Politics Editor

What's the role?

News24 is seeking a highly motivated Politics Editor to join our Digital News team. Reporting to the Editor, Digital, you will be responsible for leading and delivering authoritative political coverage across News24.com.au and our digital platforms.

In this senior role, you will bring your deep political knowledge, robust source networks, and seasoned editorial judgment to drive journalism that informs the public, challenges the status quo, and holds power to account across federal, state, and international politics.

What is the role:

• Setting and driving the political coverage agenda for News24 across digital platforms, ensuring content is timely, original, accurate, and impactful.

• Leading, mentoring, and supporting political reporters and correspondents, providing clear editorial direction and feedback to elevate their journalism.

• Making senior editorial decisions regarding story selection, angles, framing, and prioritization across federal, state, and international political coverage.

• Spearheading digital coverage of breaking political developments, including elections, parliamentary sessions, policy announcements, and press conferences.

• Overseeing the publishing and visual presentation of all political content across News24.com.au, utilizing CMS and digital publishing tools.

• Collaborating closely with digital producers, video, and social teams to ensure stories are supported by strong visuals and platform-appropriate presentation.

• Upholding the highest editorial standards, identifying and addressing quality issues promptly, and ensuring strict legal compliance at all times.

• Working across a 24/7 roster, which includes early mornings, evenings, weekends, and public holidays, to meet the demands of a continuous news environment.

• Ensuring compliance with the Editorial Code of Conduct, Standards of Business Conduct, Social Media Policy, and all applicable News Corp and ANC legal policies.

Who are you?

• You possess deep and current knowledge of Australian federal and state politics, key political figures, parliamentary processes, and international affairs.

• You are a confident editorial leader capable of mentoring a team and making sound, senior decisions under the pressure of tight deadlines.

• You have a rigorous approach to investigative journalism and apply strict standards to fact-checking, source verification, and legal compliance.

• You maintain a broad, diverse, and reliable network of political contacts, including politicians, press secretaries, advisers, and industry stakeholders.

• You are an exceptional writer and communicator, capable of producing and editing authoritative, clear, and concise political copy and headlines.

• You are highly proficient in digital publishing workflows, CMS platforms, metadata conventions, and SEO practices.

• You are a strong collaborator who works constructively across text, video, and multimedia formats to deliver integrated and impactful content.

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?

News24 (formerly Sky News Australia) - Australia’s first live 24-hour news channel - is the home of Australia’s top rating opinion shows, award-winning political coverage, live breaking news, sport and weather, expert business insights and groundbreaking documentaries.

Bringing a unique Australian perspective to the world, News24 champions open discussion and presents a broad range of perspectives on the issues that matter most.

Delivering real news and honest views, it reflects the many voices of Australia and provides space for all sides of every debate to help inform decisions.

The multi-platform network reaches more than 11.3 million Australians each month across broadcast and digital platforms. It is the number one non-sport channel on national subscription television service Foxtel and the country’s most engaging digital news brand.

News24’s unrivalled 24-hour multi-platform news service is owned and operated by Australian News Channel Pty Ltd (ANC). ANC is owned by News Corp Australia, a subsidiary of News Corp.

ANC operates and distributes News24 branded broadcast and streaming services including News24, News24 Weather, News24 World, News24 Regional, News24 Now and News24 in New Zealand, as well as FOX SPORTS News in Australia. ANC also operates an expansive digital network including leading news site News24.com.au and digital radio channel News24 Radio.

News24 has a national presence with its headquarters operating out of Sydney and interstate bureaus in Canberra’s Parliament House, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, the Gold Coast, Adelaide, Darwin and Hobart. It also has international bureaus in the United States (Washington DC), Asia (Taiwan) and New Zealand (Wellington).

What’s next?

Apply now or for more information on careers at News24

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