Who Are We?
Are Media is Australia’s leading omnichannel content company for women. Every day we influence, inform, inspire, and connect with 6 in 10 Australian women across magazine media, digital, video, social, e-commerce, customer review sites, podcasts, events and experiences. Our brands include The Australian Women’s Weekly, Better Homes & Gardens, Woman’s Day, marie claire, TV WEEK, New Idea, Now to Love, Australian Gourmet Traveller, BEAUTY/crew and ELLE. Through our Change AREgenda we drive meaningful and positive change for women
Are Media employs Australia’s best content creation talent and we are proud that our greatest strength is our people.
Why Are Media?
Join Australia’s leading content company for women and be part of an inspiring, creative and collaborative team. We offer excellent people programs including:
- A day of leave for your birthday,
- 4 days of volunteering leave each year,
- An inclusive parental leave program that supports all parents, families & carers,
- FREE digital access to all our titles, and
- Our unique Are Media Learning Academy (Digital Academy, Lunch N Learns, Mentoring and much more).
At Are Media, you'll be in the office four days a week, with one day to work from home.
Senior Content Producer (Features) – Take 5 magazine (12-month contract)
Do you love hearing remarkable stories about everyday people? Are you obsessed with true crime? Have you got a passion for magazines? If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
As Take 5’s Senior Content Producer, you’ll play a crucial role in creating engaging content that grows our audience, traffic and brand awareness.
This challenging and rewarding role involves supporting the Associate Editor (Features) in managing a team of writers and helping to oversee features in Take 5 and its sister publication in New Zealand, Lucky Break – in print, online and across social channels.
You will be responsible for sourcing, interviewing, writing and editing real life stories. You’ll be in your element coming up with unique and jaw-dropping cover lines that stop readers in their tracks and you’ll produce flawless, legally-sound copy in our style.
The ideal candidate will have at least three years’ experience as a journalist, with experience in magazines preferred but not essential.
Duties:
- Working with the Features team to secure the best real life stories for the brand
- Assisting with directing our team of in-house writers
- Editing writers’ stories to suit the magazine’s style and tone
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient and effective content delivery across platforms
- Creating content for socials, working with the team to grow numbers across online, social and EDM
- Stepping up to cover the Associate Editor in their absence, planning the magazine and commissioning stories from freelance journalists and news agencies
- Managing and mentoring emerging talent
Skills and experience you will need:
- Solid journalism background, ideally with some experience with editing, writing and commissioning stories
- Excellent news sense and an understanding of issues that matter to everyday Australian women
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Outstanding communication skills, highly organised, with an eye for accuracy and detail
Are Media is committed to a diverse, respectful, collaborative & inclusive workplace. We know & value the success this brings for everyone and we welcome & encourage applications from diverse backgrounds. When you apply, please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.
Please apply now and send your CV via the link. Applications close Monday July 7.
