Creative Director

What's the role?

Creative Director (Copy Based) | 6-8 Month Contract

News Australia | Surry Hills (Hybrid)

We're looking for a well-rounded Creative Director to help ideate, execute and lead integrated creative projects at News Corp Australia. This role will work across our top news and lifestyle titles including Escape, delicious, news.com.au, taste.com.au and more.

Reporting directly to the Head of Creative, this role is key to constantly delivering great ideas that help win business and have clients coming back for more. You'll need to balance the best of human creativity with emerging technologies – knowing when to leverage innovation for efficiency and when craft needs a human touch.

Key Responsibilities

• Constantly deliver great ideas that help win business and lead integrated creative projects across our diverse portfolio.

• Meet with sales, strategy, editorial, and other stakeholders to understand their needs.

• Work both independently and collaborate with others in the creative team nationally to execute work across print, digital, social and video.

• Leverage emerging technologies for efficiency while maintaining a human touch in creative craft.

• Clarify unclear briefs and juggle competing priorities to meet tight deadlines.

Who are you?

• A personable creative with a writing background including several years of experience in an advertising agency, in-house marketing, or publisher content creation.

• You have experience coming up with fresh ideas in response to briefs and articulating them in a compelling way.

• You show enthusiasm for adopting new tools and technologies that enhance creative workflows.

• You possess clear and professional communication skills, a positive attitude, and experience presenting to internal and external stakeholders.

• You have the ability to work collaboratively in hybrid/nationally distributed teams and have experience managing stakeholder expectations.

• Ideally, you have experience leading creative teams and an understanding of the creator economy, first-party data strategies, or shoppable content formats.

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. We offer a vibrant, hybrid work environment in the heart of Surry Hills.

News Benefits

Who are we?

We are proud to be Australia’s most impactful media group, we’re even prouder of what we stand for. Together, we inform, advocate and inspire all Australians, for a better Australia.

With over 150 brands across news, sport and lifestyle, News Corp Australia is trusted by over 18 million Australians a month to provide the information and inspiration they seek.

Renowned for world-class journalism and marketing services nationally and internationally, we offer a fast-paced environment that encourages individuals to take control of their future and challenge themselves in ever-changing fields.

In February 2025, News Corp Australia's National Client Partnerships Team was named Sales Team of the Year at the 2024 AdNews Agency of the Year Awards. This prestigious award is testament to the dedication, passion, and innovation that drive our talented team of Client Partnership professionals.

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Client Partnerships