North Queensland Register Part-time Journalist

Want to write for Australia’s oldest rural weekly? Love the bush and sharing a good yarn?
We are seeking an experienced journalist to join North Queensland Register’s editorial team in a part-time position, two days a week. The successful candidate will report on issues important to northern-based farmers, from politics to livestock markets, cropping and bush characters, for both our print and online audiences. An understanding of agriculture and rural Queensland and/or experience in the agriculture industry would be seen as highly valuable, but not essential.
We are seeking a motivated, self-starter who enjoys working as part of a geographically diverse but close knit team. We are flexible with the location across North Queensland.

The role’s key responsibilities:

Gathering, writing and self-editing news stories for publication in both print and online
Using social media and digital storytelling tools to create engaging online content
Building relationships with new and existing audience members to help in your ability to source stories
Attending, reporting on and representing the masthead at sales, conferences and other events.

The ideal candidate:

An industry professional with at least three years’ experience in either journalism or agriculture

Someone with a high attention to detail who is self-motivated and organised
Someone with good time management skills to help meet important deadlines
A good communicator who is happy to network with new people
Someone with a valid driver’s licence

What’s in it for you? The perks:

Be part of Australia’s leading independent regional and rural media business, with more than 160 trusted mastheads reaching an audience of millions of people across every state and territory
Flexible work arrangements, for example the opportunity to start early/finish early
Flexible work location in the north
Generous salary package
Professional development opportunities
Equipment including a laptop, camera and iPhone
While this is largely a work from home role, you may be required to travel

If you have any questions about this role, please contact North Queensland Register editor Lucy Kinbacher on [email protected] or 0457 520 211