Assistant Editor, Audience

Want to do the best work of your life? Make your mark at Europe’s leading entertainment brand. Our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine.

As Assistant Editor, Audience, you’ll oversee and commission a team of SEO reporters and work closely with the social and product teams to deliver objectives, reporting into the Cross Platform Audience Growth Editor. 

What you’ll do:

Be a highly motivated, creative and data-obsessed journalist who can help develop a strategy to enable us to grow our audiences both on- and off-platform.

• Work with the digital leadership and product team to plan, communicate and execute a strategy to grow search and social traffic to our digital platforms
• Commission SEO reporters based on current and potential future search and social trends
• Work closely with curation editors – providing advice on a daily basis and helping to develop and communicate best practice
• Oversee experimentation including A/B testing and digital growth hacks that can help us meet our KPIs
• Work with the Cross-Platform Audience Growth Editor and others in the newsroom to curate newsletters showcasing the best of Sky News journalism
• Monitor and analyse our KPIs across platforms
• Use data to teach teams how to grow our audience and deepen the experience of users with our journalism
• Stay abreast of industry trends and SEO best practice
• Help make Sky News a data-informed Newsroom for the benefit of all our output

What you’ll bring:

• Excellent news knowledge, bags of energy and clever ideas
• Experience working with editors and journalists and the diplomatic skills to work effectively with teams around the newsroom
• A deep understanding of platforms and trends in digital media, SEO and the way audiences consume news online
• Innovative ideas for helping us broaden and deepen our relationship with audiences
• An excellent understanding of analytics and the best audience measurement tools
• Proven ability to use data to inform decision-making in an editorial context
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, impeccable attention to detail and the ability to prioritise your workload.

Team Overview: Sky News

At Sky News, our mission is to bring you the full story, first. We take you there, 24:7, reporting from the heart of the events changing our world. We ask the big questions of everyone, revealing what you want to know. And our style is bold and independent, giving you a fresh perspective.

In the UK, Sky News is a compelling alternative to the public service broadcasters and opinion-driven news outlets, reaching one in three people every month. Across the world, we are one of the most-followed English language news brands on social media, bringing award-winning British journalism to a global audience. 

Sky News is part of Sky, one of Europe’s leading media and entertainment companies, owned by Comcast Corporation. 

Watch Sky News, free, wherever you get your news. 

The Rewards:

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky: the perks. Here’s a taster:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
• The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband
• A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Inclusion:

We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.

At Sky 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.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.