Editorial and Content Manager

Primary DetailsTime Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

• Location: Sydney / Adelaide / Melbourne / Brisbane

• Type: 12 month Fixed Term Contract, full time

• Hybrid role, Happy to talk flexible working

The opportunity

Based in our Brand, Content & Digital team within the wider Group Corporate Affairs & Sustainability (CAS) function, this role focuses on creating and delivering high-quality external content for our Australia Pacific (Auspac) division, with a particular emphasis on B2B audiences such as brokers and commercial clients. You’ll also support the Elders Insurance business, an iconic brand with a franchise network located in over 200 locations across rural, regional and metro Australia. 

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Editorial & Content, you’ll work closely with both our business and marketing teams to plan and produce both strategic content and more tactical content that supports QBE’s brand, reputation, and the priorities and commercial goals of our Auspac commercial insurance business.

We’re looking for an excellent stakeholder manager, confident communicator, content strategist and planner and someone not afraid to get their hands dirty project managing, writing and editing content.  Someone can hit the ground running, manage complex stakeholder needs, and translate complicated and technical subject matter into clear, compelling narratives.

Your new role

• Developing and executing content strategies aligned to brand, business, and stakeholder priorities.

• Translating strategic priorities into proactive content and campaign ideas that support brand and reputation-building.

• Managing a diverse content pipeline including articles, video, social, research and more—both directly and via external partners.

• Writing, editing, and reviewing content to ensure brand tone, editorial quality, and consistency.

• Supporting stakeholder engagement and managing content approvals across multiple channels.

• Advising internal teams on content planning, campaign development, and communications best practice.

• Collaborating with CAS and Marketing teams to align global goals and local execution.

• Navigating complex topics and translating them into accessible, audience-relevant content—particularly for broker audiences.

About you

• Prior experience in a content-focused role, with insurance sector experience highly desirable

• A passion for storytelling.

• Strong writing and editing skills, and a keen eye for content that connects.

• Experience managing multi-format content projects and long- and short-term priorities simultaneously.

• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with a ‘can-do’ mindset and ability to build strong relationships.

• Strong digital content know-how, including SEO, social platforms, and metrics.

• Sound judgment around reputational risk and content sensitivity.

About QBE

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. We’re a leading international commercial insurer with a proud Australian heritage who’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities. With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too? Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen!

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance

• Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice

• 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super

• The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching

• Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums

• Additional leave and support through QBE’s Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network

• Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice

• 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards

• Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion

• Ranked 3rd place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2024 for medium sized program as voted by graduates

• Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)

• Family First accredited employer since 2021

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen! 

Click APPLY to submit your application. Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at [email protected]

Skills:

Collaboration Tools, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Content Development, Content Management, Content Strategy, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Marketing, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Team Management, Waterfall Model

Application Close Date: 06/05/2025 11:59 PM

How to Apply:

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.