Production Lead
Job Summary
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.
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Please note: For casuals to be eligible to applya minimum of one shift must be worked during the advertising period
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Advertised: AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: AUS Eastern Daylight Time