Journalist, Digital News

Location: Ultimo, Sydney, Australia. Onsite role working across a seven-day roster. The successful candidate must have the right to work in Australia.

Company

hirify.global News produces digital news content for UK and international audiences through its website, apps and multiple regional editions.

What you will do

• Produce high-quality digital news stories, live pages and video covering major UK and global events.
• Continue coverage handed over from London and Washington before UK teams come online each morning.
• Deliver accurate, engaging journalism across breaking news and features using strong editorial judgement, flair and context.
• Create short video edits, clips for other platforms and curated live updates.
• Monitor social media, search and audience data to inform storytelling and broaden coverage.
• Collaborate with correspondents worldwide and help curate hirify.global News website and app editions.

Requirements

• Strong experience writing accurate, engaging and fast-paced news in text for digital audiences.
• Experience producing and editing short news video clips, or a sharp understanding of what makes compelling news video.
• Experience covering the UK and international news agenda in text and video.
• Familiarity with hirify.global editorial values.
• Familiarity with social media, search and audience data for improving storytelling and broadening coverage.
• Ability to develop angles and approaches to major daily stories that reach new and diverse audiences.
• Right to work in Australia.
• Availability to work across a seven-day roster.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, values-based working environment focused on informing, educating and entertaining audiences.
• Fair pay and flexible benefits specific to location and contract type.
• Career and professional development opportunities.
• Support in working life and a workplace that values individual contributions and diversity.

Hiring process

• Interviews are scheduled for the week commencing 16 November.
• Employment screening includes reference and eligibility-to-work checks, plus safeguarding and adverse media or social media checks where applicable.
• Applications are accepted online only; CV applications are not accepted.