Job Description

What's the role?

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented candidate to join our team as a Data and Information Services Officer on an initial 12 month contract This role is pivotal where you will help manage our information assets, supporting journalists with timely research, and ensuring the integrity and accessibility of our digital and physical archives.

Responsibilities:

• Information Management: including but not limited to archiving text, page images, photographs, and negatives. This includes data entry, processing data in OpenText CHP, constructing accurate records, adding metadata, and meeting syndication deadlines.

• Research and Reference Service: Support company departments by responding to internal reference and research enquiries with timely, accurate information and retrieval of archived materials. Work closely with the Content Licensing team on ad hoc projects.

• Physical Collection Maintenance: ensuring upkeep of hardcopy collections, managing loans and returns, shelving.

• Administration: Managing tasks effectively, adhering to systems and prioritising workload.

Who are you?

• You’re studying towards or have a Diploma of Library and Information Services (or equivalent)

• You’re passionate about delivering great customer service and communicate clearly, both in writing and speaking

• You’re confident with digital tools (especially Google Workspace) and have a keen eye for detail

• You’re flexible and reliable, available to work rostered evenings, weekends, and public holidays

• You can manage your time well - planning, prioritising, and meeting deadlines comes naturally to you

• You’re eligible (or working towards eligibility) for Library Technician membership with Australian Library and Information Association - this is highly regarded

• Library experience viewed favourably, but not essential

News Benefits

News Benefits is our way of saying thank you to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities. Thanking them for the great things they do daily, for the greater good of Australia. Our benefits include:

• Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
• Health & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)
• Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.
• Helping you grow - Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion - focused education series) and recognition
• Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money
• Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services
• Giving back - Make a difference to our communities.
• Workplace Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms

Who are we?

News Corp Australia is the nation’s most influential media organisation, operating more than 150 household-name brands across print, digital and multimedia. We lead the way in travel, fashion, food, health, homes and lifestyle, and we are the largest publisher across print and digital, reaching more than 16 million Australians each month.

What’s next?

Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion We know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique and we all have a story. We encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, abilities and gender identities to apply. Inclusion is important to us and we want everyone at News to bring their whole-selves to work. If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to outline which pronouns you prefer, please feel free to let us know.

If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please feel free to let us know. For more information regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the DEI section.

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The Australian & Prestige