Senior Reporter

We’re seeking a sharp, motivated, and experienced Senior Reporter to drive daily lifestyle coverage with creativity, speed, and insight, helping take the vertical to the next level. Reporting to the Lifestyle Editor, you’ll play a key role in shaping the day’s stories - pitching original ideas, jumping on trends, and delivering smart, engaging, and impactful reporting.

As a core member of our lifestyle team, you will cover the conversations everyday Australians are having - from real-life stories and internet debates to human angles behind major news events. You’ll uncover the moments, people, and cultural shifts that resonate online, and translate them into compelling journalism that connects deeply with our audience.

Topics include:

• Real-life stories that spotlight everyday Aussies and the issues shaping their lives.

• Trending topics and online debates that capture national attention across socials.

• Human-interest angles on major news events, adding empathy, curiosity, and context.

• Lifestyle trends across relationships, family, wellbeing, internet culture, consumer habits, and more.

You’ll collaborate closely with editors and fellow reporters to produce high-quality content that reflects our editorial vision and meets audience needs. The ideal candidate is someone who understands the pace of digital media and the power of a great angle.

What’s our purpose? 

To be a trusted guide to digital content, empowering users to make informed choices and achieve their goals, big and small.

Who is our target audience?

The entire internet. We want to reach everyone.
 

Skills and Experience required
For this role, you’ll need a sharp editorial instinct, a creative mindset, and a deep understanding of what resonates with modern Australian lifestyle audiences.

You should be confident in pitching, reporting, and crafting timely, engaging stories across lifestyle verticals - while maintaining a keen eye for emerging trends and the conversations gaining traction across social media, search, and the broader cultural landscape.

Responsibilities:

• Pitch, research, and write original, high-quality stories that strengthen Yahoo Lifestyle’s authority in trending topics and position us as a trusted destination for engaging digital content.

• Apply strong SEO practices to maximise story visibility and reach, ensuring content performs effectively across search and discovery platforms.

• Pursue distinctive angles and fresh narratives that make Yahoo Lifestyle’s journalism stand out in a crowded digital landscape.

• Keep the audience front and centre of every story - identify the ‘user need’ you’re addressing and craft content that delivers clear value.

• Track and interpret performance metrics to understand what resonates, using insights to refine pitches and guide future coverage.

• Contribute to editorial planning, participating in weekly news meetings and helping shape both daily coverage and longer-term projects.

• Collaborate with audience and platform teams to optimise distribution - across newsletters, social media, video, and curation - to ensure stories reach and engage readers wherever they are.

Job Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in digital journalism, ideally within news,  lifestyle, or culture.

• Strong editorial judgment and a proven portfolio of engaging, high-quality digital reporting.

• A sharp eye for what’s trending - able to identify stories and angles that resonate with online audiences.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to tell stories that inform, inspire, and connect.

• Professional, adaptable, and collaborative, thriving in a fast-paced, creative newsroom environment.

• Passion for innovative digital storytelling, from social-first formats to emerging multimedia opportunities.

• Flexibility to work occasional nights or weekends as news and cultural moments demand.

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call +1.866.772.3182. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements. 

If you’re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.

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