About the Role
This 10-month parental leave cover role provides senior support to the Managing Director and leadership team of Medium Rare Group, overseeing strategic and operational functions across Medium Rare, Storyation, and Visual Domain. The position acts as a 2IC, managing priorities, advising the leadership team, and driving cross-functional project delivery.
Responsibilities
- Sponsor and lead cross-functional programs from initiation to completion, ensuring timely delivery within budget and seamless change management.
- Review and sharpen the commercial components of new business pitches.
- Act as a trusted 2IC to the MD, partnering with the EA to manage leadership actions, triage business matters, and synthesize complex issues into executive recommendations.
- Draft high-impact leadership communications, manage regular operating forums, and lead growth strategy days.
- Serve as the primary follow-through point for agency integration matters with News Corp.
- Act as the central point of contact for legal, HR, and compliance matters, liaising on privacy policies, client contracts, and company terms.
- Oversee selected agency-level third-party relationships and undertake initial stage-1 recruitment activity on behalf of the MD.
Requirements
- Proven track record supporting executive-level decision-making and confidence to influence senior stakeholders without formal authority.
- Ability to focus on outcomes, review financial/commercial structures within business cases and pitches.
- Skill in synthesizing complex information into clear, professional messaging, both written and verbal.
- Ability to manage workload volatility with ease and bring a discreet, adaptable, and emotionally intelligent approach to sensitive business matters.
- Excellence in tracking dependencies, managing risk early, and driving projects to completion.
- Experience managing small administrative or operational teams is highly regarded.
Skills
- Strategic Advisory
- Project Delivery
- Commercial Acumen
- Communication
- Solutions-Focused Mindset
- Organization
- Execution
- Vendor Management
- Recruitment Activity
Location
- Adelaide
- Brisbane
- Sydney
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior Leadership
Benefits
- Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
- Exclusive offers across a range of products and services
- Health and wellbeing support and facilities (including onsite gyms in Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney)
- Parental leave
- Birthday leave
- Volunteer leave
- Career break
- Compassionate leave
- Financial wellbeing support
- Tailored development opportunities, including leadership programs
- Opportunities to make a difference through volunteer opportunities and company-organised charity drives
- Engagement through employee-resource groups
- Access to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms
About the Company
- Medium Rare Group brings together three complementary agencies within News Corp Australia: Medium Rare, Storyation and Visual Domain, helping brands solve business problems through content, strategy and creative production.
- News Corp Australia is Australia’s most impactful media group, informing, advocating and inspiring all Australians.
- With over 150 brands across news, sport and lifestyle, backed by a team of more than 5,000 dedicated people, News Corp Australia is trusted by over 17 million Australians a month.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
- For more information regarding Diversity at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the Diversity@News section.
