Job Description
MAARS is conducting an exclusive search for a high-calibre Editor on behalf of one of Australia's fastest-growing digital publishing businesses.
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Reaching more than 550,000 Australians every day through its websites and newsletters, this publisher has ambitious plans to grow its audience beyond one million readers over the coming years.
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This opportunity is ideally suited to an experienced newsroom-trained Editor with robust digital publishing credentials, exceptional news judgement and a proven ability to build audience engagement at scale.
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The audience is Australia's influential and rapidly growing 60+ demographic — digitally engaged, highly loyal and deeply invested in content that informs, entertains and resonates with their everyday lives.
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Content spans consumer affairs, cost of living, retirement, superannuation, scams, health, travel, lifestyle, nostalgia, celebrity news and issues impacting older Australians.
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We are seeking someone who:
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Has developed their editorial instincts within a recognised newsroom or digital publishing environment
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Understands what drives audience engagement, newsletter growth and repeat readership
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Possesses strong news judgement and story selection skills
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Is commercially aware whilst maintaining editorial integrity
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Can lead, inspire and direct content teams in a fast-paced publishing environment
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Has the ambition to help scale an already substantial audience to the next level
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The successful candidate will lead the editorial direction of two established digital publications and oversee a lean Sydney-based operation supported by a broader offshore content team.
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This is a rare opportunity to combine genuine editorial ownership with the agility and autonomy often absent from larger media organisations.
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Confidentiality assured.
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📌 Editor (New South Wales)
🏢 MAARS
📍 New South Wales