Perth Local News Reporter: Launch a New Masthead

Gazette News; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Training and support

Ambitious team

Supportive culture

Define news future

Job summary

Gazette News in Australia is launching its first WA masthead in Perth, covering local news, lifestyle and culture with a focus on practical reporting across newsletters, social, video and web.

You will spend time in the community, build relationships with locals, businesses and decision makers, and report on underreported issues such as climate, cost of living and housing. You will shape the editorial voice and collaborate with audience teams to grow reach.

Responsibilities

• Find and report local stories that matter, across news, lifestyle and culture, from everyday community issues to public interest work
• Work across formats, from short explainers and newsletters to social posts and vertical video
• Spend real time in the community, building relationships with locals, businesses, community groups and decision makers
• Shape the editorial voice of a young masthead, and try formats and ideas nobody has tried yet
• Work with our editorial and audience teams to grow reach

Job description

Gazette News in Australia is launching its first WA masthead in Perth, covering local news, lifestyle and culture with a focus on practical reporting across newsletters, social, video and web.

You will spend time in the community, build relationships with locals, businesses and decision makers, and report on underreported issues such as climate, cost of living and housing. You will shape the editorial voice and collaborate with audience teams to grow reach.