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Canberra - Australia

profile Monthly Salary: $ 101 - 123
Posted on: 12 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job no: 505231
Work type: Ongoing Full Time
Location: Various
Categories: Journalism/Content Making Presenter/Reporter

  • Ultimo Melbourne Brisbane Canberra preferred
  • Create news stories for the ABC
  • Base salary $101K to $123K

The Role

The ABC is looking for a National AI Technology Reporter to lead national coverage on artificial intelligence and related technology breaking and developing agendasetting stories that reach audiences across all ABC platforms working under the broad editorial direction of the Editor.

The Job

  • Deliver trusted audiencefocused digitalfirst journalism.
  • Produce original and breaking AI stories across all ABC platforms.
  • Lead coverage of breaking key stories related to AI
  • Collaborate with the National Technology Reporter
  • Explain complex issues clearly for radio TV digital social and ondemand.
  • Proactively generate agendasetting stories with diverse perspectives.
  • Build strong contacts within the AI sector to uncover original stories.
  • Present live reports and Q&As to inform and engage audiences.
  • Collaborate with the team providing editorial leadership and mentoring.
  • Ensure all work meets ABC editorial legal and community standards.

Position Description: NATIONAL AI TECHNOLOGY

About You

Youll have:

  • Relevant qualifications or equivalent specialist AI reporting experience.
  • Proven judgement reporting complex stories across TV digital audio and on-demand.
  • Strong grasp of audience digital and social trends for maximum engagement.
  • Outstanding live presentation skills to explain complex issues clearly.
  • Self-starter who breaks agenda-setting stories.
  • Advanced skills producing innovative accurate multiplatform content per editorial policies.
  • Highly collaborative with strong mentoring and deadline skills.
  • Passion for diverse authentic Australian stories including CALD and Indigenous voices.

What we can offer you:

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

About ABC News

Quality journalism powerful investigations outstanding production and a collaborative engaged and supportive workplace that offers opportunities and career development across regional and metropolitan Australia. Make a positive contribution to the national conversation help set the agenda and build your skills by joining Australias most trusted and diverse news organisation.

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 Suzie Raines Editor Specialist Reporting Team on

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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Job no: 505231Work type: Ongoing Full TimeLocation: VariousCategories: Journalism/Content Making Presenter/ReporterUltimo Melbourne Brisbane Canberra preferredCreate news stories for the ABCBase salary $101K to $123KThe RoleThe ABC is looking for a National AI Technology Reporter to lead national co...
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