Who Are We?
Are Media is Australia’s #1 women’s lifestyle network. We connect with 90% of Australian women, igniting intention through our brands including The Australian Women’s Weekly, Better Homes and Gardens, Woman’s Day, marie claire, ELLE Australia, TV WEEK, New Idea, WHO, Australian Gourmet Traveller and BEAUTY/crew. With deep insights into what moves, inspires and excites women, we join commercial partners with audiences across print magazines, digital and social channels, TV, video, Australia’s biggest online communities, content commerce and immersive experiences. We create content Australians love across food, fashion, beauty, homes, entertainment, and lifestyle and 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).
At Are Media, you'll be in the office four days a week, with one day to work from home.
About the role
We're looking for an experienced Copy Editor to help shape the quality, voice and consistency of The Australian Women's Weekly, Australia's most trusted and iconic media brand.
Working as part of a collaborative editorial team, you'll edit, proofread and fact-check content across print and digital platforms, ensuring every story meets the highest editorial standards. You'll work closely with editors, writers, designers and production teams to deliver engaging, audience-first content while contributing to efficient editorial workflows and meeting publishing deadlines.
If you have exceptional editorial judgement, thrive in a fast-paced publishing environment and are passionate about producing premium content that resonates with Australian audiences, we'd love to hear from you.
What you'll do
- Leading the end-to-end copy editing workflow across The Australian Women's Weekly for both print and digital platforms.
- Copy editing, fact checking and refining content to ensure accuracy, consistency, legal compliance and alignment with brand style.
- Coordinating editorial workflows across writers, editors, designers and production teams to ensure deadlines are met.
- Copy fitting, proofing and preparing content for publication using editorial production systems.
- Supporting digital publishing by uploading, formatting and optimising content across CMS platforms.
- Using analytics, SEO principles and digital publishing tools to improve content performance and workflow efficiency.
- Providing guidance and constructive feedback to editorial contributors and freelance writers to maintain high editorial standards.
- Identifying opportunities to improve editorial processes, systems and ways of working within a digital-first publishing environment.
- Supporting editorial leadership on cross-platform publishing initiatives and continuous improvement projects.
What we’re looking for
- Demonstrated experience in copy editing or sub-editing within a newsroom or publishing environment.
- Exceptional editing, proofreading and fact-checking skills, with a meticulous eye for detail.
- Strong understanding of editorial style, tone and storytelling across print and digital platforms.
- Experience working with editorial production systems such as InCopy, CMS platforms and digital publishing tools.
- Confidence managing multiple priorities and meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across editorial, production and creative teams.
- Experience using SEO principles, analytics and digital workflow tools to support content performance will be highly regarded.
- A genuine passion for fashion, beauty, lifestyle and culture content, with an understanding of The Australian Women's Weekly brands.
- Knowledge of the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code
Are Media is a proud member of Media Diversity Australia, a not-for-profit organisation working towards a media landscape that looks and sounds like Australia. We are committed to fostering 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.
