Regional Digital Reporter

News Corp Australia; Bowen; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Publications access

Perks & discounts

Health & wellbeing

Time off & leaves

Financial wellbeing

Job summary

News Corp Australia’s Daily Mercury is seeking an agile reporter for a fast-paced, digitally focused role based in Mackay, serving the Bowen region and beyond. You will storytelling that matters, build contacts, and drive engagement and subscriptions.

Ideal candidates have strong news judgment, interview skills, and a solid grasp of social media, SEO, and digital data, with a proactive, collaborative approach to deadlines.

Qualifications

• Strong news judgment and interview skills.
• Solid understanding of social media, SEO and digital data.
• Ability to pitch engaging content ideas.
• Ability to build a wide network of contacts.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Source and create compelling stories that resonate with an audience
• Deliver relevant content that engages subscribers and attracts new readers
• Work under deadline pressure to cover breaking stories with quality
• Focus on online engagement and subscription growth
• Digest digital data to inform content planning
• Turn dry topics into engaging reads

Skills

News judgment

Interview skills

Social media

SEO

Digital data literacy

Story pitching

Networking

Job description

News Corp Australia’s Daily Mercury is seeking an agile reporter for a fast-paced, digitally focused role based in Mackay, serving the Bowen region and beyond. You will storytelling that matters, build contacts, and drive engagement and subscriptions.

Ideal candidates have strong news judgment, interview skills, and a solid grasp of social media, SEO, and digital data, with a proactive, collaborative approach to deadlines.