Senior News Reporter: Live Blogs & Digital Storytelling

News Corp Australia Sydney, AUS; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

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Job summary

News Corp Australia Sydney, AUS is seeking a motivated, full-time journalist to cover Australia's and the world's top stories for a massive audience. You will source, write and produce compelling journalism read by millions and deliver live blogs with speed and accuracy.

You will ideate and script video storytelling with editors, collaborate with the newsroom, and use social media and analytics to spot trends and drive exclusive angles.

Qualifications

• Five+ years experience in a busy digital newsroom.
• Experience live blogging and covering rolling news stories quickly and accurately.
• Strong writing skills with understanding of headlines and images to hook readers.
• Sound working knowledge of media law.

Responsibilities

• Cover the biggest news stories in Australia and the world for a massive audience both on and off platform.
• Produce engaging and informative live blogs with speed and accuracy.
• Source, write, and produce compelling journalism read by millions of Australians.
• Ideate, script and present video storytelling packages with the support of a team of producers and editors.
• Collaborate effectively with editors, multimedia journalists and the broader newsroom.
• Use social media to stay on top of topics that are trending and find ideas for stories.
• Use analytics to inform story choices.

Skills

Live blogging

News reporting

SEO knowledge

Analytics

Job description

News Corp Australia Sydney, AUS is seeking a motivated, full-time journalist to cover Australia's and the world's top stories for a massive audience. You will source, write and produce compelling journalism read by millions and deliver live blogs with speed and accuracy.

You will ideate and script video storytelling with editors, collaborate with the newsroom, and use social media and analytics to spot trends and drive exclusive angles.