Sub-Editor, International & US News (UK Location)

The Epoch Times is looking for an experienced full-time sub-editor located in the UK, to work on stories for our readers in the United States.

The remote-working role is part of the overnight US news shift. (Daytime hours UK)

Working remotely, you will ensure content meets standards of quality, accuracy, and clarity, in keeping with our guiding principles of 'Truth and Tradition.'

Working closely with reporters from around the world, you will be responsible for editing news stories for our substantial online readership in the United States and beyond.

Duties include:

• Editing hard and soft news copy of varying lengths
• Writing and editing headlines for clarity, brevity, and impact
• Ensuring standards of quality, accuracy, clarity, and style in copy, headlines, and captions
• Editing to house style and ensuring adherence to Epoch Times news reporting guidance
• Working with content management systems in keeping with work-flow protocol
• Fact-checking and verification according to strict guidelines
• Providing honest, yet considerate, feedback to reporters and assignment editors

Successful candidates will have:

• Substantial professional experience as a full-time sub-editor
• Experience as a newsroom sub-editor or other experience as a journalist
• Strong editorial and grammar skills, with an excellent command of the English language
• A demonstrable solid grasp of news and current affairs in the United States
• NCTJ qualification or equivalent, or qualification in a related field of communications
• Experience with WordPress and content management systems a plus
• Genuine commitment to The Epoch Times' guiding principles of Truth and Tradition and its core values

Location:

The role is currently remote working from any location within the UK

Application:

Please include the following in your application

• A copy of your CV
• A cover letter explaining why you want to work for The Epoch Times
• Names of two people willing to give references

Salary:

Competitive rates, depending on experience, in line with national newspapers

About Us

The Epoch Times is an international media company covering 21 languages and 33 countries, with a flagship U.S. edition in print and online in English-the fastest-growing independent media outlet in America.

The Epoch Times takes the principles of Truth and Tradition as its guidance.

We highlight in our reporting the best of humanity, the valuable lessons of history, and traditions that are beneficial for society.

We are free from the influence of any government, corporation, or political party-this is what makes us different from other media organisations.

The Epoch Times was founded in the United States in the year 2000 in response to communist repression and censorship in China. Our founders, Chinese-Americans who themselves had fled communism, sought to create an independent media to bring the world uncensored and truthful information.

The Epoch Times has received numerous awards for our reporting and design, including from the New York Press Association, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Society for News Design.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.