The Times and The Sunday Times represent a combined 400 years of covering news and providing comment and analysis on the UK and the world. We are authoritative, credible, responsible, trusted and a part of the nation's cultural heritage.

Your role: The Sports Night News Editor is responsible for delivering a distinctive, agenda-setting sport news package across all platforms for The Times and The Sunday Times and managing our coverage overnight. They will ensure world-class standards of digital and print journalism, and help to lead the sport editorial team in digital-first commissioning and publishing.

Day to day you will:
Successfully manage a productive relationship with the Head of Sport, the wider sport team as well as with journalists across the newsrooms
Manage sports content into the evening, working evening shifts 5 days a week.
Support the Head of Sport to successfully optimise the publishing of content on our digital platforms and print products
Conceive, commission and edit distinctive agenda-setting sport news and features content for a digital and print audience.
Help to create the sport newslist and manage the development of stories with reporters and writers
Curate the homepage in the events as part of the homepage editing team
Use SEO and audience data to help guide commissioning
Use social networking and other digital platforms for content generation and to promote The Times and The Sunday Times Sport content
Forward-plan, working with journalists on long-range projects, interviews and investigations

What we are looking for from you:
Experience working as a senior editor for a national newspaper or digital publication
Demonstrable expertise and breadth of knowledge in all sports and strong contacts
An understanding of how audience data supports commissioning and how to promote a story on social media and through search engines
Knows how to attract and retain new digital audiences
An ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines and with rigorous accuracy
Ability to communicate succinctly and effectively
Experience of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
Persuasive presentation skills, well-developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to problem-solve
A strong understanding of editorial compliance and regulatory issues