TV Editor

TV Editor Brands: TV Guide & Entertainment Daily (ED!)  Reporting to: Group Editor-in-Chief Location: Remote / Hybrid (UK-based) Salary: £32,000 – £40,000 depending on experience Contract: Permanent, full-time Closing date: Friday, October 9 About the role We're hiring a TV Editor to lead entertainment, reality and factual TV coverage across TV Guide and Entertainment Daily (ED!). We want a real story-finder: someone who knows UK television inside out and brings original ideas, fresh angles and real exclusives. Rounding up three comments from X or quotes from a press junket won't cut it in this role. You'll own the TV agenda across both sites and deliver content that wins in Google Search, Google Discover and Facebook and keeps readers coming back for more. You'll write the stories, and our in-house AI tools will help you get them further.  What you'll be doing

• Setting the TV agenda: Lead daily coverage of entertainment, reality and factual TV (and contribute to other genres) across ED! and TV Guide, making sure every story has a sharp, original angle.
• Breaking original stories: Pitch and deliver exclusive interviews, original lines and fresh takes on the biggest shows.
• Driving audience: Package stories to perform in Google Top Stories, Discover and AI Overviews, and write headlines that work on Facebook.
• Using the AI pipeline: Work with our in-house tools to adapt and distribute your stories across the group's sites and social channels.
• Planning and freelance direction: Keep a forward planner of launches, returning series and factual drops, and brief freelancers on the angles you want.
• Working across desks: Coordinate with our Celebrity and Social desks on major talent and crossover shows.
• Video (desirable): Script and present short clips for Reels, TikTok and Facebook covering big TV moments and original takes. What we're looking for Essential
• Deep knowledge of British entertainment, reality and factual TV, and a strong instinct for an original story.
• A portfolio of original reporting and exclusives, ideally with strong traffic results at a national or high-volume publisher.
• A working understanding of how Google Search, Discover and AI Overviews surface news, plus the headline formats that perform on Facebook.
• Willingness to build our AI tools into your daily workflow.
• Fast, accurate output, with strong working knowledge of media law (NCTJ or equivalent). Desirable
• Confidence on camera, and the ability to film or edit simple short-form video. Working pattern This role includes coverage of live evening and weekend TV, such as major reality & entertainment shows, with time off in lieu. What we offer 25 days holiday allowance, pension, flexible working, training, other benefits. How to apply Email kaggie@digitalbox.com with: Your CV A short cover letter highlighting your best original TV stories or exclusives, with traffic figures if you have them 3 – 5 original TV story pitches you'd run in October Links to any on-camera or social video work (optional)