Curator ABC Listen

Job no: 505025
Work type: Contract Full Time
Location: Various
Categories: Production/Content Commissioning/Content Development

• Location flexible - Australia wide
• Base salary $107K - $117K (pro rata)
• Contract for approximately 8 months

The Role

In this dynamic role youll be at the heart of our content strategycurating and scheduling compelling audio daily for the ABC listen app and ABC listen web with a special focus on the 2025/26 summer season. Youll collaborate with editorial and product teams to highlight the quality and distinctiveness of ABC audio and video podcast content using data-driven insights to inform decisions and uncover new growth opportunities.

Your exceptionalcommunication skills will be well utilised as you collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure that content curation development and growth strategies support ABC listen strategic goals.

Youll also explore and support content opportunities technical capabilities and experiments that are best placed to extend audience reach and connection while contributing to the broader ABC podcast and Audio on Demand strategy and commissioning.

This is your chance to increase audience engagement boost user acquisition and amplify the reach of ABCs distinctive podcast and on-demand offerings.

Position Description: CURATOR ABC

About You

Were looking for someone with high level editorial and audio experience for live and on demand content as well as strong knowledge of audio production benchmarks and practices.

Youll have high level AOD publishing and distribution experience and strong competency with Core Media or a similar content management system.

With a strategic mindset you are someone who thrives in a fast-paced collaborative environment and are passionate about representing the rich diversity of the Australian community.

These are exciting times for ABC listen as our content offer and audience reach grows. If you are ready to take on this 8-month contract we would love to hear from you.

More info:

In line with our focus on diversity and inclusion applications are strongly encouraged from Indigenous Australians people from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds people with disability and LGBTQIA individuals. The ABC also aims to achieve a gender-balanced workforce.

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Applications Close: 11:55pm Monday 20 October