Senior Editor

Nous is a great place to work…

Nous Group is an international management consultancy with over 700 people working across Australia and New Zealand, the UK, Ireland and Canada. We are a values-based organisation that is inspired and determined to improve people’s lives in significant ways. Working in unique, cross-disciplinary teams we create innovative and enduring solutions that transform businesses, governments, and communities. We realise a bigger idea of success.

Nous is regularly acknowledged as a great place to work as part of competitive workplace reviews. In 2023 Nous was again named one of Australia’s Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work and was recognised as one of LinkedIn’s best places to grow a career, as a LinkedIn Top Company (Australia). We have previously been named Best Management Consulting Firm by the Australian Financial Review on several occasions and a Great Place to Work every year that we’ve entered for the past decade (Australia). We’re excited to be extending success and influence globally having recently been awarded A Great Place to Work in Canada and the UK in 2023.

We are looking for a Senior Editor & Content Producer to help us demonstrate our leading expertise and build our brand across a variety of formats and channels on a 12-month contract with the potential for permanency.

Working as part of the marketing team, this role will see you partnering with Nous’ Principal consultants to develop content on the biggest issues faced by senior executives, academic leaders and policy makers.

The successful candidate will be a brilliant communicator and intellectually agile storyteller who has an eye for what makes compelling long form, video, social and audio content. Someone who knows how to unearth and draft insightful content from across a variety of sources, is capable of coaching and influencing senior leaders, and who has a strong interest and grasp of the big challenges we face today – from decarbonisation, balancing performance and purpose in business, to the rising demand for care and support services, Closing the Gap, the future of Higher Education or intergenerational equity.

The role will involve:

• Thought leadership production. Partnering with Principals to produce compelling, evidence-based thought leadership.
• Coaching existing and emerging thought leaders within the business. Working in partnership with Nous’ most senior and sought-after experts to help shape their thinking and bring their expertise to life in new and creative ways.
• Thought leadership strategy. Evolving Nous’ approach to thought leadership so that the experience and insights we develop and the way they are packaged and distributed has maximum impact in the market.
• Content pipeline management. Working across sectors groups and countries to ensure we have a strong pipeline of content for delivery across all channels (web, social, podcast, video).
• Project storytelling. Maturing our approach to how we bring our project work to life for clients through case studies, stories, social content and more.
• Content design. Work with digital and animation designers on new channel-specific content formats.
• Content Strategy.
• Editorial and content support. Work with others in the marketing team to support the business on any ad-hoc content, communications and editorial requests as required.

Experience and capabilities required:

• Outstanding editorial and content production skills – researching, interviewing, data analysis, writing, recording, editing - as demonstrated through previous senior roles in journalism, media or professional services marketing.
• Experience working in partnership with senior professional, with demonstrated ability to influence desired outcomes.
• Experience creating compelling stories, articles and other content that achieves high audience engagement.
• A proven track record of innovation in content, and the ability to bring stories to life through various formats and channels.
• Experience managing multiple projects with competing stakeholders and timeframes through strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong understanding and interest in current affairs and economic and societal trends and events and their implications for the clients we work with.
• The willingness to work with a distributed team across Australia, Canada and the UK.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in journalism, media communications or equivalent experience.

What makes Nous a Great Place to Work?

Our aim is to deliver a flexible experience that delivers positive influence and growth for you, our colleagues, and our clients.

Below are some of the ways Nousers are encouraged to enjoy that experience:

• Giving all Nousers greater flexibility around public holidays. Understanding that people of different cultures, religions, and political beliefs may wish to choose to take alternate days of leave from scheduled holidays.

• Hybrid working, with monthly remote working allowance, and once off payment to set up your WFH office.

• A collaborative bonus that reflects company performance, and is available to all

• Celebrating commitment to Nous by enabling access to long service leave after 5 years of employment

• Supporting working parents by providing 18 weeks of paid primary carer parental leave and 10 weeks of paid secondary carer parental leave (access to parental leave is gender neutral)

Finally, some important details...

Nous is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Nous is a flexible workplace that offers consulting opportunities on a full-time and part-time basis.

If you have experience working on complex problems, are high performing and productive working in a fast-paced environment, and want to be part of a dynamic team that puts people at the centre of everything, then we'd love to hear from you

To apply for a role at Nous in Australia you must have Australian Permanent Residency or right to work in Australia. 

Please note if you are successful in the recruitment process, you will be required to undertake background screening prior to your commencement at Nous.