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. 

About the role

The Health & Beauty Editor is responsible for developing, commissioning and delivering health and beauty content across all platforms, including print, digital, social, video and other media channels. This is a 12-month parental leave contract with a view to start in late February 2026. This role drives the content plan for the category, generating ideas, building engaging features and producing bespoke executions that connect with audiences wherever they consume content.

A key part of the role involves building strong industry and commercial relationships to ensure relevant, exclusive and market-leading content. The Category Editor will collaborate with internal teams and external partners to produce editorial and advertiser-led content across multiple touchpoints, including features, digital articles, video, social executions and contributions to broader initiatives such as events and television segments.

Duties

• Lead end-to-end content creation and conceptualisation, including forward planning, commissioning, briefing, writing, proofing and building bespoke content across print, digital, social and EDM channels.
• Source and manage content inputs such as product call-ins, image references and publisher extracts, working closely with freelancers, PR and external partners.
• Proactively pitch commercial content ideas and deliver tailored, advertiser-led content in collaboration with the commercial team.
• Present and host content where required, and collaborate on brand extensions including events, TV segments and digital video.
• Build and maintain strong PR and brand relationships, acting as the primary point of contact and ensuring compliance with policies (including gifting).
• Stay ahead of lifestyle trends, audience insights and emerging content formats to drive innovative content opportunities.

Skills and experience

• Strong writing, editing and commissioning skills across print, digital, social and video
• Ability to generate and execute engaging, audience-focused content plans
• Experience creating bespoke content for both editorial and commercial purposes
• Knowledge of health, beauty and lifestyle trends with the ability to translate them into content
• Commercial awareness and ability to collaborate with sales teams on advertiser-led opportunities
• Confident representing the category in client-facing situations
• Established industry contacts or ability to build strong relationships within the sector

Are Media is a proud member of Media Diversity Australia, a not-for-profit organisation working towards a media landscape that looks and sounds like Australia. We are committed to fostering 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.