New Zealand Media & Entertainment (NZME) Looking for Multimedia Content Editor at Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Full Time

THE OPPORTUNITY: Here’s an opportunity to become a key player in shaping NZ Herald’s live news coverage across video, audio, and visual formats. You’ll be at the heart of a fast-paced newsroom, delivering captivating content that resonates with diverse audiences, working with talented journalists and video producers to lead in storytelling.

How You’ll Do It

• Collaborate with editors, journalists, and multimedia teams to generate fresh, engaging content that resonates with audiences across all platforms.
• Lead the development of innovative video, audio, and visual storytelling techniques, ensuring each piece is compelling and tailored for its intended platform.
• Direct and coach journalists, visual journalists, and video producers to enhance their multimedia skills, ensuring they produce high-quality, captivating stories.
• Respond quickly and decisively to breaking news, ensuring real-time, accurate delivery through multiple formats, including video, still images, and audio.
• Work closely with the editorial team to pitch and plan story ideas, adapting content for maximum impact.
• Manage interviews, preparing research notes, questions, and production elements that elevate storytelling and engage audiences.
• Take ownership of the visuals budget, ensuring efficient use of resources while managing contributor and freelance costs.
• Maintain strong communication and collaboration with other teams across NZME to ensure seamless, integrated news coverage.
• Support the newsroom’s editorial mission, promoting a culture of excellence, accuracy, and trust.

About You

• You bring at least 10 years of experience in a senior newsroom role, with a proven track record in multimedia content delivery across digital and broadcast platforms.
• You’re a natural leader, who excels at guiding teams, mentoring staff, and fostering a collaborative, high-performance environment where everyone can thrive.
• You are passionate about breaking news and have the ability to stay calm under pressure, managing multiple tasks and changing priorities with ease.
• With a keen understanding of audience needs, you use analytics and insights to tailor content that not only informs but captivates.
• You possess excellent communication skills, able to confidently liaise with stakeholders inside and outside the organisation while maintaining strong relationships across the newsroom.
• A strategic thinker, you bring vision and a forward-thinking approach, aligning your work with NZME’s goals and pushing the boundaries of storytelling to build engaged, loyal audiences.
• You are committed to continuous learning and professional development, actively seeking opportunities to grow and adapt in an ever-evolving media landscape.

WHAT’S ON OFFER: NZME is one of New Zealand’s largest media companies, made up of over 50 leading media brands including: The New Zealand Herald, Newstalk ZB, ZM, The Hits, iHeartRadio and OneRoof.

Your workplace will be in central Auckland in a modern well-equipped office that boasts not only radio studios but newsroom hubs, multiple breakout areas and our popular iHeart lounge that hosts a variety of internal events. You’ll have development opportunities, access to a range of discounted products and services, and be a key member of a high-performing team.

All applicants will be asked about their working rights in New Zealand. E.g., Citizen, resident, visa, no visa etc.

New Zealand Media and Entertainment is NZ’s premium integrated media group. We keep Kiwis in the know about what matters most to them, and dig into what’s going on in the world and why, as well as shining a light on the latest and greatest in news and entertainment. Combining radio, digital, and print we reach more than over 3.6 million* Kiwis every week.

We are home to more than 50 of Aotearoa’s award-winning media brands – each with its own voice, and each powered by the country’s top media personalities, journalists, broadcasters, designers, writers, commercial thinkers, operations teams, marketers, digital and tech specialists and many more. You can achieve anything you set your mind to here – the possibilities are endless!

Come and join the future of NZME. Give it your all and enjoy the ride because this could lead anywhere…