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About Seven West Media

Seven West Media (ASX: SWM) stands as a prominent Australian media conglomerate, captivating over 19 million viewers monthly across broadcast television, publishing, and digital platforms. Hosting acclaimed entities like the Seven Network, 7NEWS, and a plethora of iconic programs, the company solidifies its presence with esteemed partnerships in AFL, Cricket Australia, and Supercars. Additionally, in 2022, Seven West Media earns recognition as the first Australian media company to be honoured as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

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Your role

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and proactive graduate or junior journalist ready to kick-start their career at WA’s leading media business.

Based in the Osborne Park office and reporting to the Manager and Editor of Custom Publishing, this full-time entry-level position involves writing informative and engaging advertorial content for clients, as well as articles across a broad range of topics. This position contributes to the Advertising Department by producing print features for The West Australian, The Sunday Times, PerthNow and Regional mastheads as well as weekly products in the property space.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Writing client copy and articles across a diverse range of topics and industry sectors
• Liaising with advertisers on a daily basis to deliver positive client outcomes
• Undertaking research and interviews to produce relevant and high-quality stories that support and enhance client content in various products and features
• Working and collaborating with sales teams within the Advertising Department to secure revenue opportunities
• Developing positive relationships with key industry people and organisations
• Representing the Company in a professional and courteous manner.

Training & development

Seven West Media provides employees with robust training and development initiatives, offering support for further education and professional growth through mentoring programs, performance development, and access to their own learning and development program called Accelerate.

Benefits

At Seven their people matter and they like to reward their team with some great benefits, incentives and discounts. They are always finding ways to reward their team and throughout the year they extend exciting offers such as:

• Salary sacrifice packaging
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Some relocation expenses covered
• An employee Perks program, health and wellbeing support program and more
• Access to a company car for work purposes
• Exclusive access to local events

Work-life balance

They prioritize the work-life balance and health of employees by offering generous paid parental leave for both primary and secondary caregivers, flexible working arrangements, and initiatives to support employees' health and well-being, such as gym discounts and annual flu vaccinations.

Company culture

Seven West Media fosters a culture guided by three core values: "Be Brave," "Better Together," and "Make it happen." Encouraging employees to think innovatively and challenge the status quo, the company values collaboration, mutual respect, and proactive problem-solving. By empowering individuals to take ownership and initiative, they cultivate an environment where everyone's contributions are valued, leading to collective success in achieving strategic objectives.

About you

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication and copywriting skills, highly developed organisational and time management skills, and the ability to work in a busy, deadline-driven environment. Essential to this role is a desire to work collaboratively within a team and independently when required, as well as an unwavering ‘can-do’ approach to all tasks.

The successful candidate will possess the following qualities:

• A qualification in Journalism or Communications and copywriting experience;
• Strong research, interviewing and writing skills;
• Strong time management and organisational skills;
• The ability to work under pressure and maintain high-quality work in a deadline-driven environment;
• A strong work ethic;
• A valid driver’s licence.

Source

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• sevenwestmedia.com.au/about-us/
• sevenwestmedia.com.au/about-us/values/
• sevenwestmedia.com.au/careers/why-us/