Business Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

About the role

Nine, Australia's largest locally owned media company, is looking for a Business Editor to lead the national business desk across The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Reporting to the National Editor, the role sets the strategic editorial direction and drives agenda-setting coverage of corporate, economic and market news, as well as personal finance, consumer affairs, technology and workplace content. It leads a team of reporters and production staff across Sydney and Melbourne, and can be based in either office with interstate travel and some weekend work.

Key responsibilities

• Lead editorial strategy and set daily breaking news coverage for corporate, economic and market news across the mastheads.
• Manage and mentor a large team of reporters and producers across Sydney and Melbourne.
• Oversee structural editing, copy accuracy and digital packaging to meet engagement benchmarks.
• Drive breaking news and pitch major business stories, investigations and analysis.
• Use real-time audience analytics to optimise headlines, framing and content distribution.
• Collaborate across mastheads and multimedia teams on audio, video and visual storytelling.
• Roster and manage day-to-day operations and team performance across both newsrooms.

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience as a senior journalist or editor delivering high-impact business and economic journalism.
• Prior editorial and newsroom leadership experience with strong news judgment and copy editing skills.
• Proven track record in people management, coaching reporters and building a high-performing team across multiple locations.
• Deep expertise in corporate Australia, financial markets, regulatory frameworks and economic policy.
• Ability to manage breaking news deadlines and multi-location logistics.
• Must already have the right to lawfully work and live in Australia.

Required skills

• Strong fluency in real-time audience analytics, digital packaging, SEO and paywall optimisation.
• Excellent cross-platform collaboration across newsroom teams and storytelling formats.

What we offer

• Flexible work options depending on role and team, such as flexible hours, hybrid work or part-time arrangements.
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Access to the Employee Exclusives programme.
• Digital newspaper subscription to the mastheads.
• An annual gift voucher for a Stan subscription.