Senior Reporter

Company Description

For nearly 170 years, The Age has published quality journalism on local, national and international issues. Through our website and newspapers, we are the dominant masthead in Victoria, covering issues across politics, sport, business and culture. We encourage a wide range of views in our opinion pages to reflect the key debates of our time. We remain in a stronger position than ever with 4.8 million readers consuming our journalism in print and online each month, making The Age Victoria’s most widely-read masthead.

Our team comprises hundreds of Australia’s best journalists, photographers, editors, sub editors and designers. We are passionate about what we do and we are always looking for ways to do it better. We embrace the rich history that comes with working for The Age whilst operating out of the most modern, advanced newsroom in the country.

Job Description

The Senior Reporter role is for a versatile, highly motivated and experienced journalist who can combine breaking news, analysis and feature writing capability at the highest-level across our digital and print platforms and consistently generate high quality work.

Day to day you will:

Generate unique content ideas for the daily and weekly news cycle
Regularly break agenda-setting exclusive stories
Prepare clear, accurate, balanced, well-written and well-researched reports
Demonstrate willingness to meet the needs of a modern, 24-hour, digital news outlet
Demonstrate excellent news judgement and knowledge of current affairs.
Ensure the highest standard of accuracy, ethics and editorial quality.
Develop and manage relationships with contacts.
Meet agreed audience benchmarks and deadlines.
Collaborate with roundspeople across the newsroom.

Qualifications

We are seeking an experienced and versatile journalist capable of reporting with authority across a range of topics including, but not limited to, unions, economics, politics, the public service, Melbourne’s major events and influential institutions.

What we would like to see:

Extensive journalistic background with significant experience in the field.
An excellent portfolio demonstrating short-form, long-form and multimedia storytelling abilities.
Superior writing skills.
First rate news judgement.
Proven ability to identify, articulate and develop quality stories that lead the news agenda.
Strong ideas within the aforementioned topics.
Ability to work collaboratively with journalists across The Age and its national teams, including at The Sydney Morning Herald, plus other journalists within the Nine stable.

Additional Information

We're committed to a safe, respectful and inclusive Nine. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, genders, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures as we recognise the importance and value of diverse perspectives.

Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please advise us when you apply.

Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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