News Editor, News Local South Zone

News Corp is looking for an agile Editor to join our fast-paced, digitally-focused community network. This is a prime opportunity for a keen Editor to take their career to the next level in a company that can provide an exciting career path and values people willing to move so they can grow professionally.
What’s the role?
Mentor and drive a team across Southern NSW to break exclusive articles that tell the stories of the area they cover.
You will understand how reason and meaning is important to keeping a hungry journalist motivated while also being able to help guide them to ensure their articles find an online audience.
Partner with the National Community Masthead Network Editor and the senior leadership team to strategically plan and manage transformations and operations
Drive the news content, conversation and agenda setting of your region
Use of analytics to identify trends, topics, news stories, ideas and innovations
Understand and continue to stress the importance of community news within the media landscape
Increase social following and engagement, UAs and brand awareness
Develop strategies to ensure that digital journalism continues to lead and drive subscription growth
Commercially minded, you will assist the leadership team to make important business decisions that will shape the way the National Community Network works, grows and shifts
Use your editorial skill sets to ensure a high quality of content is pushed out across all platforms and publications