Producer The Front

News Corp Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work flexibility

Job summary

News Corp Australia is seeking a Producer for The Australian’s flagship daily news podcast The Front. You will work closely with host and editorial director Claire Harvey to bring journalism to life in video and audio from our newsroom, collaborating with staff worldwide.

The role is office-based with potential work-from-home days; evenings and weekends may be required. You will edit content, coordinate interviews, and ensure editorial and legal soundness while driving cross-platform

Qualifications

• Deep journalism experience with strong understanding of Australian/international news.
• Exceptional news judgment and storytelling speed for breaking news.

Responsibilities

• Attend daily news conferences and pitch topics for each episode.
• Schedule interviews and manage recording/filming for studio and remote guests.
• Edit longform video and audio, social clips, and promotional content for platforms.
• Collaborate with Editorial Director and legal teams to ensure content is sound.
• Partner with social, publishing, marketing, and commercial teams to publish episodes and interpret analytics.
• Assist with workflow planning, team management, and rostering.

Skills

Journalism experience

News judgment

Audio/video editing

Legal compliance

Interpersonal skills

Video recording

Tools

Descript

Pro Tools

Premiere Pro

Google Drive

Job description

What’s the role?

As a Producer of The Australian’s flagship daily news podcast The Front, you will work with host and editorial director Claire Harvey and our team to bring our journalism to life in both video and audio, working at the very heart of our newsroom in close collaboration with editorial staff around the world.

This role is predominantly office-based, with flexibility for work-from-home days depending on editorial requirements. A flexible mindset is key - news isn’t a standard 9-to-5 job, so some evening and weekend work will be required.

Responsibilities

• Attend daily news conferences and pitch a shortlist of potential topics for each episode.
• Schedule interviews, manage technical recording and filming for studio and remote guests, and handle all recorded file uploads.
• Edit highly polished longform video and audio, short social clips, and written promotional articles or scripts for The Australian’s owned platforms.
• Collaborate with the Editorial Director, senior editors, and legal teams to ensure every story is editorially and legally sound.
• Partner with social, publishing, marketing, and commercial teams to publish episodes, facilitate sponsorships, and interpret cross-platform analytics.
• Assist with overall workflow planning, team management, and staff rostering.

Who are you?

• You possess deep journalism experience and a strong understanding of Australian and international news, pairing exceptional news judgment and storytelling flair with speed during breaking news and focus on complex topics.
• You bring outstanding interpersonal skills, total reliability, good humor, high ethical standards, and an innovative problem-solving mindset, allowing you to collaborate effectively and leverage team expertise.
• You understand legal compliance, including defamation, contempt, and privacy laws - with proven expertise in fact-checking and implementing legal advice to ensure all content is fully accurate and sound.
• You demonstrate technical proficiency in audio/video recording (in-studio and remote), video editing, Descript (including multi-speaker video), Pro Tools, Premiere Pro, short vertical social media clips, Google Drive, and file management.
• You write and script-edit interviews, voiceovers, and links, while remaining eager to adopt new technologies, build new skills, and strictly hit every deadline.
• You are proficient in monitoring, analysing, and reporting on cross-platform analytics, metrics, and metadata to evaluate and enhance performance.

Why News Corp Australia

Join a culture where innovation is our operating rhythm. You’ll work on a diverse portfolio of Australia’s most loved brands and play a pivotal role in leading the technological shift in how we create commercial content. Our vibrant, hybrid work environment and dynamic, values-driven culture empowers you to push boundaries, collaborate as one unified team, and make a positive, measurable impact for all Australians.

News Extras Benefits is a commitment to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities.

Our benefits include:

• Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
• Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services that deliver genuine cost savings and benefits
• Health & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)
• Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.
• Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money

In addition to our perks and benefits, employees have access to a number of initiatives and programs that support their wellbeing and professional growth, such as:

• Helping you grow - Access tailored development opportunities, including leadership programs, to cultivate your skills and support your career
• Giving back - Make a difference to our communities through volunteer opportunities and company-organised charity drives
• Workplace Inclusion and facilities - Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms

Who are we?

In a world of sound bites and spin, Australia’s national news brand, The Australian, keeps the nation accurately informed about the issues that matter. For over half a century, The Australian has been the country’s most trusted source of news, insight, analysis and opinion. Its editorial ethos is simple: tell the stories that need to be told, hold those in power to account, provoke national debate and spare no effort in pursuing the truth - all according to the very highest standards of journalistic rigour.

Every month, over 5 million highly engaged, powerful and loyal readers make informed decisions with The Australian*, helping Australians know where they stand.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Diversity strengthens our national teams and newsroom as we seek to tell stories that represent the communities of Australia. Our people make us unique, and so we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability or gender identity. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply!

We are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process.

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The Australian & Prestige