Nine’s strategy is to create great content, distribute it broadly and engage audiences and advertisers.

We are Australia’s largest locally owned media company – the home of Australia’s most trusted and loved brands spanning News, Sport, Lifestyle, and Entertainment.

Nine’s assets include the Nine Network, major mastheads such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review, Nine Radio, digital properties such as nine.com.au, 9Now, 9Honey, Pedestrian.TV, subscription video platform Stan and majority investments in Domain Group and CarAdvice.

Nine is an equal opportunity employer that strives to create an inclusive and diverse workplace that encourages everyone to bring their own unique capabilities, experiences and characteristics to work.

We are committed to working in partnership with and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

This role can be performed from either our Nine head office in Sydney or Melbourne.

Nine is currently seeking applications for the role of National Editor to support our metro news teams across The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times and WAtoday newsrooms.

This is a critical senior Editorial role in the business whose remit will be to lead our outstanding national editorial teams across World, Federal Politics, Business and Environment.

With a history dating back 190 years and boasting both the number one and two most-read mastheads in the country in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, we are clearly Australia’s most prestigious news organisation. We have a rich history of courageous, quality and unbiased journalism. In 2021, we remain in a stronger position than ever with readership and subscriber numbers continuing to grow.

The heart of this role is to lead the National team and work closely with topic editors to ensure outstanding results for our readers. Specifically, this will involve:

• Providing editorial leadership and direction across World, Federal Politics, Business and Environment units
• Ensuring journalistic output from National teams aligns with the broader strategy of digital and subscriber growth
• Set goals across the function and use data and metrics to measure results
• Shape and drive coverage of major national news stories and promote agenda-setting journalism
• Liaise closely with The Age and Sydney Morning Herald Editors to ensure national coverage aligns with and supports broader coverage across the mastheads
• Identify new and innovative projects and initiatives to support editorial excellence and subscriber growth/engagement
• Drive new projects as required

For the position of National Editor, we are looking for a candidate with excellent journalistic credentials, strong leadership qualities and the ability to make great decisions.

We are looking for someone who can foster a strong team culture, values collaboration and has the vision to create agenda-setting journalism.

You will have experience leading editorial units and teams, experience with national-level news breaking and the ability to translate strategic decisions to operational outcomes.

Nine supports flexible working arrangements, subject to the needs of individual jobs.  Please note that this role will require some regular work on evenings and on weekends as required.

Applications for this role close COB 9 August 2021.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
At Nine, we are committed to fostering a workforce that embraces all aspects of diversity and inclusion and where practices are equitable to ensure our people experience a sense of belonging. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process in order to equitably participate, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures. 

Please Note: Unrestricted Australian working rights are required for this position. Only Australian Citizens / PR Holders may apply.

Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.