Junkee Media, Australia’s leading youth publisher is on the hunt for a Staff Writer to join its editorial team based in Surry Hills. Junkee Media owns and operates flagship pop culture site Junkee; Gen-Z site Punkee; and custom publishing site AWOL, and was recently named Large Publisher Of The Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.

The Staff Writer will work across some of Junkee’s flagship titles, including AWOL and Punkee, as well as producing written commercial content that meets a sufficient level both in terms of quality, quantity and alignment to brand messaging.

The Ideal Candidate

Will be a super fast writer with a love of pop culture and a desire to expand your horizons — both online and IRL. You’ll have the ability to nail the right tone of each piece, delivering consistently high-quality copy every time. You will write daily stories across a wide variety of topics, with a particular focus on online culture, travel, pop culture and brand-funded content.

You’ll also be an ideas generator and master storyteller who thrives on collaborating with the wider team to create truly out-of-the-box, brand-funded content. You understand the digital publishing ecosystem and go above and beyond to deliver original ideas. You should be well versed in social media and how to get your content seen as widely as possible, so a proven track record of amplifying content digitally will be looked upon very favourably.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the creative team to interpret complex client briefs and ideate original written native and branded content
• Knowledge and demonstrated skill in digital copy writing and editing
• Published examples of writing across Australian news and entertainment, publishers
• A deep knowledge of distributing content through social media including Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and Tumblr.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment both autonomously and in a team
• Research, write and produce compelling written content for the entire Junkee network
• Upload and write social pushes for written native content
• Reporting and insight development for written content
• Assisting the wider team with events and copywriting as required

You

• A Bachelor’s degree in Arts, Journalism, Media and Communications or related field
• 1-2 years’ experience working in an editorial agency or similar, creating written content
• Experience working with clients on branded content
• Computer skills; proficiency in Premiere Pro, After Effects, Microsoft Office Suite, InDesign, Adobe Creative Cloud apps and/or Mac operations
• Strong understanding of, and passion for, the youth communications space
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to maintain confidential information
• An understanding of, and alignment with, Junkee Media’s Vision, Purpose and Core Values

If you think you’ve got what it takes to be Junkee Media’s Staff Writer, APPLY HERE today.

Due to the high volume of applications Junkee Media receives, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.