News Editor, Apple News UK (maternity cover)

Apple News is the most innovative news aggregation app, providing millions of users with a part-curated, part-personalised news feed from the world’s best publishers.

Apple News+ offers hundreds of magazines and leading newspapers in one subscription.

We are looking for an experienced news editor to help take our coverage of breaking news, sport and features to the next level.

Applicants should have a strong sense of the news landscape in the UK, a keen interest in journalism, awareness of the big running stories – and an eye for a snappy headline.

You should also have a keen appreciation of what makes good features journalism: what readers want in a story, and what they would be prepared to pay for.

Candidates should be prepared to work flexibly across early mornings, evenings and occasional weekends.