Editor, Better Homes And Gardens

Who Are We? 

Are Media is Australia’s leading omnichannel content company for women. Every day we influence, inform, inspire, and connect with 6 in 10 Australian women across magazine media, digital, video, social, e-commerce, customer review sites, podcasts, events and experiences.  Our brands include The Australian Women’s Weekly, Better Homes & Gardens, Woman’s Day, marie claire, TV WEEK, New Idea, Now to Love, Australian Gourmet Traveller, BEAUTY/crew and ELLE. Through our Change AREgenda we drive meaningful and positive change for women.

Are Media employs Australia’s best content creation talent and we are proud that our greatest strength is our people. 

Why Are Media?   

Join Australia’s leading content company for women and be part of an inspiring, creative and collaborative team. We offer excellent people programs including:

• A day of leave for your birthday,
• 4 days of volunteering leave each year,
• An inclusive parental leave program that supports all parents, families & carers,
• FREE digital access to all our titles, and
• Our unique Are Media Learning Academy (Digital Academy, Lunch N Learns, Mentoring and much more).    

We support flexible ways of working through our Activity Based Working (ABW) model. We encourage a balance of working in the office and remotely and we believe this enables our people to do their best work. 

About the role

An exciting opportunity to shape the future of Australia's beloved brand, Better Homes and Gardens! As the Editor, you'll lead the charge in curating captivating content across our print magazine and dynamic website, bhg.com.au. We're seeking a visionary who can take our brand to new heights by spearheading strategic initiatives across all channels. From crafting compelling stories to driving commercial success, you'll be at the forefront of our omnichannel expansion, ensuring that Better Homes and Gardens remains a household name in every medium. Collaborating closely with our General Manager, Homes, you'll have the opportunity to unleash your creativity while keeping a keen eye on deadlines and budgets.

Duties

The Editor will be responsible for driving the omnichannel editorial direction of the title, including cover and content strategy, issue forward planning, and managing the omnichannel content team to deliver on all KPIs and goals in line with the brand strategic plan, budgets and timelines.

• Ideate and secure commercially strong content, including cover line-ups and digital content in line with best practice using SEO and key data insights
• Maintain a high-quality editorial content mix across pillars and platforms
• Execute on strategies set by Are Media’s Centres of Excellence (Social, SEO, EDMs)
• Work closely with the producers of the Better Homes and Gardens television program to ensure alignment, collaboration and cross-promotion
• Manage, lead and inspire 5+ direct reports
• Drive a united cross-platform Omni Channel team with a shoppable mindset
• Drive and maintain best practice workflows

Skills and experience

• 10 + years relevant experience in magazines and/or digital media
• Strong leadership abilities and experience managing a team
• A history in creating, editing or commissioning quality omnichannel journalism
• Strong contact list that spans across talent, PRs and media
• A commercial mindset and ability to ideate on-brand client solutions
• High attention to detail and time management skills
• Ability to work positively with a wide variety of stakeholders and be efficient in managing up as well as down
• Experience in/understanding of working across multiple platforms
• Flexibility to change and ability to manage the related demands

Are Media is committed to a diverse, respectful, collaborative & inclusive workplace. We know & value the success this brings for everyone and we welcome & encourage applications from diverse backgrounds.  When you apply, please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

Please apply now and send your CV via the link.