Culture Reporter

Company Description
**About the Job**

Pedestrian Group, Australia’s largest youth-focused Editorial Director, is seeking an experienced and innovative Editorial Director 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**:
Reporting to the Managing Editor and working closely with the Head of Editorial, the Culture Reporter will keep our community up to date on all the latest Web3 developments that sit at the intersection of art, music, gaming, style and more.

The Culture Reporter will be expected to produce unbiased news, in-depth analysis, insightful opinion pieces and long-form investigations on the future of token technology and their impact on multiple industries.

**The Culture Reporter will be required to**:

- Write multiple editorial posts per day
- Pitch, research, and produce varied forms of content, including long-form journalistic investigations and short-form guides
- Stay up to date with a fast-moving space, and be fully immersed in the world of culture and its intersection with Web3
- Build relationships with leading projects in the cultural vertical of Web3
- Conduct in-depth interviews with everyone from founders and creatives to key thought leaders
- Engage with our community across multiple social touch points, including Discord, Twitter, LinkedIn and more
- Follow best practices for SEO and social optimisation

**Qualifications**:
**About you**
- A strong interest in blockchain and how it relates to gaming, fashion, art, collecting, and more
- Knowledge of the sub-cultural phenomenon of Web3 and the cultural stories from the space
- A broader understanding of the Web3 space
- The ability to sort fact from fiction, calling on both primary and secondary sources
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Demonstrable writing experience within business markets
- Enthusiasm for experimenting with new ways of storytelling (experience doing on-camera work is a bonus)
- A keen understanding of journalistic ethics

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 your skills and career with one of Australia’s fastest growing digital media companies.

We believe in fearlessness and unfiltered creativity in everything we do