Job Description:
Nine Digital is seeking a talented writer to work as a Digital Producer on the 9Honey team.
The position is primarily within our celebrity team, but you will occasionally write more broadly across the wider 9Honey verticals.
You will be writing breaking celebrity stories and features, interviewing entertainment personalities, generating original story ideas, researching, writing and curating content for the 9Honey website. Additionally, you will be required to source images, video and other attributes needed for onsite and in social media.
You will be working closely on our social assets, across Tiktok, Instagram and Facebook, creating content that works for those audiences.
Please note shift work and weekend work may be required.
Your Key Responsibilities Will Include:
* Pitching and being across breaking celebrity and lifestyle news
* Generating original ideas for celebrity and lifestyle features and galleries
* Assisting in the promotion of your stories, including via homepage headlines, social media and newsletters
* Sourcing video and images for stories, using Photoshop to assist in image editing
* Attending junkets both virtually and in person interviewing entertainment personalities from across the world.
* Interviewing local and international talent relevant to our audience
Qualifications:
We are looking for someone with:
* Demonstrated experience writing for digital audiences
* Ability to calmly write fast, accurate copy and meet rolling daily deadlines
* Firsthand experience with daily publishing in a CMS
* Photoshop experience
* Strong grammar, research, and copy-editing skills
* Intermediate SEO knowledge
* Excellent communication skills. Must be a team player with a can-do attitude who thrives in a fast-paced news environment
* Experience writing entertainment news
* Relationships with industry media teams and celebrity publicists
Benefits:
You'll enjoy:
* Career development and quality training
* Up to 16 weeks paid primary carer's parental leave
* Discounts on lifestyle, entertainment, and leisure memberships, including health insurance, dental and gym
* Discounts on products and services with corporate partners
About Us:
We are committed to a culture that promotes creativity and innovation, diversity and inclusion, and rewards impact and ensures everyone is heard.