Guardian Australia is part of Guardian News & Media (GNM), publisher of theguardian.com. As a leading global media organisation, we are renowned for our pioneering independent journalism and our award-winning digital products.
We are seeking a site editor, international desk to join our Editorial team, to edit key Guardian homepages between approximately midnight and 8am UK time and also to commission, edit and produce international stories as part of the International team in Sydney.
This role is being offered on full-time 15-month fixed term basis, working on a seven-day roster with early starts and/or late finishes. This role is open to candidates based in either Sydney or Melbourne.
In this role you will…
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Edit the Guardian home pages - including UK, US and Europe sites - updating and refreshing as required to keep them relevant to their target audiences
- Work with the International news team to help ensure key international stories are commissioned, edited, subbed and launched while UK and US teams are offline
- Support the Guardian UK night editor and night production editors (online) in London when they are present
- Live blog and write news stories when necessary
- Work with the UK newsletters team on production of the First Edition newsletter if required
- Cover news in the Asia-Pacific region
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Act as weekend International duty editor on rotation
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Be available to the New York and West Coast offices as well as North America correspondents to handle late-breaking US stories, updates and edits to US stories and the home page, as directed by the International editor in Sydney
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Monitor UK morning news sources and adjust the site to the UK news agenda
- Brief and hand over to the Guardian digital editors and international and national desks in London at the end of the shift
- Monitor the news wires, other websites/TV channels for international and UK news stories
- Commission foreign correspondents when a story breaks on their patch, and serve as a contact point for them during UK out-of-office hours as directed by the International news editor in Sydney
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Come up with ideas for stories and devise innovative and interesting ways of telling them
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Work closely with the Guardian Australia team to ensure key stories are covered and adapt to changing news priorities
- Ensure all potential legal issues resolved prior to publishing
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Liaise with audience team to optimise timing, keywords, page furniture and story placement to maximise traffic
You'll bring….
Knowledge and experience
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Significant journalistic experience, with an excellent grasp of international news. Experience in UK and US news preferable
- Experience of working in a fast changing and high-pressure environment, preferably on a news website
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Understanding of the unique time pressures involved in digital journalism
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Thorough understanding of Guardian values
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Excellent understanding of media law
Skills / behaviours
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A passion for independent journalism and an understanding of our editorial code and values
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Editing, writing, blogging and production skills
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The ability to deliver feedback to correspondents and to accept feedback from senior editors
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Ability to plan for news events and projects
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Good commissioning skills
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Good news judgement
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Speed and accuracy
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Efficient, decisive and persuasive
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Diplomatic team player
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Confident and assertive
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Enthusiastic and proactive
Flexible and adaptable
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About working at Guardian Australia…
- Hybrid working
- Employee assistance program (EAP) to support employee wellbeing
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Paid volunteer leave
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Dedicated diversity and inclusion employee groups, action plans (including our Reconciliation Action Plan) and cultural competency training
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Guardian digital subscription
For more information please view the full job description here.
This role is being offered on full-time 15-month fixed term basis, working on a seven-day roster with early starts and/or late finishes. This role is open to candidates based in either Sydney or Melbourne.
To apply for this position, please apply online and upload your résumé (maximum three pages) plus covering letter. In your covering letter please outline your motivation for applying for the role and why you think you are suitable.
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 11 August 2026.
If you have application questions or if you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, please email [email protected]
GNM Australia Limited (Guardian Australia) is proud to be a fair and ethical employer. Australian editorial minimum rates of pay by band and grade are outlined in the Journalists (GNM Australia Pty Ltd) Enterprise Agreement 2024 for roles that fall under its coverage.
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