Entertainment Editor State and Communities Mastheads

Dow Jones; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

News Extras Benefits

Health & wellbeing

Time off

Financial wellbeing

Job summary

News Corp Australia seeks an Entertainment Editor to lead a premier national entertainment destination across the News Corp Australia network. You will define the editorial vision, supervise national output, and drive subscription growth while coordinating with mastheads and state reporters.

You will oversee investigations, celebrity access franchises, and cross-platform distribution, including print, digital, video, newsletters and social media, to elevate audience engagement.

Qualifications

• Senior editorial leadership in entertainment, lifestyle, or culture journalism.
• Experience scaling national digital properties and комmercial content.
• Strong understanding of audience growth and subscription dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Define the editorial vision and oversee the national entertainment output.
• Oversee daily output, including breaking news, investigations, and features.
• Chair planning meetings, manage national direct reports, and coordinate with state mastheads.
• Lead cross-platform distribution across print, digital, video, newsletters and social.
• Drive subscription growth and collaborate on a unified entertainment navigation structure.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Digital audience growth

SEO & audience metrics

Cross-platform distribution

Stakeholder management

Job description

What's the role? Are you a visionary editorial leader ready to build and shape a premier national entertainment destination? We are looking for an Entertainment Editor for our State & Communities portfolio to spearhead the creation and day-to-day operation of the network's sixth national content pillar. This includes our metropolitan and community mastheads such as The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier Mail, Advertiser and more! In this high-impact leadership role, you will drive exclusive stories and celebrity access, unifying our entertainment output into a coherent, nationally programmed powerhouse that accelerates subscriber acquisition and audience engagement across our mastheads and the News Corp Australia network. Leading a dedicated national team and collaborating with state-based reporters, you will oversee high-profile investigations, major interview franchises, and cross-platform distribution across print, digital, video, newsletters, and social.

About the role

In this role, you will define the editorial vision, oversee the editorial output, streamline operational rhythms, and drive subscription growth across our national entertainment ecosystem:

• Establish the annual national and state programming calendar, commissioning and delivering exclusive breaking news, high-impact investigative content, celebrity interview franchises, power lists, and premium features to a publish-ready standard.
• Oversee daily output including breaking news stories and video
• Oversee and sign off on the Sunday premium print offerings
• Chair national editorial planning meetings, manage 4 national direct reports, and collaborate with state-based Confidential and masthead reporters to prioritise national amplification without conflicting with local priorities.
• Partner closely with the News Corp Australia network, masthead editors, and Watchlist to maximise content leverage, and eliminate editorial duplication.
• Deliver against key digital growth targets
• Collaborate with Product and Marketing to launch a unified entertainment navigation structure and lead a comprehensive tagging and taxonomy remediation program.
• Understand SEO commissioning and execute cross-platform amplification strategies across YouTube, targeted newsletters, and consolidated social media channels.

Who are you?

We are seeking an experienced editorial leader with strong commercial instincts and a background in scaling digital audiences:

• You offer demonstrated senior leadership experience driving entertainment, lifestyle, or culture journalism within a fast-paced media environment.
• You have proven experience launching, restructuring, or significantly scaling a content vertical or national digital property.
• You understand and value the power of exclusive content and celebrity access and can support a team of journalists in delivering on these metrics
• You understand digital subscription economics, funnel optimisation, and audience performance metrics (such as digital data, conversion rates, and bounce reduction).
• You possess strong stakeholder management skills and proven success managing distributed, matrixed editorial teams and diverse newsroom communities of practice.
• You bring deep relationships with entertainment publicists, PR agencies, television networks, streaming platforms, film studios, and music labels.
• You are a strategic thinker across print, digital, video, and social formats, adept at operating across multiple mastheads simultaneously while maintaining distinctive brand voices.

Why Join Us?

Lead the transformation of a major national content pillar reaching millions of Australians daily. High-visibility leadership role with direct reporting lines to senior editorial executives. Autonomy to build a shared content destination across leading digital mastheads and the News Corp Australia network. Collaborative, ambitious culture committed to premium journalism and digital growth.

Applications close 9th November 2026

Why News Corp Australia

Join a culture where innovation is our operating rhythm. You’ll work on a diverse portfolio of Australia’s most loved brands and play a pivotal role in leading the technological shift in how we create commercial content. Our vibrant, hybrid work environment and dynamic, values-driven culture empowers you to push boundaries, collaborate as one unified team, and make a positive, measurable impact for all Australians.

News Extras Benefits

News Extras Benefits is a commitment to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities.

• Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
• Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services that deliver genuine cost savings and benefits
• 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.
• Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money

In addition to our perks and benefits, employees have access to a number of initiatives and programs that support their wellbeing and professional growth, such as:

• Helping you grow - Access tailored development opportunities, including leadership programs, to cultivate your skills and support your career
• Giving back - Make a difference to our communities through volunteer opportunities and company-organised charity drives
• 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?

We are proud to be Australia’s most impactful media group, we’re even prouder of what we stand for: Together, we inform, advocate and inspire all Australians, for a better Australia. With over 150 brands across news, sport and lifestyle, backed by a team of more than 5,000 dedicated people across the country, News Corp Australia is trusted by over 17 million Australians a month to provide the information and inspiration they seek across multiple digital, video, audio and print platforms. Renowned for world-class journalism and marketing services nationally and internationally, we are passionate, creative and dynamic. We offer a fast-paced environment that encourages individuals to take control of their future and challenge themselves in ever-changing fields. News Corp Australia is evolving in response to the expectations and challenges of the digital world in which we now live. We have an amazing opportunity to reinvent our industry and redefine the future of media in Australia. We are passionate about what we do and are proud of our heritage of world-class journalism and entrepreneurial spirit. Our environment is supportive and friendly, we encourage innovation, collaboration and creative thinking. If you thrive on being challenged and enjoy working in a fast-paced stimulating environment, come and join us on this incredible journey.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Diversity strengthens our national teams and newsroom as we seek to tell stories that represent the communities of Australia. Our people make us unique, and so we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability or gender identity. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply! We are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations at any stage, please do not hesitate to let us know here.

Category: State & Community Mastheads

We are proud to be Australia’s most impactful media group, we’re even prouder of what we stand for: Together, we inform, advocate and inspire all Australians, for a better Australia. With over 150 brands across news, sport and lifestyle, backed by a team of more than 5,000 dedicated people across the country, News Corp Australia is trusted by over 17 million Australians a month to provide the information and inspiration they seek across multiple digital, video, audio and print platforms. Renowned for world-class journalism and marketing services nationally and internationally, we are passionate, creative and dynamic. We offer a fast-paced environment that encourages individuals to take control of their future and challenge themselves in ever-changing fields. News Corp Australia is evolving in response to the expectations and challenges of the digital world in which we now live. We have an amazing opportunity to reinvent our industry and redefine the future of media in Australia. We are passionate about what we do and are proud of our heritage of world-class journalism and entrepreneurial spirit. Our environment is supportive and friendly, we encourage innovation, collaboration and creative thinking.