What’s the role?
Research, produce and write timely, news-based content for Body+Soul’s weekly print product, and for our online platform as required. Build relationships with key industry contacts, stakeholders, experts, talent and PRs to guarantee exclusives and unique/breaking news stories and interviews. Monitor national and international news outlets daily, and pitch trending news and feature stories relevant to a mass consumer audience, demonstrating a strong understanding of why these stories matter and how they will translate across print and digital channels. Maintain a pipeline of strong, timely, news-based stories across Body+Soul’s key editorial pillars, including physical and mental health, wellness, fitness, nutrition, sex and relationships. Interview key talent, sources and experts for news-based features, crafting smart, service-driven journalism with a positive, engaging and personality-packed tone of voice. Hit the ground running every day, scouring the internet, social media and the real world for ideas, leads and stories. Pitch talent and ideas with a strong news hook for covers, profiles and editorial content, ensuring Body+Soul helps drive and shape the national health and wellness conversation. Who are you?
Someone with strong experience in journalism (ideally in a national newspaper, newsroom or digital environment) and a passion for health, wellness, news and breaking trends. An exceptional news and features writer with three to five years’ experience in a similar role, and an innate understanding of the unfolding stories, topics and major breakthroughs that will appeal to the Body+Soul audience. An ability to unearth fresh, exciting and original news stories weekly, and write thought-provoking long and short-form features, plus opinion pieces when required. A wealth of innovative, news-led health and wellbeing ideas, with a gift for writing clever, clickable, attention-grabbing heads and sells that engage our audience immediately. Extensive health, wellness and fitness contacts (including experts, PRs, brands, advocacy groups and talent) and the ability to regularly expand that list with new and unexpected sources, talent and leads. Able to multi-task and work independently under weekly deadline pressure, and write breaking news stories on very tight turnaround when required. Able to file clean, accurate, high-quality copy at a quick pace Positive, proactive and ferociously organised, with a finely tuned news sense and ability to spot breakthroughs and emerging trends in health, wellness, fitness, nutrition, sex and relationships. Who are we?
Body+Soul is Australia’s largest health destination. We understand that health means more than fitness and physical wellbeing, but also strength, resilience, mental wellness and relationships.
Body+Soul loves a healthy debate, starts trends and introduces our smart, switched-on audience to ideas they haven’t heard of before.
At Body+Soul, readers are empowered with the knowledge and motivation to improve all areas of their life, delivering the best in service journalism to more than two million Aussies.
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 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 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.
