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About the Role

The Australian Financial Review is seeking a Breaking News Reporter to cover the Need to Know daily news blog, delivering timely national and international coverage. You will drive website traffic by coordinating and creating sharp, accurate content for an engaged audience. This is a prime opportunity to collaborate with an industry-leading newsroom and shape contemporary digital storytelling. The role includes weekend shifts.

Responsibilities

Run the fast-paced Need to Know news blog, ensuring highly accurate coverage.
Write breaking news posts, integrating pictures, video or other assets, and co-ordinate contributions from reporters and wire services.
Collaborate with editors, journalists and producers to ensure fast, relevant blog posts and assist with broader news coverage.
Manage tight, real-time deadlines while maintaining exceptional editorial standards.
Engage with feedback professionally and foster a collaborative team environment.

Requirements

Prior experience reporting on breaking news, ideally with a major media outlet.
A strong grasp of national and international current affairs.
Proven capability to make sound, independent editorial judgment calls.
Exceptional writing skills across news, features and various digital formats.
Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to thrive under strict deadlines.
Experience in digital article production or newsroom environments is highly regarded.
Must have the right to lawfully work and live in Australia.

Location

Australia

Work Type

Weekend shifts

Education Level

A degree in journalism, finance, or a related tertiary qualification.

Benefits

18 weeks paid parental leave with no distinction between primary and secondary carers
Access to 'Employee Exclusives' program
Digital newspaper subscription to our mastheads
Annual gift voucher for Stan subscription

About the Company

The Australian Financial Review, one of our most trusted brands, has been the nation’s source for business, finance, and political news since 1951.
Nine is Australia’s leading media company.
Working at Nine, you’ll have access to a unique range of experiences and opportunities, helping drive the success of the country’s most trusted television, radio, digital and publishing brands.
Nine’s Employee Exclusives program offers our people a huge calendar of events and behind-the-scenes experiences.
At Nine, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects and responds to the diversity of our audiences.

Equal Opportunity

We're committed to a safe, respectful and inclusive Nine.
From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, genders, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures as we recognise the importance and value of diverse perspectives.
Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please advise us when you apply.