Junior Video Editor: Sun News Video

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The Sun is the biggest news brand in the UK, publishing hundreds of stories a day and reaching over 170m unique users digitally every month. Its exclusives set the news agenda and its campaigns have changed the lives of many. Delivering news, entertainment, and sports coverage to millions of readers every day. With a rich history spanning decades, we are dedicated to providing accurate, insightful, and engaging content across print and digital platforms.

The Sun has a mass-market audience and aims to appeal to a diverse audience in the UK and beyond.

Your Team: An iconic, dynamic storyteller with a rich heritage and a global audience in the millions, The Sun is now focusing on an exciting, video-focused strategy to engage new audiences, putting video at the heart of The Sun’s journalism.

Your Role: As a Junior News Video Editor
, you will play a key role in supporting our daily video output across news content strands. This role is perfect for an ambitious editor looking to build their skills in a fast-paced newsroom environment. You’ll be responsible for editing content that grabs attention, drives page views, and performs well on platforms like You Tube, Tik Tok and Facebook.

You’ll work closely with experienced editors and commissioners to ensure our videos meet high editorial standards while being optimised for digital success. If you’re passionate about video, social savvy, and eager to learn in a collaborative and fast-moving environment, this is the role for you.

• Edit a variety of video content for news, including breaking news, social cuts, and reels.
• Tailor videos for various social platforms to maximise plays, page views, and engagement.
• Collaborate with senior editors and commissioners to gain hands-on experience and meet editorial standards.
• Implement best practices for SEO and metadata management to ensure videos are discoverable.
• Add graphics, captions, and animations to create visually engaging and compelling content.
• Publish video content quickly for breaking news stories with speed and accuracy.
• Use analytics and feedback to refine editing techniques and improve performance.
• Assist with asset management by organizing raw footage and archiving completed projects.

• Proficiency in video editing software for digital news or fast-paced media environments.
• Technical understanding of platform-specific requirements for You Tube, Tik Tok, and Facebook.
• Experience working in a digital newsroom or a similar media setting.
• Knowledge of basic journalistic practices and editorial standards.
• Ability to work a rolling shift pattern across seven days, including days and evenings.
• Creative flair for storytelling through video and digital media.

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. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach.

Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy.

At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and Next Gen.

• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free Class…