Supporter editor
Role Overview
Senior newsroom role supporting Guardian Australia's supporter revenue program and relationships with its audience.
Full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract; early starts or late finishes may be required.
The posting says candidates must be based in Sydney.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Senior newsroom role supporting Guardian Australia's supporter revenue program and relationships with its audience.
Full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract; early starts or late finishes may be required.
The posting says candidates must be based in Sydney.
Key responsibilities
- Write supporter fundraising messages across digital channels, tied to the news cycle and Guardian values.
- Oversee email fundraising, commission and edit supporter copy, and review marketing content for tone and values.
- Identify news-driven support opportunities and run dedicated campaigns, especially the year-end campaign.
- Work with UK and US reader-revenue teams to adapt global campaigns and messaging for Australia.
- Oversee message testing and optimisation, analyse conversion metrics, and write a weekly supporter newsletter.
- Commission journalism-focused supporter pieces and collaborate across editorial, digital, marketing, UX, design, commercial, research, and data teams.
Experience and knowledge
- At least five years of newsroom or editorial experience.
- Audience development, membership, or not-for-profit fundraising and campaigning experience is ideal.
- Familiarity with the Guardian's mission, positioning, history, business model, tone, and points of difference.
- Expert knowledge of digital media trends and threats, and exceptional knowledge of the Australian media and political environment.
- Strong understanding of journalism business models, growth strategy, reader revenue, audience engagement, newsroom operations, and fundraising messaging.
- Cross-functional experience, project management, deadline delivery, and experience working with senior figures.
Skills and capabilities
- Proven cross-platform message testing and optimisation experience is an advantage.
- Strong writing, news judgment, strategic judgment, and data-informed decision-making.
- Familiarity with user testing frameworks and interest in using data and trends to shape reader-revenue messaging.
- Collaborative editing, communication, diplomacy, and the ability to balance journalistic integrity with commercial goals.
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