Journalist - Property News
Job Description
Job Summary
We are looking for a journalist who will report on Australia’s property market for a national audience. You will be part of Domain’s national news team, which covers a broad range of topics, from property data like the quarterly House Price Report, suburb results and market forecasting, to the latest fascinating and luxury listings, to interest rates and economic policy, as well as social issues like housing and rental affordability. There’s also property advice, a lot of lifestyle and heart-warming human interest stories, and annual editorial projects like The Block coverage. Knowledge of SEO/AIO is valued, although not essential. What we are really looking for is a gun journalist, news-style, who is a fast-learner looking to be rewarded for talent in versatility, news-gathering and news writing.
This position can be based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.
Responsibilities
- Generate and proactively pitch unique story ideas and cover a broad range of topics
- Jump on breaking news if required and fi le to tight deadlines but generally work ahead of time
- Analyse and interpret property data reports when required for story ideas
- Prepare clear, accurate, clean articles
- Production work including supporting the content team on article building, image sourcing and input into the Wordpress CMS
- Work with and build upon a network of editorial contacts
- Work cross-functionally with the social, video, magazines and commercial news teams to ideate on cross-
About You
Experience:
- Demonstrated experience in journalism, preferably within a digital newsroom environment where breaking news was required
- Track record of producing clean, accurate and thoughtful copy with minimal editing required
- Generating and pitching original story ideas
- Writing across a range of topics at varied paces, showing a clear curiosity for trends, new angles and creative thinking
- Adaptibility: willing to learn new topics quickly (e.g. economic policy, housing trends)
- Audience-first mindset: basic understanding of social media platforms and how news performs across them
- Consistency: consistently maintain high standards of quality work for your editor
- Independent and open-minded: Work autonomously yet maintain open communication and be receptive to feedback
Key attributes:
- Versatility: comfortable jumping between hard news, data stories, lifestyle and human interest
- 2-5 years experience, with experience in a news room
- University-level degree in journalism/communications
- Knowledge of, or an interest in, the Australian property market
About Domain part of CoStar Group:
Domain is a leading property technology and services marketplace that is home to one of the largest portfolios of property brands in Australia, including the Domain, Allhomes and Commercial Real Estate (CRE) platforms. In 2025, Domain became part of CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP), a global leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, online marketplaces and 3D digital twin technology. Together, Domain and CoStar Group is dedicated to digitising the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights, and connections that improve their businesses and lives.
What’s Next?
We’ll give your application the thoughtful attention it deserves and get back to you as soon as possible. If there’s a match, one of our recruitment consultants will reach out—so keep your phone handy! We’re genuinely excited about the chance to work together and make a meaningful impact.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Domain
Domain is enthusiastically and unapologetically committed to fostering an equitable, inclusive work culture which reflects our customers and communities. We are proactively looking for candidates from all lived experiences, including people with disability, and people of all ages, ethnicities, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples), faiths, sexual orientations, and gender identities (including trans and non-binary people).
We are committed to providing an equitable recruitment process for people with disability. If you require adjustments during the process we’re here to support. If you wish to receive this job advertisement in an accessible format, or have a confidential chat about workplace adjustments, please contact our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion team at [email protected] or leave a message on 1300 858 356 and we will get back to you.
CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing
