Journalist, Digital News

Location: Sydney, Australia. The role requires the right to work in Australia and operates across a seven-day roster.

Company

hirify.global News delivers text and video journalism through its digital website and hirify.global News app to UK and international audiences.

What you will do

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

Requirements

• Strong experience writing accurate, engaging, fast-paced digital news.
• Experience producing and editing short news video clips, or a strong understanding of compelling news video.
• Experience covering UK and international news in text and video.
• Familiarity with hirify.global editorial values, social media, search, and audience data.
• Ability to develop compelling angles for major daily stories and reach new, diverse audiences.
• Right to work in Australia is required.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time employment with fair pay and flexible benefits based on location and contract type.
• Career and professional development opportunities.
• Support in working life and an inclusive, values-based environment.
• A workplace focused on respecting individual contributions and enabling employees to thrive.

Hiring process

• Interviews are scheduled for the week commencing 14 September 2026.
• Employment is conditional on reference, eligibility-to-work, and applicable safeguarding or adverse media/social media checks.
• Applications are accepted online only.