The Telegraph, Weekend Foreign Editor
- Employer
- The Telegraph
- Location
- London (Central)
- Salary
- Competitive + excellent benefits
- Closing date
- 25 Oct 2024
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- Industry
- Journalist
- Job Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Sector
- Nationals, Digital, International, News
- Discipline
- Digital Editor, News Editor, Assistant Editor, Commissioning Editor
Job Details
The Telegraph's weekend foreign editor is tasked with producing exciting, investigative pieces across the week.
The role involves seeking out fresh angles on the biggest stories, liaising with our team of correspondents to shape the reporting, and commissioning graphics to accompany the final article.
The successful candidate will be a central and creative figure on the foreign desk. On Saturdays, they will have the opportunity to take charge of the editing of the Telegraph's world news coverage. Curiosity, efficiency and self-motivation are key qualities.
Key responsibilities
- Generating ideas, commissioning, editing and publishing for The Telegraph both online and in print, working across a Tuesday to Saturday rota. (Please therefore note that this is a full-time position)
- Driving through dispatches and longer-term investigations that can be published outside the strict demands of daily news.
- Planning for major events to assist with commissioning.
- Editing the foreign section on Saturdays for the Sunday paper.
- Liaising with approximately 30 foreign correspondents and acting as a point of contact during breaking news events.
- Working with desk editors from multiple departments (video, graphics, pictures) on breaking news and upcoming long term events.
- Engaging with a community of readers interested in international news via Twitter, Facebook and other platforms.
- Opportunity to build up your own areas of specialism and develop projects.
Key skills
- Proven track record of news editing in a national or international newsroom.
- Strong news sense, with the ability to seek out exclusives and breaking stories.
- Experience of planning coverage of future news events and preparing diary items of news.
- Experience of working to tight daily deadlines.
- Strong ability to write and edit articles clearly, concisely and to house style.
- Have a good working understanding of social media channels to both spot and promote stories.
- Be familiar with and have experience of digital storytelling techniques.
- Proficiency in a second language is desirable.
Our benefits
The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here by creating a suite of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities. From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), to life assurance and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.
Training and development
With support from your manager and colleagues, you’ll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy. Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career.
Our commitment to inclusion
At Telegraph Media Group, we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
We are proud to be a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader as part of the government’s Disability Confident Scheme. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our roles or if you require any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process with us, please make us aware.
To find out more about Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Telegraph Media Group, and for more information on our purpose, beliefs, and people values, please visit our website.
Company
The Telegraph is an award-winning, multimedia news brand synonymous with quality, credibility and authority for more than 160 years.
We are renowned for the analysis, perspective, opinion and insight our journalism provides to a discerning audience. Every day the content we create sets the news agenda, sparking debate and provoking comment.
Our vision, with quality journalism at the heart, is to pioneer new ways to serve 10 million registered users and 1 million subscribers. We’ll achieve this with a constant focus on our journalism, and by using the data and understanding we have of The Telegraph’s audience to successfully grow our revenue streams from subscriptions to advertising, travel, events, and financial services.
We want to capture diversity of thought through our people, create inclusive working environments that allow everyone to be their authentic selves at work while creating a sense of belonging to ensure we have the highest performing teams.
The Telegraph is proud to be a WORK180 endorsed employer for women in 2021.
For more information on our purpose, beliefs and people values, please visit our website. Visit our careers website to learn more about our people and jobs.
- Website
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 020 7931 2000
- Location
-
111 Buckingham Palace Road
London
London
SW1W 0DT
GB
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