Job Summary
We are looking for a journalist who will report on Australia's property market for a national audience. You will be part of Domain's national news team, covering a broad range of topics including property data, lifestyle, and human interest stories. Knowledge of SEO/AIO is valued, although not essential. We are looking for a gun journalist, news‐style, who is a fast‐learner and seeks a reward for talent in versatility, news gathering, and writing.
Location
This position can be based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.
Responsibilities
* Generate and proactively pitch unique story ideas and cover a broad range of topics.
* Jump on breaking news if required and file to tight deadlines but generally work ahead of time.
* Analyse and interpret property data reports when required for story ideas.
* Production work including supporting the content team on article building, image sourcing and input into the Wordpress CMS.
* Work with and build upon a network of editorial contacts.
* Work cross‐functionally with the social, video, magazines and commercial news teams to ideate on cross‐
Experience & Qualifications
* Demonstrated experience in journalism, preferably within a digital newsroom environment where breaking news was required.
* Track record of producing clean, accurate and thoughtful copy with minimal editing required.
* Generating and pitching original story ideas.
* Writing across a range of topics at varied paces, showing a clear curiosity for trends, new angles and creative thinking.
* Adaptibility: willing to learn new topics quickly (e.g. economic policy, housing trends).
* Audience‐first mindset: basic understanding of social media platforms and how news performs across them.
* Consistency: consistently maintain high standards of quality work for your editor.
* Independent and open‐minded: work autonomously yet maintain open communication and be receptive to feedback.
Key Attributes
* Versatility: comfortable jumping between hard news, data stories, lifestyle and human interest.
* 2‐5 years experience, with experience in a newsroom.
* University‐level degree in journalism/communications.
* Knowledge of, or an interest in, the Australian property market.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Domain is enthusiastically and unapologetically committed to fostering an equitable, inclusive work culture which reflects our customers and communities. We are proactively looking for candidates from all lived experiences, including people with disability, and people of all ages, ethnicities, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples), faiths, sexual orientations, and gender identities (including trans and non‐binary people). We are committed to providing an equitable recruitment process for people with disability. If you require adjustments during the process we're here to support.
Equal Employment Opportunity
CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug‐free workplace and perform pre‐employment substance abuse testing.
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