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 for a news producer to be responsible for a full range of production tasks for Guardian Australia, including subediting and publishing stories, displaying them on the website and disseminating through social media.

This role is being offered on a full-time 12 month contract, working on a seven-day roster with early starts or late finishes, including one weekend day each week. This role is open to candidates in both

Sydney and Melbourne.

In this role you will…

• Edit copy for online content including articles, blogs, videos, galleries, interactives, podcasts and social media posts, correcting grammar and spelling, consistent with Guardian style
• Ensure accuracy of what we publish
• Write page furniture, assign tags
• Add pictures and multimedia elements
• Write engaging and SEO-friendly web headlines
• Add internal and external web links and cross-references
• Create and/or edit picture galleries, polls and quizzes, video and audio pages
• Display stories on the Guardian Australia website effectively and imaginatively
• Work on social media promotion of stories as required
• Cover for the deputy production editor/production editor and news desk editors as required
• Retrieve wire stories and use them to create articles
• Liaise with reporters on story progress and to resolve any issues with filed stories
• Liaise with lawyers, as needed, to resolve any outstanding issues before publication

You’ll bring….

Knowledge and experience

• Subbing and production experience – ideally both online and print
• Expertise in using web tools for editing and layout
• Interest in and wide knowledge of the output of Guardian Australia
• Demonstrable enthusiasm for and interest in web and print journalism
• Understanding the editorial aims and values of the Guardian
• Awareness of the needs and interests of the Guardian’s readers/audiences
• Appreciation of Guardian history

Skills and behaviours

• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Excellent production skills
• Meticulous eye for detail, grammar and spelling
• Ability to handle writers’ copy sensitively
• Ability to learn and apply new skills quickly and thoroughly
• Willingness to take responsibility for editing decisions, in collaboration with the news desk
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Ability to edit copy quickly and accurately under pressure
• Flair for writing headlines and other page furniture
• Team player, enthusiastic with strong interpersonal skills
• Logical, imaginative, adaptable and flexible
• Ability to accept constructive criticism
• A passion for independent journalism and an understanding of our editorial code and values

About working at Guardian Australia…

• Hybrid working
• Employee assistance program (EAP) to support employee wellbeing
• Paid volunteer leave
• Dedicated diversity and inclusion employee groups, action plans (including our Reconciliation Action Plan) and cultural competency training
• Guardian digital subscription

For more information please view the full job description here.

This role is being offered on a full-time 12 month contract, working on a seven-day roster with early starts or late finishes, including one weekend day each week. This role is open to candidates in both

Sydney and Melbourne.

To apply for this position, please apply online and upload your résumé (maximum three pages) plus covering letter. In your covering letter please outline your motivation for applying for the role and why you think you are suitable.

Closing date for applications: 3 November 2026

If you have application questions or if you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, please email australia.hr@theguardian.com

GNM Australia Limited (Guardian Australia) is proud to be a fair and ethical employer. Australian editorial minimum rates of pay by band and grade are outlined in the Journalists (GNM Australia Pty Ltd) Enterprise Agreement 2024 for roles that fall under its coverage.

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, people with diverse gender and sexual identities, 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 also encourage flexible working and aim to create a work environment where all employees feel respected.