Production Lead

Job no: 505268
Work type: Contract Full Time
Location: Canberra
Categories: Production/Content

• Canberra Parliament House Location
• Fixed- term full-time contract for 9 months
• Base salary: $96K - $117K (pro-rata) plus 15.4% ABC nominated super

The Role

The ABC is looking for a Production Lead within Digital & National News todeliver highquality work through effective strategy clear communication and strong leadership. The role is responsible for managing workflows resources and day-to-day production operations to keep content teams and projects running smoothly. You will foster collaboration and accountability while ensuring every team member feels supported. Thisposition is based on-site at Parliament House Canberra.

The Job

• Support Editors and production teams to ensure smooth efficient content delivery.
• Oversee workflows budgets and resources to improve efficiency and reduce risk.
• Act as the main contact for production maintaining clear communication with stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with production standards policies and safety requirements.
• Lead onboarding training and team engagement while fostering collaboration and growth.
• Mentor staff and promote innovation accountability and high performance.

Position Description: PRODUCTION LEAD

About You

Youll have:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent skills and experience.
• Strong administrative organisational and logistical abilities with a focus on production efficiency.
• Delivers consistently accurate work under pressure with proven ability to adapt quickly and execute at short notice to accommodate urgent and changing requirements.
• Experience conducting risk assessments in content production environments.
• Proven capability in managing rostering and recruitment in collaboration with HR and editorial teams.
• Advanced financial and digital literacy including experience with SAP Finance and related systems.
• Skills in interpreting and applying policies building stakeholder relationships and solving complex operational challenges.

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.

To request recruitment and selection information in alternate formats request adjustments or if you have accessibility requirements please contact

If you want to know more please contact Jenny Oh Business Lead via

We are unable to accept email applications please ensure that you submit your application via the online portal.

Please note: For casuals to be eligible to applya minimum of one shift must be worked during the advertising period

For more information on working at the ABC visit respectfully request that Recruitment Agencies do not submit applications for this position.