Social & Engagement Editor (Maternity Cover) Location:
London
Department
The Sun
Salary Range:
Not Specified
Advertising End Date:
03 Sep 2026
Job Description
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.
Your team:
The Sun Online is the biggest digital newsbrand in the UK. The Sun's multi-award-winning Audience department sits at the heart of our newsroom, with our talented journalists publishing the best coverage of news, sport, TV and showbiz, lifestyle and family values. The team constantly evolves, driving record traffic across all platforms, growing new audiences, and building engagement and loyalty with our readers.
Your role:
We're looking for a talented Social & Engagement Editor to join the team on a 12 month maternity cover contac t. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, resourceful individual, with a deep knowledge of social media platforms as well as engagement tools such as newsletters and polls.
Day to day you will:
- Play a key role in the ongoing development and execution of The Sun's social media and engagement strategy including the transformation of our video distribution strategy.
- Curate content from across to satisfy a growing range of audience demographics.
- Edit and maintain The Sun's social media channels to a high standard in close conjunction with the rest of the team.
- Curate, edit and distribute our vast range of newsletters every week to our loyal subscribers including implementing new growth strategies
- Contribute to The Sun's adoption of emerging social platforms and tools, and take responsibility for the growth of The Sun's new social channels.
- Work directly with editorial, digital, video, picture, design, commercial and marketing teams, ensuring their respective demands are met.
- As a team, ensure the newsroom has sufficient insight to produce stories and take responsibility for their subsequent distribution on social media channels and subscribers.
- Focus on targets and be clear on what is required in order to meet them.
- Work flexibly, including early morning, evening and weekend shifts, (currently hybrid WFH and office)
What we are looking for from you:
- Wide knowledge of social media platforms and current affairs
- Strong knowledge of the value newsletters and engagement tools provide.
- Unflappable under pressure and delivering work at a consistently high standard
- Proactive and display a willingness to take on any task
- Positive attitude and great team player
- Take initiative in order to achieve desired results