**What's the role?**
- Deliver unique local sports content, drive conversation and socially-engage our readers
- Sourcing and creating compelling hyperlocal content that is consumer relevant across multiple platforms
- Engage audiences across both digital and print
- Producing social media content
- Work under deadline pressure for a fast paced newsroom
- Create and expand upon a broad network of contacts in the sports industry and local community
**Who are you?**
- Previous reporting and newsroom experience
- An interest and knowledge of all sports
- Experience writing quality content to tight deadlines
- Able to produce engaging and snappy copy
- Strong interview skills and news judgement
- You will be required to work on weekends and occasionally will need to work a night shift
- You are a team player with excellent communication skills and knowledge of an extensive range of topics
**What's in it for you?**
- Collaborative environment
- Opportunity to innovate, challenge the norm and pioneer the way forward
- Variety of work where no two days are the same
- Make a difference as part of Australia's most influential media organisation
**Who are we?**
We are the voice of everyday people, a champion for the battlers of Australia. We're for news, sport, lifestyle and more: our newspapers, magazines and websites influence 16 million people each month, a larger audience than any other media business in Australia.
**Where do I sign?**
- Diversity strengthens our national teams and newsroom as we seek to tell stories that represent the communities of Australia. Our people make us unique, and so we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability or gender identity. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply_