What's the role? Seeking a Senior Shopping Writer - Travel to create and optimise shopping articles and own the production of short-form shopping video - from storyboarding, to shooting, to presenting — across Escape and news.com.au Checkout. This is a hybrid editorial/creator role. You won’t just write about products - you’ll bring them to life on camera. You’ll bring curiosity, creativity and performance focus, covering everything from deals and sales events to new products and trends. If you’re passionate about digital storytelling, confident with SEO, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you. Please note: this role does not involve lots of famil travel. This will be offered as a 12 Month Max Term parental leave contract, starting in late May 2026. Key Responsibilities: Content creation (written) : Write engaging, revenue-driving shopping stories, including major sales events (EOFY, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Prime Day, Christmas, Boxing Day). Video production (short-form) : Independently storyboard, script, shoot, present and edit short-form shopping video for platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and YouTube Shorts. Video collaboration (long-form) : Work with the in-house video team to develop and front longer-form horizontal content. Optimisation: Manage, update and expand existing articles to improve traffic, conversion and affiliate revenue; use data to refine output. Ideas & growth: Pitch commercial and editorial concepts across written and video formats; develop repeatable video series that drive scale and revenue. Reporting: Contribute to pacing and monthly performance reports covering traffic, video views and revenue insights. Collaboration: Work closely with editorial, partnerships, social and video teams to ensure shopping content connects across platforms (including EDMs and shoppable video). Industry representation: Attend launches, events and occasional famils to stay across products and trends. Who are you? Minimum 2 years’ experience writing high-performing digital content at pace. Strong understanding of SEO and affiliate-driven content. Demonstrated experience storyboarding, shooting, presenting and editing short-form social video. Confident and natural on camera, with the ability to explain products clearly and engagingly. Comfortable filming independently using phone or lightweight production equipment. Able to edit short-form video to platform best practice (hooks, pacing, captions, native style). Organised and methodical, with a performance-driven mindset. Able to juggle deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced newsroom environment. A proactive self-starter who spots opportunities and wants to accelerate the growth of News Corp’s eCommerce business. Newsroom experience, affiliate knowledge, experience creating shoppable or engaging audience first driven video content is highly desired. 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? We are proud to be Australia's leading media company. For over a century, News Corp Australia has been an integral part of Australian life, delivering the news and information Australians rely on daily. Telling the stories that matter drives every piece of journalism, campaign, project, and innovation. With over 150 brands spanning news, sport, and lifestyle, we connect with 18 million Australians monthly - a testament to the trust we've built over generations. From text-based content to dynamic video, personalised apps, fantasy games, podcasts, and events, we continue to evolve to meet the changing needs of our audiences. Our purpose inspires us, and our five values guide how we achieve it: MAKE A DIFFERENCE - We are driven to create a positive, measurable impact. BE PRINCIPLED - We uphold integrity, acting with honesty and purpose. GET IT DONE - We are accountable for delivering high-quality outcomes. PUSH BOUNDARIES - We are courageous, bold, and forward-thinking. WORK AS A TEAM - We are one team, with many voices and diverse strengths. We are committed to telling the stories that matter, delivering value across every medium, moment, and minute Australians choose to spend with us. 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. Category: Free News & Lifestyle
