainability Champions, News for Parents, Women in Tech, News UK Christian Fellowship and we are awaiting the launch of our Women’s Steering Group. 

We take pride in looking after our amazing talent at News UK supporting the Health and Wellbeing of our staff. We offer private medical insurance covering pre-existing conditions, discounted gym memberships, ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual HIIT, yoga and run club classes, and a ‘Bikes for Work’ scheme, as well as offering opportunities for physio/massage, counselling and legal support. 

In addition we also offer:

• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%;

• 25 days holiday and up to 4 volunteering days per year;

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks;

• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access.

We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when interviewing, so feel free to let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.