Senior Reporter

What’s the role?

You are responsible for sourcing, writing, and producing compelling journalism tailored for a wide Australian audience.
Your task involves finding exclusive angles on the most significant stories within the country.
You must proactively chase down leads to secure unique perspectives that will be followed by others.
Covering both national and global breaking news is an essential aspect of your role.
Utilize social media to stay updated on trending topics and generate fresh story ideas.
Your role includes pitching and delivering distinctive content that stimulates discussions, encourages engagement, and promotes click-throughs across multiple platforms.
Employ analytics to make informed decisions about future story selections, ensuring new insights on popular subjects.
You will be expected to work some weekend shifts and occasionally outside of regular hours to provide coverage for special events.

Who are you?

You are a successful news reporter, boasting a minimum of five years of experience in a bustling digital newsroom.
Preferably, you possess court reporting experience, which is considered advantageous.
Your passion lies in uncovering breaking stories and securing exclusive perspectives on the prevalent topics dominating the national agenda.
You are highly motivated, brimming with innovative ideas, and benefit from a robust network of contacts that facilitate the breaking of major stories.
Your strong writing skills are complemented by a keen understanding of how to leverage headlines and images to captivate readers, with a strong desire for widespread readership being essential.
Possessing sound legal knowledge, you are adept at working independently and sourcing your own stories.
You exhibit an interest in actively engaging with and taking ownership of the finance topics that appeal to news.com.au readers.
You have a comprehensive understanding of SEO principles and analytics, allowing you to optimize your content for maximum reach and impact.

News Benefits

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.
Workplace Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms