News Editor

1 week ago


Sydney, Australia Are Media Full time

**Who Are We?**

Are Media is Australia’s leading omnichannel content company for women. Every day we influence, inform, inspire, and connect with _6 in 10_ Australian women across magazine media, digital, video, social, e-commerce, customer review sites, podcasts, events and experiences. Our brands include _The Australian Women’s Weekly, Better Homes & Gardens, Woman’s Day, marie claire, TV WEEK, New Idea, Now to Love, Australian Gourmet Traveller, BEAUTY/crew and ELLE_. Through our Change AREgenda we drive meaningful and positive change for women

Are Media employs Australia’s best content creation talent and we are proud that our greatest strength is our people.

**Why Are Media?**

Join Australia’s leading content company for women and be part of an inspiring, creative and collaborative team. We offer excellent people programs including:

- A day of leave for your birthday,
- 4 days of volunteering leave each year,
- An inclusive parental leave program that supports all parents, families & carers,
- FREE digital access to all our titles, and
- Our unique Are Media Learning Academy (Digital Academy, Lunch N Learns, Mentoring and much more).

We support flexible ways of working through our Activity Based Working (ABW) model. We encourage a balance of working in the office and remotely and we believe this enables our people to do their best work.

**About the role**

**Duties**
- Pitch real life/news stories to the Editor daily
- Research, interview and write news stories for the publication each week
- Help the picture department source and collate relevant images
- Liaise with and commission freelance news writers
- Negotiate deals with external news and picture agencies
- Help mentor and manage junior staff
- Contribute to the development and execution of branded campaigns
- Build stories for the brand’s website and social platforms on a weekly basis

**Skills and experience**
- At least three years’ experience in a fast-paced news room or publishing house, with management skills preferable
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- A tertiary degree in Communications/Journalism or similar
- An ability to work to tight deadlines
- Proficiency in publishing tools such as InDesign, InCopy and Content Station preferred.

Are Media

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Posted: February 5, 2024

Closing: February 23, 2024

Sydney, NSW

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