Job Description
We are looking for an editor to lead Domain’s property news coverage and manage a small team of property journalists. This is a senior editorial role within Domain’s national news team, responsible for shaping, commissioning and publishing authoritative, engaging and timely property journalism.
You will have strong editorial judgment, deep news instincts, and a solid understanding of the Australian property market and broader economic landscape. Just as importantly, you will be an excellent people leader — someone who enjoys coaching journalists, sharpening ideas, and lifting the quality of the team’s output.
The national property news team covers everything from property data and market forecasting to interest rates and economic policy, housing affordability and social issues, major campaigns, luxury property stories, and breaking news. This role plays a key part in setting the agenda and ensuring coverage is smart, distinctive and audience focused.
Responsibilities
- Take pitches, brainstorm ideas and provide clear editorial direction and feedback
- Assign stories and brief reporters daily and weekly, including on breaking news
- Plan and manage the content workflow and content calendar
- Edit journalists’ copy to a high standard and provide feedback as required
- Jump in and write where/when required, to a high standard
- Stay across property trends, data, the economy and housing policy, identifying news opportunities
- Deep dive into data and reports to inform coverage and generate story ideas
- Track content performance metrics and make strategic editorial decisions based on audience insights
- Work collaboratively with other teams across the business, including video, social, SEO and magazine
- As a team, we work closely with editorial creators across the business and contribute to major campaigns and cross-platform initiatives.
About You
- Significant editorial experience in a newsroom environment
- Proven experience managing or leading journalists
- Strong news judgment and editing skills
- A sound understanding of the Australian property market and the economic forces that shape it
- Experience working with data and translating it into accessible journalism
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Ability to juggle breaking news with planned, longer-term coverage
Desirable:
- Experience in a digital-first newsroom
- Knowledge of SEO/AIO and audience analytics
- Experience working with newsletters, video or social teams
About Domain part of CoStar Group:
Domain is a leading property technology and services marketplace that is home to one of the largest portfolios of property brands in Australia, including the Domain, Allhomes and Commercial Real Estate (CRE) platforms. In 2025, Domain became part of CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP), a global leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, online marketplaces and 3D digital twin technology. Together, Domain and CoStar Group is dedicated to digitising the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights, and connections that improve their businesses and lives.
What’s Next?
We’ll give your application the thoughtful attention it deserves and get back to you as soon as possible. If there’s a match, one of our recruitment consultants will reach out—so keep your phone handy! We’re genuinely excited about the chance to work together and make a meaningful impact.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Domain
Domain is enthusiastically and unapologetically committed to fostering an equitable, inclusive work culture which reflects our customers and communities. We are proactively looking for candidates from all lived experiences, including people with disability, and people of all ages, ethnicities, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples), faiths, sexual orientations, and gender identities (including trans and non-binary people).
We are committed to providing an equitable recruitment process for people with disability. If you require adjustments during the process we’re here to support. If you wish to receive this job advertisement in an accessible format, or have a confidential chat about workplace adjustments, please contact our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion team at [email protected] or leave a message on 1300 858 356 and we will get back to you.
CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing
