Senior Producer, Radio National, Life Matters Brisbane
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Job Summary
Job no: 505081
Work type: Ongoing Full Time
Location: Brisbane
Categories: Leadership Journalism/Content Making Production/Content
- Brisbane location - on site
- Permanent full-time role
- Base salary $96K t0 $105K
About Life Matters
Life Matters is about Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships health money work and the a show where your stories shape the national conversation.
About the Role
Life Matters is Radio Nationals live daily show about contemporary Australian life and the community we live in. Through trusted experts and listeners personal stories we help you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships health money work and the world.
We are looking for a highly experienced talented journalist/producer to write and produce well-researched sophisticated and comprehensive briefs that engage and inform an audience for Life Matters and other Radio National programs as required. Willingness to be trained in studio operation for live and pre-recorded interviews (panelling) is essential.
You will:
- Provide high level editorial and significant creative input to the Life Matters program team assisting with the development of program design style and philosophy.
- Generate research and produce original story ideas interviews and panel discussions producing your daily quota of sophisticated and comprehensive briefs in a timely manner on complex topics in social affairs and public policy consumer affairs and cultural issues.
- Provide editorial guidance and supervision to more junior staff and assist them as required with training.
- Work effectively with the presenter and executive producer provide in-studio direction live to air and manage all inputs to the program when required.
- When rostered on carry out studio direction and operation (panelling) for live and pre-recorded interviews.
Position Description: SENIOR
About You
You can demonstrate highly creative leadership skills and an ability and passion to design and produce an engaging and entertaining radio program. Your editorial skills are second-to-none and you can have a nose for a great story. Your skills and experience will also include:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications or demonstrated equivalent skills knowledge and experience.
- Advanced journalistic skills excellent news sense and advanced editorial judgement. Daily radio experience with a good network of contacts.
- Advanced ability to produce sophisticated and comprehensive briefs on complex topics for longer format interviews under broad direction.
- Honed leadership skills including experience mentoring and guiding team members.
- Sophisticated communication interpersonal and stakeholder management skills with a naturally collaborative workstyle.
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to work quickly and accurately.
- An aptitude for creative storytelling on digital platforms that will engage and expand audiences.
- Experience writing and subediting digital first copy and producing on-demand/podcast audio is highly valued.
****Please ensure you provide a covering letter addressing the Key Accountabilities and Key Capabilities in the attached Position Description
What we can offer you:
- 15.4% ABC Nominated Super.
- Paid parental carers and supporting partner leave.
- Salary packaging.
- ABC Mentoring.
About ABC Audio
The ABC is the nations most trusted and independent source of Australian conversations culture and stories. With over 4500 employees from diverse backgrounds across over 50 locations around Australia and overseas we are proud to create curate and deliver high-quality content that informs educates and entertains Australian communities.
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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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If you want to know more please contact Maria Tickle A/Manager Society & Culture at
We are unable to accept email applications please ensure that you submit your application via the online portal.
We respectfully request that Recruitment Agencies do not submit applications for this position.
Advertised: E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: E. Australia Standard Time
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Crew Management
- Mobile Marketing
- Waterfall
- Qualitative Research Interviewing
- Jira
- Project Management
- Project Management Software
- Adobe Premiere
- Confluence
- Leadership Experience
- Google Suite
