DEPUTY EDITOR, THE TIMES ENTREPRENEURS NETWORK

We are seeking a deputy editor of The Times Entrepreneurs Network (TEN), the home of our coverage of ambitious private companies and the people running them.
The successful candidate will help run the channel, working with a small team of business reporters and freelance writers, delivering agenda-setting news stories, exclusive interviews and features, as well as contributing to our two highly-respected Sunday Times 100 fast-growth company programmes.
You must have the ability to work autonomously, deliver clear concise copy to strict deadlines, be brimming with brilliant ideas and have strong data skills. You should have experience reporting on business news at a national newspaper, major digital news outlet or trade publication.
This full-time position is available after the previous deputy editor of four years was promoted to associate business editor, on The Sunday Times.
Apply with a covering letter and your CV by July 22.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience working as a senior business writer or editor for a national newspaper, news website or trade publication
• Strong news gathering skills, with the ability to run with stories as they develop, delivering them to strict deadlines
• Be familiar with company accounts and shareholding filings at Companies House
• Strong writing skills, keen attention to detail and meticulous fact-checking
• Unflappable and reliable under pressure
• Comfortable hosting events, webinars and dinner discussions
• Experience in digital story telling and SEO
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• Be a self-starter who can adapt quickly to the daily demands of a national newspaper
• Write accurate, distinctive and engaging stories that provide our readers with insights, advice, and inspiration
• Build and maintain excellent contacts at key businesses and within government
• Edit and sharpen news stories, features and graphics to a high standard
• Deputise for the section editor in his absence, representing TEN in internal and external meetings, on Times Radio and at industry events
• Share the writing of a weekly newsletter, helping to improve it over time