Assistant Business Editor | Part-time (0.5 FTE) | Melbourne (hybrid)

Cover the Pacific's fastest-growing economies for award-winning business media.

Business Advantage International is a founder-led Melbourne media company that has spent more than 20 years telling the business story of Papua Recent Guinea and the Pacific. We publish PNG's premier business magazine, Business Advantage PNG, and its leading resources title, Mining & Energy. We also publish Business Advantage Fiji and Paradise, the inflight magazine of Air Niugini, which was named Oceania's Leading In-flight Magazine at the 2020 World Travel Awards.

Our annual Investment Conference in Brisbane brings the region's decision-makers together, and we're growing into video and launching a podcast in early 2027.

We were ranked 59th in the BRW Fast 100, and we're still growing. Now we're creating a new role in our editorial team.

The role

You'll be a hands-on, all-round editorial pro working alongside our Senior Business Editor and reporting to our Publishing Director. No two days look the same. You will:

- Help produce our PNG Business Update e-newsletter and our annual Business Advantage PNG and Mining & Energy magazines
- Write your own stories, with real room to follow your curiosity
- Edit, fact-check and polish copy to house style, turning raw material like interview transcripts into sharp, reader-friendly content
- Publish content to our WordPress site, with SEO in mind
- Source and format photos and graphics




- Write and edit sponsored content, and help us meet our commercial goals

What you bring

- Solid journalism and/or sub-editing experience, ideally in business or economics
- Exemplary written and spoken English, and an obsession with accuracy and consistent style
- A strong grounding in digital publishing, including content management systems like WordPress
- The knack for shaping copy that works for both readers and search engines
- Reliability under deadline pressure, and the organisation to juggle multiple tasks
- A collaborative, self-motivated approach that suits a small, close-knit team

Bonus points for: knowledge of the Pacific or other frontier markets, Adobe publishing tools, or print magazine production.

What success looks like

By six months, you're working largely independently, you know our titles and markets inside out, and your attention to detail is something the team relies on. From there, it's about being a great colleague and consistently exceeding expectations.

Why you'll love it

- Real variety: print and digital content in one role
- A small, passionate team where your work is visible and your ideas are heard
- A hybrid model with flexibility in hours and location
- A modern, well-appointed office in the heart of Melbourne, with end-of-trip facilities
- A package commensurate with your experience

Ready to apply? Send your CV and a short cover note, along with a link to a few published pieces.

📌 Assistant Business Editor (Melbourne)
🏢 Business Advantage PNG
📍 Melbourne