Commercial Finance Writer

Your Team: Situated within News UK's commercial department at London Bridge, the Affiliates and Partnerships team is tasked with driving revenue through expertise, thought leadership, and innovation while creating the foundations for future revenue streams. Your Role: As our Commercial Finance Writer, you will support the Affiliates and Partnerships team to deliver all commercial finance content across The Times and The Sun, as well as support the wider eCommerce team. Reporting to the E-Commerce Lead Editor, you will use your knowledge of financial services to create SEO-optimised content that resonates with our audiences while navigating a fast-paced, digital newsroom environment. Day to day you will:

• Act as the main contact for all financial commercial digital content delivery on The Times and The Sun, including the maintenance of "best buy" guides.
• Take ownership of quarterly content planning, ensuring all schedules align with broader commercial objectives.
• Write and publish flawless affiliate content that adheres to specific section tone and style guidelines.
• Utilize SEO guidance to publish content that drives traffic and engages readers across various platforms.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and the sales teams to deliver high-quality commercial content campaigns.
• Oversee copywriting and proofreading to ensure consistency and excellence across all financial output.
• Research and review financial products to produce engaging, informative articles based on your findings.
• Commission and edit work with a strict focus on FCA, ASA, and CAP code regulations to ensure total compliance.
• Analyze campaign performance to provide data-driven insights for future pitch and content development.
  
  Digital journalism experience specifically within an FCA-regulated publishing environment to ensure our content remains compliant and trusted.
• Expertise in SEO and working knowledge of Content Management Systems like WordPress to ensure our stories reach the widest possible audience.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and deliver high-quality briefs on time.
• Analytical mindset used to reviewing campaign metrics and translating data into actionable content ideas.
• Commercial awareness to help identify and build new revenue streams while maintaining editorial integrity.
  
  News UK is 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 and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local 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 multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter.
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. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy. At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.

Some of our benefits include:
• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes
• 'Bikes for Work' and 'Electric Car' scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• 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%
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year