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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.

Why Are Media?

Join Australia’s leading content company for women and be part of an inspiring, creative and team-oriented 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.
- Our unique Are Media Learning Academy (Digital Academy, Lunch N Learns, Mentoring and much more).

At Are Media, you'll be in the office four days a week, with one day to work from home.

About the role

This is an incredible opportunity to join Are Media’s passionate Marketing team as a Media Manager. In this role, you’ll lead integrated media campaigns across some of Australia’s most loved lifestyle brands. Based in our lively Sydney office, you’ll be at the heart of innovation, creating multi-channel marketing strategies that connect millions of Australians with inspiring content and experiences. It’s a perfect mix of strategy and creativity, where you’ll work with the latest marketing technologies and collaborate closely with our creative, editorial, and commercial teams to deliver real,



measurable results.

Duties

- Lead the development and execution of integrated media strategies, including planning and buying across digital and traditional channels to maximise ROI.
- Partner with internal teams to grow and engage audiences, driving acquisition, retention, and brand KPIs through performance marketing and first-party data initiatives.
- Monitor, analyse, and optimise campaign performance using analytics tools, A/B testing, and real-time insights.
- Manage budgets efficiently, ensuring spend is optimised and performance is tracked against targets.

Skills and experience

- 5+ years of planning and buying, traditional and digital media, preferably in media, publishing, or lifestyle brands.
- Proven track record managing significant media budgets ($500K+ annually).
- Advanced proficiency in Google Ads, Facebook Business Manager, Google Analytics, and marketing automation platforms.
- Strong analytical skills with experience in data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, or similar).
- Demonstrated expertise in campaign optimisation, A/B testing, and conversion rate optimisation.

Are Media is a proud member of Media Diversity Australia, a not-for-profit organisation working towards a media landscape that looks and sounds like Australia. We are committed to fostering 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 apply now and send your CV via the link.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Marketing

Industry

Media and Telecommunications

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📌 Media Manager (New South Wales)
🏢 Are Media
📍 New South Wales