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News UK
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Full-time
Job Description Successfully manage a productive relationship with the senior design team, section editors and journalists across the newsrooms Pitch creative ideas and provide inspiration to senior designers and editors, coming up with alternative ideas where appropriate Design and layout pages and articles for print and digital across all sections of The Times and Sunday Times to tight deadlines Able to translate and execute a design brief successfully and to strict deadlines Follow current affairs and understand the papers perspectives and how they differ from one another Be at the forefront of emerging technologies and design trends in print and digital formats Work a variety of shifts across 7 days in news, features and sport sections including weekend and late shifts Design qualification at degree level or equivalent Experience in publishing at a newspaper or magazine Proficient in industry standard design applications, including InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator Experience in multi-platform design and digital products Demonstrable interest in current affairs Well-developed interpersonal skills, with ability to communicate ideas succinctly and effectively An ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines and with rigorous accuracy Reliable and prepared to put in extra time and effort where necessary Experience working collaboratively with multi-skilled teams A strong understanding of editorial compliance and regulatory issues We are News UK : One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, TalkTV and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.
Designers are responsible for delivering distinctive design across all platforms for The Times and The Sunday Times. They will bring stories to life with clean, clear and engaging design, and push the boundaries to find new and exciting ways of presenting our world-class journalism while ensuring all output remains true to The Times and The Sunday Times aesthetics.
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Life at News
Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.
To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, which focuses on three main priorities - attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 12 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.
Benefits
Some of our benefits include:
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
Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes
‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme
Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
30 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year
We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. Please let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.
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