**What's the role?**
We are seeking an experienced News Editor to join our highly-regarded editorial team at Kidspot, establish and frame our position on our news coverage and drive audience growth. The full-time role is based at our office in Surry Hills and would be Monday - Friday, with a focus on news and parenting/lifestyle content.
- Set the news agenda each morning and delegate stories to team members
- Deliver breaking stories, bringing Kidspot's unique viewpoint to the topic and engaging our readership
- Connect with existing and new readers across multiple platforms, including search and social
- Commission and edit content from contributors
- Lead, inspire and develop reporters to deliver engaging and informative content for your vertical
- Work in collaboration with the Editor, Morning News Reporter, video and social teams to plan and write stories in a fast-paced news environment
- Post directly to Kidspot's various social channels
**Who are you?**
- Strong news writing skills
- Experience in a digital news environment
- Keen interest in world and international news, (local and international) as well as engaging lifestyle content
- Finger on the pulse with all things parenting-news related
- Ability to be across, and write, all relatable breaking news in a fast-paced environment
- Sound understanding of SEO to drive our search traffic
- Collaborative working approach
- Natural leadership skills
**What's in it for you?**
Based in our lively Surry Hills office in Sydney, there's an on-site gym, and plenty of restaurants, cafes and bars nearby to keep your work/life balance healthy.
**We offer**:
News Benefits is our way of saying thank you to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities. Thanking them for the great things they do daily, for the greater good of Australia. Our benefits include:
- Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
- Health & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)
- Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.
- Helping you grow - Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion - focused education series) and recognition
- Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money
- Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services
- Giving back - Make a difference to our communities.
- Inclusive workplace advantages & facilities - join an employee resource group, get access to multi-faith quiet rooms or utilise our parents rooms
**Who are we?**
**What's next?**
- We know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique and we all have a story. We encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, abilities and gender identities to apply. Inclusion is important to us and we want everyone at News to bring their whole-selves to work. If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to outline which pronouns you prefer, please feel free to let us know_
📌 News Editor
🏢 News Corp Australia
📍 Sydney