Head of Content

3 weeks ago

Hobart, Australia News Corp Australia Full time

**The Mercury**
For over 165 years the Mercury has been at the forefront of news, public debate and entertainment in Tasmania. With its seven day multi-platform operation to both inform and challenge, the Mercury is The Voice of Tasmania. It shares tears and cheers, stimulates discussion and action, records and presents major news events and is a vital part of the fabric of Tasmania.

Every day, the Mercury’s dedicated Tasmanian team set out determined to do all the good we can in serving this state that we love. And because of that hard work, the Mercury is proudly a central part of daily life.

**Role Responsibilities**
- Oversee and drive daily content for online and print
- Manage news, event and content planning
- Identify biggest stories of the day and drive through to publication
- Work under deadline pressure in a fast-paced newsroom environment
- Lead journalists to drive subscriber growth and retention
- Oversee the generation of engaging content and search for fresh stories that are not already breaking

**About you**
- An aspiring newsroom leader with exceptional news judgement
- Extensive reporting, editing and social media experience
- Solid print and digital experience and ability to drive audience growth
- Experience overseeing the writing of quality content to tight deadlines is desired
- You are a team player with excellent communication skills and knowledge of an extensive range of topics

**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

**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.

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