Copywriter Based In Cairns

Updated Fri 06 Feb 2026

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The Travel Shop in Cairns is seeking journalists & copywriters!

The Position

Experienced writer with a journalism or communications background.


More Info About The Work

Spend your days writing about Cairns and beyond! Our team of copywriters help maintain the flow of productivity at the Travel Shop. Whether you're writing articles, updating pricing or adding new products to the websites, the journalist team works to improve our online platforms to draw traffic to our websites. Your job is to produce excellent content, maintain accuracy and consistency across products, and help create a seamless user experience.

You have the opportunity to work across our variety of brands in the Cairns, The Whitsundays, The Outback, the East Coast, and K’gari (Fraser Island).

We are looking for someone who will be based in Cairns to engage with the community. We are open to negotiating full-time, part-time, casual or freelance contracts.


Your Profile

We're preferencing candidates with:

  • Tertiary qualifications in journalism, digital media, communications, writing and/or editing
  • Experience in the industry (copywriter, travel blogger, journalist, content manager, editor)
  • SEO training
  • Experience with Lightroom, Photoshop or image editing software
  • Familiarity with basic coding, content uploading and graphic webpage styling
  • Travel blogs, social media presence, or platforms of your own
  • Ability to be based in Cairns
  • Fluent English
  • A unique, concise and colourful writing style that makes people want to keep reading your words

About Cairns Tours & The Travel Shop

Cairns Tours is an established online travel agency with over 60 staff spread across five continents. We are a diverse and vibrant team constantly developing innovative, forward-thinking solutions to connect travellers to the wonders of the Cairns, the rainforest and the reef. From social media experts to our dynamic sales team, to creative photographers and graphic designers, to skippers, local experts, managers, writers, and more, our team is a mixed bag of unique and adaptable people from all over the world!

We work with established local tour operators to give guests the ultimate Australian experience. We deliver visitors to dreamy destinations such as The Daintree Rainforest, the Great Barrier Reef, Green Island, Port Douglas, the Atherton Tablelands, Fitzroy Island and Kuranda. 

As a member of the digital team, you will work across our four brands under The Travel Shop umbrella: Sailing WhitsundaysCairns ToursFraser Tours, East Coast Tours, Outback Tours, and more to come!


Apply Today! 

To apply for this position with us, please complete our Google Form and submit it for consideration. All applications are treated with the strictest of confidence.

We can’t wait to work with you!

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