Job Description

What's the role?

Following an internal promotion, The Daily Telegraph is seeking a high-performing, dynamic, and strategic Sports Editor to lead our sports coverage across print and digital platforms.

In this senior editorial leadership role reporting to the Editor, you will be responsible for shaping the agenda for local, domestic, and international sports reporting. You will oversee the end-to-end editorial pipeline, from breaking online news to producing high-impact print editions, all while helping lead, mentor, and inspire a talented team of journalists, sub-editors, and digital producers.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, possesses sharp news judgment, and knows how to drive digital engagement while maintaining the traditional strengths of a world-class metropolitan newspaper.

Editorial Leadership & Strategy

• Lead the editorial direction and daily strategy for all sports coverage across print and digital platforms.

• Pitch, assign, and oversee breaking news, match reports, investigative features, and commentary.

• Champion digital-first journalism, using real-time analytics to drive subscriber growth, audience engagement, and story placement.

• Ensure all content adheres to high ethical, journalistic, and legal standards.

Print & Digital Production

• Manage the daily print production of the newspaper’s sports section, ensuring high visual impact, compelling headlines, and dead-on deadline accuracy.

• Direct the digital curation and homepage presentation of sports content to maximize traffic and subscriber conversion.

• Oversee multi-platform coverage for major sporting events, managing live blogs, video assets, and social media integration.

Team Leadership & Operations

• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of senior reporters, sub-editors, and digital producers.

• Roster staff efficiently to cover round-the-clock breaking news, weekend coverage, and major international tournaments.

• Foster a collaborative, high-energy, and innovative newsroom culture.

Who are you?

• Proven experience as a senior sports editor, news editor, or senior producer within a major media outlet, with comprehensive knowledge of Australian domestic sports (e.g., NRL, AFL, Cricket) alongside major global sporting codes.

• Outstanding news sense with a deep understanding of local, domestic, and international sports landscapes.

• High level of proficiency with digital publishing systems (CMS), audience analytics (e.g., Chartbeat, Google Analytics), and SEO best practices.

• Strong background in print layout, page design, headline writing, and deadline-driven production management.

• Demonstrated ability to manage and inspire a high-performing team under intense deadline pressure.

• Strong grasp of media law, defamation, and copyright regulation.

Why News Corp Australia

Join a culture where innovation is our operating rhythm. You’ll work on a diverse portfolio of Australia’s most loved brands and play a pivotal role in leading the technological shift in how we create commercial content. Our vibrant, hybrid work environment and dynamic, values-driven culture empowers you to push boundaries, collaborate as one unified team, and make a positive, measurable impact for all Australians.

News Extras Benefits is a commitment to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities.

Our benefits include:

• Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family

• Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services that deliver genuine cost savings and benefits

• 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.

• Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money

In addition to our perks and benefits, employees have access to a number of initiatives and programs that support their wellbeing and professional growth, such as:

• Helping you grow - Access tailored development opportunities, including leadership programs, to cultivate your skills and support your career

• Giving back - Make a difference to our communities through volunteer opportunities and company-organised charity drives

• 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?

The Daily Telegraph is more than a newspaper. It is more than a website. It is Sydney and NSW in words, images and video. It is a constantly updated snapshot of the brilliant, vibrant, pulsing metropolis of Sydney (and the state) and all of its people and ideas. With a total monthly cross-platform audience of 4.8 million, The Daily Telegraph provides readers with all the news and sport they need, anytime and in any place*. As the #1 newspaper in NSW Monday to Friday, The Daily Telegraph has a proud reputation as a trusted news-breaking brand that sets the agenda and gets the rest of the country talking. It gives advertisers the opportunity to reach a highly engaged mass audience, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with the Saturday edition enabling advertisers to own the weekend with targeted liftouts and sections including the At Home and Real Estate flip book.

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

Diversity strengthens our national teams and newsroom as we seek to tell stories that represent the communities of Australia. Our people make us unique, and so we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability or gender identity. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply!

We are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations at any stage, please do not hesitate to let us know here In order for us to assist you, please ensure you include the role title you are applying for in the subject line. For more information regarding Diversity at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the Diversity@News section.

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