The Times & Sunday Times, Executive producer – TikTok

Executive producer, TikTok

The Times & Sunday Times are looking for an exceptional leader to drive editorial decisions and coverage on our TikTok account.

Reporting to the Director of Video, you will oversee the daily commissioning, scripting of explainers and development of franchises. You will provide your team with guidance on story ideas, ensuring we adhere to the highest editorial standards. You will be an idea generator, constantly pitching content and building networks across the newsroom to bring in stories.

The successful candidate will be skilled at writing and will understand how to craft a script for a TikTok audience whilst maintaining the tone of voice of The Times & Sunday Times. A high-level knowledge of news is essential, along with an ability to provide a unique take on stories in a crowded current affairs landscape.

Apply with a cover letter and your CV by November 24.

Responsibilities

Successfully manage productive relationships with senior editors and journalists across the newsrooms

Create and manage video content for The Times and Sunday Times on TikTok

Oversee all aspects of TikTok video production including commissioning, scripting and developing franchises

Pitch and deliver original TikTok video ideas that demonstrate a strong understanding of The Times and Sunday Times readership and of the users of TikTok

Manage a team of producers, providing guidance on story ideas, ensuring we adhere to the highest editorial standards

Ensure consistent quality across all TikTok video output

Use audience data analysis to help guide ideas and commissioning

Follow TikTok content trends and understand the brands’ perspectives and how they differ from one another

Collaborate with colleagues in design, graphics, data and pictures on elements that enhance our TikTok content

Skills and experience

3-5 years experience managing a TikTok account, with a specific focus on news

Excellent writing and editing skills; experience revising scripts and shaping story arcs

A track record of making exceptional content for TikTok and building a dedicated audience

A keen eye for series concepts, formats, and talent that will resonate with a TikTok audience

Experience managing people with the ability to effectively manage a team of producers, ensuring they deliver on deadline

Experience with project management and overseeing many moving parts, assignments, and deliverables at once

Ability to maintain the highest journalistic standards with an emphasis on accuracy and responsible editorial practices

Expert communicator; experience giving direct and constructive feedback

Strong understanding of the tone of voice on TikTok

A strong understanding of editorial compliance and regulatory issues

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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