Associate editor, features

Job description

Guardian Australia is part of Guardian News & Media (GNM), publisher of theguardian.com. As a leading global media organisation, we are renowned for our pioneering independent journalism and our award-winning digital products. We are seeking an associate editor, features to join our Editorial team, to lead Guardian Australia’s features agenda, conceiving, commissioning and editing impactful and innovative feature journalism. This role will manage the features, lifestyle and culture teams. This role is being offered on a full-time fixed term basis (12 months). This role is open to candidates based in either Sydney or Melbourne. In this role you will…: You’ll bring…. - Lead Guardian Australia’s features agenda by proposing considered, original and topical ideas - Work with senior editors and reporters to plan, commission and edit feature stories and series - Oversee planning for short and long-term projects, in liaison with senior editors and departments, including audience and multimedia teams - Manage features, culture and lifestyle teams, including carrying out appraisals and regular one-to-one meetings, and mentor them - Act as a key member of Guardian Australia’s senior editoria...