What’s the role?

Medium Rare, Australia’s leading content agency, is seeking a full-time Deputy Editor for Acuity magazine, working closely with the Editor to ensure that all content, across all channels, is delivered on time and to an extremely high standard.

Reporting to the editor, you will manage the editorial content calendar, and be hands-on with the planning, commissioning, coordination and execution of Acuity print, digital and social content, including the native content.

You will have a strong sense of the key issues of interest to chartered accountants (the Acuity audience) and contribute ideas to help shape our coverage.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinating and commissioning in-house and freelance writers and sub-editors to deliver digital and native content, in consultation with the editor, ensuring that their work is completed on time and to quality and style requirements.

• Ensuring all editorial briefs are of the highest standard and deliver on their content objectives.

• Ensuring all content is of the highest quality and is suitable to the audience/client/channel, suggesting enhancements where necessary.

• Top editing, writing and interviewing, as required.

• Understanding how to maximise content (ie create multiple formats out of a single feature/event).

• Using data to inform content – SEO, trends and engagement rates.

• Maintaining awareness of relevant issues in accounting, business and finance to ensure the content focus remains timely, relevant and inspiring.

• Attending content planning meetings with CA ANZ, as required.

• Managing budgets, in consultation with the editor.

• Alongside the editor, maintaining a database of local and international freelance contractors.

Who are you?

• You have exceptional organisational skills.

• You have a deep understanding of all aspects of the publishing process, from print production and doing grids, through to best practice in digital content creation and maximisation.

• Meeting deadlines is second nature – and you have proven experience.

• You have the capacity to inspire and lead a creative team.

• Past employers will say you have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• You have mid-level editorial experience across print and digital properties.

• You understand how analytics can inform content planning and creation.

• You’re experienced in taking and meeting (advertising) client briefs.

• You’ll develop a strong understanding of client publishing and the importance of meeting the client’s objectives.

• You are proficient in publishing software (InDesign, Studio etc).

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?

Medium Rare is Australia’s leading content agency. We work with some of the country’s most recognisable brands and member organisations to create award-winning content and campaigns across print, digital, social, audio, events and out of home channels.

Our clients include Coles, Qantas, CommBank, Amex, Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, Australian Institute of Company Directors and many more.

We celebrate courageous creativity and take pride in our people, our work and our clients. Medium Rare employs more than 200 people across our Sydney, Melbourne Auckland offices. This role is Sydney-based, working from our Pyrmont office on a hybrid arrangement (three days in the office).

What’s next?

Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers

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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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