Journalist

Company: KM Business Information Australia Pty Ltd

Job title: Journalist

Salary: AUD85,000

Classification: Full-time

Location: Sydney

We're an international media company looking for an accomplished Journalist to join our highly successful editorial team.

Job description:

• Conducting interviews with mortgage and finance professionals and thought leaders on a daily basis

• Writing interview-based articles, according to the editorial framework

• Writing breaking news stories to drive traffic and inform our readers about developing news stories

• Spending around 30 minutes per day on the phone conducting interviews and soliciting comment (interviews should be conducted over the phone/video rather than via email)

• Writing articles that are relevant, targeted, insightful, original and high-quality

• Updating the company CRM with appropriate notes regarding contacts, meetings, calls and articles featuring external sources

• Meeting deadlines, deliverables and expectations outlined in your editorial framework

• Hosting webinars, conferences and panel discussions, where required

• Assisting colleagues in other departments with writing tasks, including writing article to promote upcoming webinars and events, where required

• Working closely with the sales department to ensure that the portfolio meets its commercial objectives

• Collaborating with the SEO team to drive organic traffic - this may involve writing articles that include SEO keywords

• Complying with Key Media policies and style guide

• Acting with professionalism and integrity in all internal and external communications

Skills required:

• Relevant tertiary level qualification

• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience

• Excellent researching, interviewing, and writing skills

About us

In just over 21 years, Key Media has grown from the launch publisher of a single B2B magazine to a global business media company with an ever-growing portfolio of market-leading products. Key Media prides itself on its entrepreneurial culture, creating innovative products for the industries in which we operate. 

Central to our business model is a truly platform-neutral approach to media communication. Whether audiences wish to communicate through the pages of a magazine, face-to-face at events, or online through the latest in cutting-edge technology, Key Media has a product to suit their needs. 

“We believe there are no forms of media too old to thrive or too young to explore. We are always adapting and developing and looking for ways to improve our quality and expand our presence within our markets.”