News Director Cairns Post

4 weeks ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia News Corp Australia Full time
What's the role?

We are looking for an energetic and passionate newsroom leader who wants to take their career to the next level.

Our reporters are embedded in the communities they serve and need an engaged manager to provide digital news leadership, mentoring and coaching.

The Cairns Post and Weekend Post have a long and proud tradition of covering the whole Far North Queensland region, from Cardwell to Cape York and west to the Tablelands - a massive patch.

In your role as News Director, you will help build on our current strengths. If you have a strong news sense, with good editing skills, a strong understanding of digital reporting and social media engagement, we want to hear from you.

About The Role
  • Work closely with the Editor and Head of Content in the editorial leadership team to source and deliver compelling news content for online and print
  • Set the daily news agenda for the region
  • Use analytics to identify trending topics, news stories, ideas and innovations
  • Understand and focus on the importance of community news within the media landscape
  • Increase social media following and engagement
  • Develop strategies to ensure our digital journalism leads the way and drives consumer growth
  • Commercially minded, you will form part of the leadership team that makes key business decisions to shape the way the Cairns Post and Weekend Post grow and transform
  • Use your editorial skill sets to ensure high-quality content is published across all platforms and publications

Who are you?
  • Ideal candidate will come from a news background
  • Strong understanding of what makes a great yarn and what digital and print audiences want
  • Strong understanding of SEO, social media and what it takes to run a news website
  • Strong organisational skills in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
  • Strong people management skills and an interpersonal skill set

News Benefits

News Benefits is our way of saying thank you to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities. Thanking them for the great things they do daily, for the greater good of Australia. Our benefits include:
  • Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
  • Health & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)
  • Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.
  • Helping you grow - Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion - focused education series) and recognition
  • Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money
  • Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services
  • Giving back - Make a difference to our communities.
  • Workplace Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents' rooms

Who are we?

We are Australia's number one and most influential media organisation with more than 150 prestige brands across news, sport and lifestyle. Each month more than 17 million Australians choose to consume news and information from our digital and print products - more than any other media group in Australia.

What's next?

Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion We know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique and we all have a story. We encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, abilities and gender identities to apply. Inclusion is important to us and we want everyone at News to bring their whole-selves to work. If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to outline which pronouns you prefer, please feel free to let us know.

If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please feel free to let us know. For more information regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the DEI section.

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