Reporter Mackay

Dow Jones; Mackay Regional, Whitsunday Regional; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

News Corp publications access

Perks & discounts

Wellbeing program

Leave options

Financial wellbeing

Job summary

The Daily Mercury, part of News Corp Australia, seeks an agile reporter in Queensland to cover fast-paced, digital-first news from Mackay and regional teams. You will build contacts, pitch ideas, and craft engaging stories for readers and subscribers.

You will leverage social media, SEO, and data to plan coverage, adapt quickly to deadlines, and help grow readership while maintaining high journalistic standards across platforms.

Qualifications

• Strong news judgment and interview skills
• Willing to embrace change and demonstrate agility in a fast-paced sector
• Self-starter who can maintain high levels of personal organisation and time management
• Understands social media, SEO, and digital data
• Has a collaborative work ethic and ability to meet deadlines
• Able to build and maintain a solid network of valuable contacts

Responsibilities

• Source and create compelling stories that resonate with an audience
• Deliver relevant content that both engages our existing subscribers and attracts new readers
• Work under deadline pressure in a fast-paced environment to cover breaking stories without compromising on quality or accuracy
• Focus on online engagement and drive subscription growth
• Demonstrate initiative to seek out stories that are not already breaking and identify unique angles that drive conversation and move the issue forward
• Digest digital data and use it in planning content
• Turn what can sometimes be dry topics into engaging reads

Skills

News judgment

Interview skills

Social media

SEO

Digital data

Time management

Job description

What's the role? The award-winning Daily Mercury is looking for an agile reporter to join the team who is comfortable working in a fast-paced, digitally focused environment to tell the stories that matter. The role is primarily based at Mackay and is part of a broader regional team which includes the Bowen Independent and the Whitsunday Times at Airlie Beach. We’re looking for an enthusiastic and resilient individual who has the ability to build a rapport with a wide range of people and can deliver engaging, high-quality content that matters to the audience. The best candidate will be skilled in news gathering and developing key contacts, have a solid grasp of social media and the ability to pitch and deliver engaging content ideas.

About the role:

• Source and create compelling stories that resonate with an audience
• Deliver relevant content that both engages our existing subscribers and attracts new readers
• Work under deadline pressure in a fast-paced environment to cover breaking stories without compromising on quality or accuracy
• Focus on online engagement and drive subscription growth
• Demonstrate initiative to seek out stories that are not already breaking and identify unique angles that drive conversation and move the issue forward
• Digest digital data and use it in planning content
• Turn what can sometimes be dry topics into engaging reads

Who are you?

• Thrives on the challenge of meeting business outcomes and reader expectations and actively looks to exceed them
• Strong news judgment and interview skills
• Willing to embrace change and demonstrate agility in a fast-paced sector
• Self-starter who can maintain high levels of personal organisation and time management
• Understands social media, SEO, and digital data
• Has a collaborative work ethic and ability to meet deadlines
• Able to build and maintain a solid network of valuable contacts

News Extras Benefits

Our benefits include:

• 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? The award-winning Daily Mercury is an agenda-setting newsroom in Queensland and part of Australia’s most influential media organisation. Each month more than 17 million Australians choose to consume news and information from News Corp’s digital and print products – more than any other media group in Australia.

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