October 25, 2024

Are Media

Sydney

OTHER & FULL TIME

Deputy Editor

Job no: 500006
Work type: permanent full time
Location: Sydney
Categories: Publishing/ Editorial

Who Are We?
Are Media is Australia’s leading omnichannel content company for women. Every day we influence, inform, inspire, and connect with 6 in 10 Australian women across magazine media, digital, video, social, e-commerce, customer review sites, podcasts, events and experiences. Our brands include The Australian Women’s Weekly, Better Homes & Gardens, Woman’s Day, marie claire, TV WEEK, New Idea, Now to Love, Australian Gourmet Traveller, BEAUTY/crew and ELLE. Through our Change AREgenda we drive meaningful and positive change for women.
Are Media employs Australia’s best content creation talent and we are proud that our greatest strength is our people.
Why Are Media?
Join Australia’s leading content company for women and be part of an inspiring, creative and collaborative team. We offer excellent people programs including:

A day of leave for your birthday,
4 days of volunteering leave each year,
An inclusive parental leave program that supports all parents, families & carers,
FREE digital access to all our titles, and
Our unique Are Media Learning Academy (Digital Academy, Lunch N Learns, Mentoring and much more).

You’re welcome in the office every day, but you have the option to work from home one day a week.
About the role
As Deputy Editor, you’ll work closely with the Editor-In-Chief to drive exceptional editorial, commercial, and production outcomes for the House & Garden and Belle brands. You will collaborate with the editor -in-chief, creative directors, editorial hub, contributors, and commercial partners to ensure consistent standards are implemented across multi-platform mediums.
Duties

Liaise with the editor-in-chief and editorial team on issue themes, content creation and deadlines.
Work with the commercial team to manage the budget and take corrective action where needed.
Work with the digital team to amplify both brands across digital and social networks and create e-letters and digital content.
Work with the content hub and subs to ensure content is subbed thoroughly and on time and meets production deadlines.
Work closely with the team on brand extensions such as events like the House & Garden Top 50 Rooms Awards, Belle Interior Design Awards, books, one-shots, proactive native content campaigns and digital executions
Effectively lead the team throughout the end-to-end employee lifecycle – including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, recognition and offboarding.

Skills and experience

Excellent communication skills with experience in building new relationships and contacts and dealing effectively and efficiently with both internal and external stakeholders.
Creative thinking with the ability to balance commercial and editorial requirements.
Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with previous management experience
Experience with editorial tools and design programs, e.g. In Copy, In Design and Content Station preferred.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office package skills.
Ability to set challenging goals, think and plan as well as juggle competing demands to achieve deadlines.

Are Media is committed to a diverse, respectful, collaborative & inclusive workplace. We know & value the success this brings for everyone and we welcome & encourage applications from diverse backgrounds. When you apply, please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.
Please and send your CV via the link.

Advertised: 25 Oct 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 15 Nov 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time