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).
Here at Are Media, we work 4 days in the office and 1 from home.
About the role
The Shopping Editor is a commercial editorial role responsible for executing the shopping content strategy across their assigned vertical to deliver affiliate revenue growth, audience engagement and editorial excellence.
Reporting to the Head of Affiliate, the Shopping Editor translates the broader commerce strategy into day-to-day editorial priorities, content planning and commercial execution across their brands. Working closely with Editorial, Audience and Affiliate teams, they are responsible for creating and optimising high-performing shopping content that delivers CPA, CPC, and Flat Fee revenue while maintaining editorial quality and brand authority.
The Shopping Editor uses audience, performance and commercial data to inform editorial decisions, identify growth opportunities and continually improve content performance across Search, Google Discover, social, newsletters and emerging AI-driven discovery channels. They are responsible for testing new content formats, supporting seasonal campaigns and ensuring shopping content meets best practice for SEO, affiliate performance and user experience.
Duties
- Plan, create and optimise shopping content to deliver CPA, CPC and Flat Fee revenue targets across your assigned vertical.
- Execute the shopping content strategy in collaboration with Editorial, Audience and Affiliate teams.
- Create and edit high-quality shopping content that balances editorial excellence with commercial performance.
- Deliver seasonal campaigns and commercial partnerships to a high editorial standard.
- Optimise shopping content for SEO, affiliate performance, Google Discover and emerging AI-driven search experiences.
- Use audience and performance data to identify growth opportunities and continually improve content performance.
- Identify opportunities to leverage newsletters, social commerce, storefronts and new commerce products to drive affiliate revenue.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders and contribute to continuous improvement of shopping content workflows and best practice.
Skills and experience
- Minimum 5 years' experience creating digital editorial content.
- Experience working within content management systems, affiliate platforms and analytics tools.
- Preferred experience with WordPress, Conductor and Power BI.
- Strong understanding of affiliate commerce, SEO and digital content optimisation.
- Demonstrated ability to create high-performing shopping content that balances editorial quality with commercial outcomes.
- Strong commercial acumen with an understanding of affiliate revenue models, audience behaviour and content performance metrics.
- Experience interpreting performance data and using insights to inform editorial decisions.
- Excellent planning, organisational and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong written editing skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work collaboratively across Editorial, Audience, Commercial and Affiliate teams.
- Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent industry experience.
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.
