Director of Video

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Job Description

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

Sun Originals is a brand new video production studio making premium series for The Sun, Sun Sport and Fabulous brands. Creating, developing and producing a slate of brand new original shows, the department is tasked with delivering huge new audiences, developing a raft of famous new faces and helping to deliver The Sun to its next generation of viewers.

This is your chance to lead that change redefining how content is created and consumed, contributing to innovative fast paced, agenda setting video output that drives traffic and revenue, as we redefine how a brand at the heart of the nation's conversation finds innovative new ways to tell the stories that matter in the fast-paced digital world.

Role Overview:

As our most senior leader in video, you will lead the charge to make The Sun the world's most successful video brand in News.

The Director of Video at The Sun will spearhead both our Sun Originals and Sun News Video teams. Your teams will pivot The Sun towards a video-lead approach future.

Working with The Sun's senior leaders, you will help kick-start this iconic British news brand's exciting next phase, building affinity and engagement with huge new young audiences. You will oversee the creation and production of all Sun News Video output and be responsible for our exciting Sun Originals slate of exclusive new shows.

Key Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Director of Digital (Editorial), you will build and oversee a team of brilliant video natives.

• Strategic Leadership: You will build a bold and clear plan to supercharge video at The Sun.
• Innovation in Video: You will oversee the creation, development, production, and exploitation of brilliant hit videos and a standout slate of original, unmissable shows.
• Talent-obsessed: You will identify, recruit, and develop a new generation of Sun Influencers, our on-screen reporters and presenters who will explain today's news and entertain young global audiences with unmissable content.
• Monetization & Partnerships: You will work closely with our commercial team to craft must-partner original shows that our advertisers are excited to sponsor.
• Leading Video: You will inform and empower leaders across the business, acting as an evangelist for the power of original video.
• Team Leadership: You will lead by example - with positivity, encouragement, organisational prowess, and editorial flair.
• Senior Stakeholder Management: You will have to manage relationships with The Sun Editor-in-Chief and the Executive Board, including presenting to the CEO.

Ideal Candidate: This is a big job for an ambitious and principled video superstar.

• Experienced and Effective: You will be a senior leader with extensive experience in original video creation, production and distribution. You will have led significant teams to sustained success across multiple video platforms.
• Creative Powerhouse: You will have created and produced hit shows that have driven audience and income on video platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, Snap and TikTok,
• Visionary Leader: You're not just following trends; you're setting them. You have a track record of leading digital innovation, particularly in video content creation and distribution.
• Journalistic Integrity: You will have deep knowledge of journalistic principles and be able to sustain best practice in news gathering and publishing.
• Data-Driven Approach: You will possess a deep understanding of data analytics in video publishing and be brilliant at identifying opportunities through proactive data analysis.
• Creative Boss: You will be able to spot opportunities for exclusive stories and breakthrough talent a mile off, and you will have the spirit and tenacity to ensure they are championed to a successful conclusion.

Why Join Us:

• Lead Something Big: This is your chance to play a key role in the transformation of an iconic British news brand, driving innovation, excellence, and success in video production.
• Creative Freedom & Innovation: Lead the charge in operational excellence, while supporting the creation of new and exciting video formats that will define the future of our brand.
• Collaborative Culture: Work alongside a passionate and talented team of creatives, producers, and strategists dedicated to pushing video content boundaries.
• Leadership & Growth: This is a high-visibility role where your leadership will directly impact the success of our video-first strategy. As the brand grows, so will your career.

We are News UK: One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, Talk and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

Life at News

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.

To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual's potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, which focuses on three main priorities - attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 12 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes
• 'Bikes for Work' and 'Electric Car' scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• 30 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

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