Digital Journalist, Story Lab

Job no: 505140
Work type: Ongoing Full Time
Location: Various
Categories: Journalism/Content Making

• FlexibleLocation (Australia wide)
• Report and producestories for ABC News Story Lab
• Base salary $92K - $110K plus 15.4% ABC nominated superannuation

The Role

Create original accurate and captivating digital journalism for ABC News Story Labcollaborate across teams to innovate and engage audiences on key stories.

The Job

• Research report and produce interactive digital stories for ABC News platforms apps and social media.
• Generate ideas research and contribute to editorial discussions in deadline-driven teams.
• Stay current on news expand contacts and foster source networks.
• Create original public-interest journalism and enhance key story coverage.
• Contribute to both short-turnaround stories and longer-term editorial projects.
• Track emerging digital audience issues to shape innovative content.
• Foster creativity and excellence while reflecting Australias diversity.
• Engage communities for relevant stories aligned with News strategy.
• Uphold ABC Values policies style guides and editorial standards

Position Description: DIGITAL JOURNALIST STORY

About You

You are a strong communicator with a focus on teamwork collaboration and open to feedback. You are able to manage multiple tasks to meet deadlines for both short and long-term projects.

Youll have:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent skills and experience in digital journalism.
• Strong ability to generate original impactful stories and contribute to editorial discussions.
• Skilled in pitching researching reporting and producing accurate digital stories under deadlines.
• Experience as a creative storyteller in visual interactive data-driven and multimedia formats.
• Ability to simplify complex info into clear engaging digital journalism.
• Familiar with digital production tools workflows and platforms; eager to learn new skills.
• Understanding of audience needs digital consumption and engagement with visual/interactive content.
• Advantageous skills: data journalism computational journalism verification info design.
• Proven ability to build and maintain contacts including in diverse and underserved communities.

We would love to see your work.Please submit material with your application online (include examples links to websites or attach audio/video files up to 5MB).

What we can offer you:

• 15.4% ABC Nominated Super.
• Paid parental carers and supporting partner leave.
• Salary packaging.
• ABC Mentoring.

About the ABC

The ABC is the nations most trusted and independent source of Australian conversations culture and stories. With over 4000 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.

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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If you want to know more please contact Matthew Liddy Editor Story Lab via .

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.

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