Publisher

5 days ago

Sydney, Australia Pedestrian Group Full time

Company Description
**About the Job**

Pedestrian Group, Australia’s largest youth-focused publisher, is seeking an experienced and innovative Publisher to lead our award-winning network of brands: PEDESTRIAN.TV, Refinery29, VICE, Lifehacker, Kotaku, Gizmodo and The Chainsaw (our Web3-focused publication, launching in late August).

Reporting directly to the CEO, this executive leadership role will be responsible for the editorial vision and direction of our ever-evolving publishing portfolio, as well as our inhouse native and e-commerce content teams.

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced editorial director with outstanding decision-making and strategic skills, a deep understanding of audience acquisition, excellent commercial judgement and a hunger to build best-in-market brands that speak to their audiences in a way no one else can.

This is a full-time permanent position based out of Pedestrian Group’s HQ in Surry Hills, Sydney.

**Job Description**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead, manage and develop the editorial vision and brand presence of all brands within the Pedestrian Group network (both present and future)
- Oversee a team of 45+ talented editors and writers, directly managing the Heads of Editorial for PEDESTRIAN.TV, Refinery29, VICE, Lifehacker, Kotaku, Gizmodo and The Chainsaw
- Work collaboratively with the Audience Growth team on an evolving acquisition strategy that ensures the continued diversification of traffic sources across all brands
- Guide native content partnerships and execution to ensure high-quality outcomes that result in return business
- Identify, recruit and retain the brightest emerging talent within Australia’s digital publishing landscape
- Drive the ideation and execution of editorial packages and formats that help drive positive revenue and EBITDA outcomes for the business
- Work collaboratively with the Heads of Editorial to drive innovation across all distribution channels, ensuring the mix of content is on brand, future-facing, and aligned with audience insights and growth initiatives
- Represent the Group in the market as required, including interviews with trade press and other media
- Effectively manage significant departmental budget touching written content production, photography and design
- Undertake marketing duties for the Group as required (writing, editing press releases etc)
- Work collaboratively with the wider executive team - including the Commercial Director and Executive Creative Director - to meet, and exceed, the business’ overall objectives

**Qualifications**:
**About you**
- Ideally have a Tertiary qualification in journalism or a related discipline
- Have proven and extensive experience in a senior leadership role in publishing
- Bring proven experience launching digital media brands and/or large-scale initiatives
- Be skilled at coaching, mentoring, and guiding an editorial and/or content team
- Demonstrate capacity to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
- Have excellent commercial awareness and instincts
- Have Superb verbal and written communication skills
- Have the ability to work irregular hours when required
- Ideally have experience in youth publishing (not mandatory, but looked upon favourably)

Additional Information
**Benefits**

As a Pedestrian Group employee, you will enjoy perks like company events, wellness programs, career development courses and a flexible work-life balance. But most importantly, you’ll work alongside inspiring colleagues who will encourage you to be your best self.
- Wellness - Our company’s Culture Club organises monthly yoga, meditation and tai chi sessions both virtually and IRL, and provides mental health support to all staff.
- Health & Fitness - Our Good Sports company initiative gives staff the opportunity to sign up for a seasonal sport of their choosing. Whether that be Netball, Basketball, Dodgeball or even Axe Throwing, it’s up to you
- Charity & Fundraising - Pay It Forward is Pedestrian Group’s charity and community program, where we use our unique set of skills to help raise funds and awareness for issues affecting Aussie youth.
- Work-life balance - We offer our employees flexible working arrangements and generous leave options for big life events and travel.
- Career Development - We provide our staff opportunities for personal and professional growth. Be that through our monthly guest speaker series PEDTALKS, online learning platforms, or in-person workshops.
- Social Events and Team Bonding - Pedestrian Group offers a variety of opportunities to bond with the team, from team lunches, Friday arvo knockoffs at the local, team activities, company-wide summits or just an ordinary BBQ on the balcony with a DJ and a cheeky marg station (socially distanced of course)
- We work hard & party harder

Working at Pedestrian Group offers you the chance to collaborate with a talented team in a dynamic working environment. You’ll have the opportunity to grow y

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