NSW - SHS 2 Holt Street Surry Hills
Full time
Job_Req_54006
What's the role?
The Chief of Staff for the Medium Rare Group will play a pivotal role in providing senior support to the Managing Director, Medium Rare Group and the broader leadership team across Medium Rare, Storyation & Visual Domain. The role is a parental leave cover for 10 months.
The role reports to the Managing Director, Medium Rare and acts as a true 2IC, helping manage priorities, coordinate and advise the leadership team along with providing strategic and operational oversight across the business.
In this pivotal role, you will provide senior operational and strategic oversight for the Medium Rare Group within News Corp, spanning our three agencies: Medium Rare, Visual Domain and Storyation. As the engine room of our executive function, you will keep key business priorities moving, sharpen senior decision-making and drive cross-functional project delivery. This is a rare opportunity to lead with genuine influence, manage a direct-report team of six and act as a critical strategic bridge to our stakeholders across the broader News Corp network.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Advisory & Project Delivery (30%): Sponsor and lead cross-functional programs from initiation to completion—ensuring they are delivered on time, on budget, and with seamless change management. You'll also review and sharpen the commercial components of new business pitches.
- Managing Director Support & Executive Effectiveness (25%): Act as a trusted 2IC to the MD. Partner closely with the EA to manage leadership actions, triage critical business matters, and synthesise complex issues into clear, actionable executive recommendations.
- Communications, Operating Cadence & Integration (20%): Draft high-impact leadership communications, manage the business's regular operating forums, and lead growth strategy days. You will also serve as the primary follow-through point for agency integration matters with News Corp.
- Legal, Compliance & Risk Management (15%): Act as the central point of contact for legal, HR, and compliance matters. You'll liaise on privacy policies, client contracts, and company terms with a sharp eye for commercial and operational implications.
- Vendor Management & Business Support (10%): Oversee selected agency-level third-party relationships (including IVE Group and software vendors) and undertake initial stage-1 recruitment activity on behalf of the MD to keep hiring momentum strong.
Who are you?
- Senior Leadership Weight: You have a proven track record supporting executive-level decision-making and possess the confidence to influence senior stakeholders without relying on formal authority.
- Commercial Acumen & Judgement: You look at the big picture, focus on outcomes rather than just activity, and can confidently review financial/commercial structures within business cases and pitches.
- An Exceptional Communicator: You can synthesize complex information into clear, professional messaging—both in writing for leadership communications and verbally across diverse teams.
- A Calm, Solutions-Focused Mindset: You manage workload volatility with ease and bring a discreet, adaptable, and emotionally intelligent approach to sensitive business matters.
- An Organized Executioner: You excel at tracking dependencies, managing risk early, and driving projects over the finish line. Experience managing small administrative or operational teams is highly regarded.
Why News Corp Australia
Join a culture where innovation is our operating rhythm. You’ll work on a diverse portfolio of Australia’s most loved brands and play a pivotal role in leading the technological shift in how we create commercial content. Our vibrant, hybrid work environment and dynamic, values-driven culture empowers you to push boundaries, collaborate as one unified team, and make a positive, measurable impact for all Australians.
News Extras Benefits is a commitment to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities.
Our benefits include:
Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services that deliver genuine cost savings and benefits
Health & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)
Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.
Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money
In addition to our perks and benefits, employees have access to a number of initiatives and programs that support their wellbeing and professional growth, such as:
Helping you grow - Access tailored development opportunities, including leadership programs, to cultivate your skills and support your career
Giving back - Make a difference to our communities through volunteer opportunities and company-organised charity drives
Workplace Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms
Who are we?
Medium Rare Group brings together three complementary agencies within News Corp Australia: Medium Rare, Storyation and Visual Domain. Together, we help brands solve business problems through content, strategy and creative production – combining deep editorial and content expertise, strategic thinking and high-quality visual execution. Each agency has its own strengths, clients and culture, but together we offer a broader, more integrated capability that helps clients connect with audiences in meaningful and effective ways.
What’s next?
Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Diversity strengthens our national teams and newsroom as we seek to tell stories that represent the communities of Australia. Our people make us unique, and so we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability or gender identity. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply!
We are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations at any stage, please do not hesitate to let us know here (http://[email protected]) . In order for us to assist you, please ensure you include the role title you are applying for in the subject line. For more information regarding Diversity at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the Diversity@News section.
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