About us The Byline Bureau connects Australian journalists and editors with brands for commercial storytelling projects outside their day jobs. Our roster covers more than 35 journalists and editors across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, working with local and global brands wanting to evolve their storytelling.

The role

We're after a Commissioning Coordinator to sit between our clients and our journalists, making sure every brief becomes a story worth reading. You'll take direction from clients, take pitches from journalists, and shape both into commissions that engage readers and drive meaningful results. Reports directly to the Founders.

What you'll do

- Turn client briefs and journalist pitches into commissioned stories through creative responses, before a word gets written
- Match journalists to briefs based on their expertise their voice, and the brand they're writing for collaborating with.
- Edit and quality-check every piece before it goes to the client. This includes fact checking and make sure it reads like editorial and not an ad in disguise
- Lead paid social campaigns behind commissioned content, from strategy, targeting through to results reporting
- Keep multiple briefs moving on deadline, including account management,



feedback and sign-off from both sides
- Supporting and growing a working pool of some of Australia's leading freelance and editorial journalists
- Report on commissioning activity, campaign performance and turnaround times to the Founders and clients.

About you
- A background in journalism, editorial or content: a cadetship, sub-editing, content production, or similar. Or an existing network of freelance and editorial journalists you already work with regularly
- A genuine handle on the Australian media landscape: who covers what, how newsrooms actually work, what makes a pitch worth opening
- Writing and editing with a strong journalistic news judgement but also an understanding of brands
- solid understanding of social media platforms and Substack is a strong advantage, considering the importance of paid social involved in this role
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple clients and several briefs
- Understand the importance of deadlines and can work and keep track of deadlines
- Adaptable hybrid model

How to apply

Send your CV and a short note on why this role suits you to [email protected] and [email protected].

📌 Commissioning Coordinator (Sydney)
🏢 The Byline Bureau
📍 Sydney