Director - Breaking Sky News
Listed on 2026-02-24
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Management
Program / Project Manager, General Management -
Creative Arts/Media
Location: Greater London
London, UK:
Director - Breaking & Live - Sky News
Location:
London, UK
The Director – Breaking & Live (B&L) is a pivotal leadership role within the newsroom, responsible for shaping and delivering the organisation’s B&L content.
The Director – Breaking & Live sets the strategic direction for how B&L news is gathered, produced, commissioned and delivered, ensuring that it is delivered at pace, while remaining accurate, authoritative and engaging.
This role will be accountable for embracing tech solutions to improve the B&L operation and drive efficiencies. They will need to drive change.
With a remit that spans strategy, talent management, and cross-platform delivery, the role requires a blend of strategic vision, editorial judgement, and operational leadership, as well as the ability to collaborate across departments and manage complex stakeholder relationships.
This role leads the Breaking & Live operation — an integrated team of on-screen talent, producers, and editors tasked with delivering high-impact B&L content that informs and resonates with diverse audiences.
They will advocate for the categorising of B&L stories and work with the premium hub directors to ensure that the right level of resource is allocated from the premium hubs to the B&L desk to ensure sufficient coverage of important B&L events.
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