Political News Editor - Sky News

The Political News Editor will be a key member of the Sky News Westminster newsgathering team reporting on the big political stories of the day, as well as generating original and exclusive content for all sky news platform.

What you’ll do:

• Identify and recognise the key political stories of the day and work with sky news platforms to deliver a coverage plan.
• Ensure that we are quick to break political stories accurately into Sky’s multi-platform output.
• Work with Sky News correspondents on TV packages and online stories.
• Coordinate with external stakeholders including the UK pool and political parties.
• Cultivate political contacts in order to break news lines.
• Work with production teams to help move stories on and establish facts.

What you’ll bring:

• A keen eye for political stories and a confirmed understanding of the political landscape,
• Experienced enthusiastic multi-platform approach to newsgathering and working with others,
• Proven ability to deliver innovative and creative ideas for communicating political stories,
• Great communication skills both verbal and written and demonstrable ability to work under pressure,
• A great contact book including politicians, civil servants and relevant stakeholders.

Team Overview:

Sky News

Sky News is a world-class news service with a spirit of innovation and a fresh approach to story-telling. Our aim is to be the best and most trusted place for news, reflecting the diversity of our audience. Made by people who dare to challenge. Made for people who want clarity in an uncertain world.

We bring the best from the global market into Sky – we buy technology, marketing, corporate, operational services and editorial production solutions. We are an international team working with our stakeholders our partners to curate the most effective and efficient customer-led operating model. High ethical standards are embedded in our team, and we engage our supply chains in creating a sustainable future!

The Rewards:

There’s a reason people can’t stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband

Where you’ll work:

London Millbank, Westminster

Inclusion:

Recognised as an ‘Inclusive Top 50 Employer’ and a ‘Times Top 50 Employer for Women’, we’re working hard to ensure we’re a truly inclusive place to work. This means we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and the potential you’ll bring to Sky. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working!

And we’ll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.