Job Description
Sports Sub-Editor
The Irish Sun
The Irish Sun is Ireland's leading daily tabloid newspaper, delivering the latest news, entertainment, sports, and more to our readers every day. With a strong digital presence and a commitment to quality journalism, we strive to keep our audience informed and engaged across all platforms.
The Role:
As a Sports Sub Editor at The Irish Sun, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality and accuracy of our sports content. You will meticulously edit and proofread articles, verify facts and statistics, and craft engaging headlines and captions. Working closely with reporters and editors, you will maintain high editorial standards and consistency, adhering to our style guide and meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced newsroom. Your contributions will directly enhance the readability and engagement of our sports stories, upholding the esteemed reputation of The Irish Sun.
Day to day you will:
1. Edit copy to fix spelling or grammatical errors
2. Rewrite material to make it tight, punchy, to length and in house style
3. Write brilliant Sun-style headlines
4. Check facts to ensure stories are accurate and legally safe
5. Consult with reporter/writer and desk heads to resolve issues with copy, keeping chief subs informed on changes that arise
6. Suggest new angles and raise legal issues with desk heads when appropriate
7. Work quickly and efficiently to strict deadlines
8. Proactively look for the next task
9. Maintain a wide knowledge of current affairs and trends through reading various titles as well as utilising other media platforms daily
10. Frequently read The Irish Sun paper and websites
What we are looking for from you:
1. Excellent grasp of the English language
2. Creative, flexible and calm under pressure with the ability to turn your hand to all types of features and stories
3. A broad knowledge of all sports, particularly Gaelic Games and domestic football
4. Awareness of legal and regulatory requirements
5. Willingness to work evenings and weekends
6. Ability to work under pressure to tight and frequent deadlines
7. Well organised
8. Adaptability – able to adapt style dependent on the story
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