Lead Editor

What's the role?

The Lead Editor – Visual and Motion Design is a hands-on creative role responsible for delivering high-quality video editing, compositing, motion graphics, animation, and audio across the organisation’s brands and client projects. This role sits within the creative team and works closely with multiple teams to bring ideas to life through moving image and sound. 

You will be the go-to person for turning a brief into a polished, platform-ready piece, whether that is a hero film, video case study, hype reel, animated explainer, or suite of social cutdowns and digital assets. The role demands a high standard of craft, ensuring every deliverable is technically sound, creatively considered, and fit for purpose.

Key Responsibilities

• Edit, composite, animate and finish work across, commercial, social and digital, including motion graphics and audio.
• Interpret briefs and creative direction to deliver work that clearly communicates the intended message and tone.
• Maintain a consistently high standard of craft across every output, protecting brand integrity and technical accuracy.
• Collaborating closely with creatives and stakeholders to deliver on time and on budget.
• Proactively contribute ideas during creative development, helping to shape work beyond execution.
   

Who are you?

• 5+ years’ professional experience in video editing, motion design or a closely related creative discipline.
• A portfolio that shows range ideally spanning long‑form editorial, short‑form social, motion graphics and campaign work.
• Background in agency, studio, in‑house brand or commercial content production.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects, and/or DaVinci Resolve.
• Strong compositing skills, with the ability to integrate layers, footage, graphics and effects into seamless outputs.
• Familiarity with 3D workflows (Cinema 4D, Blender or similar) is a strong advantage.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate creative rationale to diverse stakeholders.
• You have a genuine passion for visual storytelling and emerging creative technologies.

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?

We are proud to be Australia's leading media company. For over a century, News Corp Australia has been an integral part of Australian life, delivering the news and information Australians rely on daily. Telling the stories that matter drives every piece of journalism, campaign, project, and innovation.

With over 150 brands spanning news, sport, and lifestyle, we connect with 18 million Australians monthly - a testament to the trust we've built over generations. From text-based content to dynamic video, personalised apps, fantasy games, podcasts, and events, we continue to evolve to meet the changing needs of our audiences.

Our purpose inspires us, and our five values guide how we achieve it:

MAKE A DIFFERENCE - We are driven to create a positive, measurable impact.
BE PRINCIPLED - We uphold integrity, acting with honesty and purpose.
GET IT DONE - We are accountable for delivering high-quality outcomes.
PUSH BOUNDARIES - We are courageous, bold, and forward-thinking.
WORK AS A TEAM - We are one team, with many voices and diverse strengths. We are committed to telling the stories that matter, delivering value across every medium, moment, and minute Australians choose to spend with us.

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. 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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