Talent Acquisition – Cadet Program

6 month initial contract
Hybrid working environment
Bowen Hills, Brisbane

What’s the role?
As a Talent Acquisition Business Partner at News Corp Australia, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering our 2025 Cadet Program. This is a strategic and hands-on opportunity where you’ll partner with senior leaders to assess a diverse pool of emerging talent, using innovative tools and data-driven insights to evaluate aptitude and potential. From targeted sourcing to candidate engagement and assessment centre preparation, you’ll help shape the next generation of media professionals. It’s a fast-paced, collaborative role that combines purpose, impact, and the opportunity to work across some of Australia’s most iconic media brands. Assist in the planning and preparation of the cadet program, with a focus on attraction, selection, and on-boarding.

• Lead the end-to-end recruitment process for the 2025 Cadet Program, from strategic sourcing through to assessment centre coordination.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to understand talent needs and deliver tailored recruitment strategies.
• Assess candidates using a mix of aptitude, behavioural, and personality-based evaluation tools to ensure the right fit.
• Champion an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey.
• Utilise leading recruitment technologies including video interviews and LinkedIn Talent Insights to drive data-informed hiring decisions.

This is your chance to be part of an exciting initiative that shapes the future of editorial talent in Australia!
Who are you?

• An experienced 360 recruiter from an in-house, agency, or RPO background with a track record of hiring top talent.
• Confident in engaging senior stakeholders and advising on best-practice sourcing strategies and selection techniques.
• Skilled in proactive sourcing, headhunting, and building diverse talent pipelines.
• Highly motivated, adaptable, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Passionate about creating great candidate experiences and making a real impact on people’s careers.

Who are we?
News.com.au is Australia’s leading commercial news site, delivering the biggest news events, from here and the world, and reaching an average monthly audience of over 11.2 million^. This exclusively digital news room is powered by a team of more than 60 dedicated journalists reporting the news across multiple platforms including desktop, mobile, social, podcasts and our app. news.com.au keeps you up-to-date with the news that matters to you. Be it politics, sport, lifestyle or entertainment, we will be on top of it, so you can be too.

What’s next?

Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers

We know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique and we all have a story. We encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, abilities and gender identities to apply. Inclusion is important to us and we want everyone at News to bring their whole-selves to work. If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to outline which pronouns you prefer, please feel free to let us know.