Entertainment Editor

Title: Entertainment Editor State and Communities Mastheads

Location: Southbank  Australia

time type: Full time

job requisition id: Job_Req_56178

Job Description:

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.

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

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?

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. In order for us to assist you, please ensure you include the role title you are applying for in the subject line. 

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State & Community Mastheads