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News Corp Australia News Editor/Writer - Body & Soul in NSW, Australia
What’s the role?
Create editorial content across Body+Soul ’s print and digital platforms
Body+Soul , Australia’s number-one health and wellbeing media brand, is on the hunt for a talented News Writer/Editor to join our editorial team. A leading voice and trusted source for 20 years, Body+Soul is a rapidly growing multi-platform brand that includes a national print product appearing every weekend in The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), Herald Sun (VIC), Sunday Mail (QLD and SA) and Sunday Tasmanian. We are looking for a smart, proactive journalist tapped into the latest developments and main players in health, wellness and fitness, both globally and locally. You will bring your outstanding writing skills, professional networks, newsroom insights, passion for news/health, and strong editorial experience to this exciting full-time role, ensuring Body+Soul breaks stories, drives conversation and sets the national health agenda.
About the role:
Research, produce and write timely, news-based content for Body+Soul ’s weekly print product, and for our online platform as required
Build relationships with key industry contacts, stakeholders, experts, talent and PRs to guarantee exclusives and unique/breaking news stories and interviews.
Monitor national and international news outlets daily, and pitch trending news and feature stories relevant to a mass consumer audience, demonstrating a strong understanding of why these stories matter and how they will translate across print and digital channels.
Maintain a pipeline of strong, timely, news-based stories across Body+Soul ’s key editorial pillars, including physical and mental health, wellness, fitness, nutrition, sex and relationships.
Interview key talent, sources and experts for news-based features, crafting smart, service-driven journalism with a positive, engaging and personality-packed tone of voice.
Hit the ground running every day, scouring the internet, social media and the real world for ideas, leads and stories
Pitch talent and ideas with a strong news hook for covers, profiles and editorial content, ensuring Body+Soul helps drive and shape the national health and wellness conversation.
Who are you?
Someone with strong experience in journalism (ideally in a national newspaper, newsroom or digital environment) and a passion for health, wellness, news and breaking trends.
An exceptional news and features writer with three to five years’ experience in a similar role, and an innate understanding of the unfolding stories, topics and major breakthroughs that will appeal to the Body+Soul audience
An ability to unearth fresh, exciting and original news stories weekly, and write thought-provoking long and short-form features, plus opinion pieces when required
A wealth of innovative, news-led health and wellbeing ideas, with a gift for writing clever, clickable, attention-grabbing heads and sells that engage our audience immediately
Extensive health, wellness and fitness contacts (including experts, PRs, brands, advocacy groups and talent) and the ability to regularly expand that list with new and unexpected sources, talent and leads.
Able to multi-task and work independently under weekly deadline pressure, and write breaking news stories on very tight turnaround when required
Able to file clean, accurate, high-quality copy at a quick pace
Positive, proactive and ferociously organised, with a finely tuned news sense and ability to spot breakthroughs and emerging trends in health, wellness, fitness, nutrition, sex and relationships
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
Who are we?
News Corp Australia is the nation’s most influential media organisation, operating some of the most powerful and trusted brands in the country including Body+Soul, Delicious, Escape, GQ, Vogue, The Australian and news.com.au. We lead the way in travel, fashion, food, health, homes and lifestyle, and are the largest publisher across print and digital, reaching more than 16 million Australians each month.
What’s next?
Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 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.
If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please feel free to let us know. For more information regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the DEI section.
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