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Reporter

Guardian Australia (www.theguardian.com/au) launched in May 2013 as part of Guardian News & Media (GNM), one of the largest English language newspaper websites in the world (www.theguardian.com).

We are seeking a reporter to join our newsroom in Sydney or Melbourne.

In this role you will write news stories, including breaking news and longer term investigations, interviews and backgrounders to deadline, across a wide range of topics. You will generate interesting original content and cover stories in innovative ways including live-blogging, social, video and interactive reports, interact with readers, make contacts and develop story areas.

This role will suit a skilled reporter with experience writing news, comment, features and punchy copy in a fast-changing and pressurised news environment, preferably on a news website. The successful candidate will have good knowledge and understanding of domestic and international current affairs and media law, familiarity and ease with social media, the ability to generate fresh ideas and angles and produce high quality stories under pressure, excellent writing, communication and interpersonal skills and a strong news sense. Video, audio and live blogging experience is highly desirable and an interest in a specialist area or areas would be an advantage.

For more information please view the full job description here:

This role is being offered on a full-time, 12-month contract, working over a seven-day roster with early starts and late finishes.

Closing date for applications: 6 July 2020

For more information, contact: australia.hr@theguardian.com

Applicants should be legally eligible to work in Australia. Guardian Australia is unable to sponsor prospective employees’ visa applications.

Guardian Australia

Interested?

To apply for this position please copy and paste the following URL to your browser and follow the prompts: https://workforus.theguardian.com/index.php/jobs/aus00000l1/

You will be required to upload your résumé (maximum three pages) plus covering letter as one document.

Closing date for applications: 6 July 2020

For more information, contact: australia.hr@theguardian.com

We believe that our role in the Australian media is to give a voice to the most marginalised people in society and value and respect all differences in all people — including people of colour, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from different social classes and people with disabilities (seen and unseen). We believe that these communities must be centred in the work we do, bringing a new perspective and a diversity of thought. We strongly encourage applications from people with these identities and/or marginalised groups.