Te Tūranga – The opportunity
Join RNZ’s award-winning team as a casual digital journalist. We’re after flexible and experienced journalists who can pick up shifts on a casual basis, including weekends, to cover breaking news, write features, and help develop rnz.co.nz as a destination of choice for our audience.
Te Mahi – About the job
You'll help create and publish content across RNZ’s digital platforms. That includes breaking news, features, explainers, visuals and homepage editing. You’ll work with other parts of RNZ to make sure our digital offering is top notch.
Some of the things you’ll be doing will include:
- Writing, editing and publishing news and features, including breaking news.
- Helping to curate the homepage and key sections
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Adding in images, audio and video ensuring strong multimedia storytelling
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Sharing content via RNZ social media channels
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Use analytics to help shape coverage
Ōu Pūkenga – About You
We're looking for someone who can hit the ground running. Ideally, you’ll have the following experience:
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After-hours availability, including weekends.
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Proven strong journalism skills and news judgment
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Reporting and/or subbing experience for a news website or digital media organisation.
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Experience in still pictures, video and audio editing, development and use of graphics and visualisation of data.
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Demonstrated experience in breaking news, live blogging, hour by hour story development, features, analysis and context pieces, and online content curation.
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Demonstrated experience in the use of social media to advance story development, distribute and promote content.
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Understanding of RNZ’s editorial standards
Ngā Hua: What we offer
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A friendly, welcoming and inclusive team/organisation.
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Development and regular training opportunities for our people.
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Competitive hourly rate.
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RNZ supports work/life balance for our people including working from home initiatives where possible.
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Comprehensive wellbeing support including access to a confidential support, guidance and counselling service.
Te Ahurea – Our Culture
At RNZ we are committed to fostering an inclusive and constructive culture. This means creating a place where our people feel like they belong and can do their best work. We do this through our attitudes; Be Bold, Better Every Day and Extend Manaakitanga.
This is a casual role and can be based in Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch.
Applications close: Sunday, 17th August 2025 unless filled prior.
To apply for this role please complete your application on our careers site, including your covering letter and a CV. If applying through Seek you will be able to view and download a copy of the job description for this role after clicking Apply.
If you'd like to speak to someone about this role, please get in touch with the recruitment team on [email protected]
RNZ is committed to the principles and practices of Equal Employment Opportunity and welcomes applicants reflecting New Zealand’s cultural and ethnic diversity.
