Production Administrator

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC); Sydney; On-site; AUD 94,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ABC Nominated Super 15.4%

Paid parental and carer's leave

Salary packaging

ABC Mentoring

Job summary

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is seeking a Production Administrator to join our Screen team in Ultimo. You’ll coordinate administrative, operational and financial processes to keep productions running smoothly.

Responsibilities include submissions for commissioning, budget tracking, stakeholder liaison, and supporting managers to maximise our automated systems. This is a permanent full‑time role in a dynamic production environment.

Qualifications

• Proven production experience on long form and events, including post-production.
• Experience in cost management and commissioning submissions to get content over the line.
• Strong budgeting analysis skills, including scheduling, rights clearances.
• Sharp planning and time management with multiple deadlines.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and coordinate submissions for Screen content commissioning.
• Keep budgets on track with forecasting, analysis, purchase orders and invoice payments.
• Liaise with multiple stakeholders for internal and external commissions.
• Support managers and content makers to maximise use of automated systems.

Skills

Production experience

Budget analysis

Forecasting

Planning and time management

Stakeholder relationship building

Advanced communication

Job description

The Role

The ABC is looking for a Production Administrator. You’ll join our Screen team, coordinating the administrative, operational and financial processes that keep productions running smoothly.

• Prepare and coordinate submissions for Screen content commissioning
• Keep budgets on track with forecasting, analysis, purchase orders and invoice payments
• Liaise with multiple stakeholders for various internal and external commissions
• Support managers and content makers to get the most out of our automated systems

• Ultimo location
• Permanent, full-time (38 hour week)
• Base salary $94K-$113K

About You

You’re organised, detail-focused and great at building relationships at every level. You enjoy keeping many moving parts on track, you’re confident working with budgets and data, and you’re the kind of person colleagues trust to get things done accurately and on time.

You’ll Have

• Proven production experience working on long form and event production including post- production and confident understanding a variety of production methodologies.
• Experience in cost management and preparing and coordinating commissioning submissions that get content over the line
• Strong understanding of production budgets analysis skills, including scheduling, location logistics rights clearances
• Sharp planning and time management skills, with the ability to juggle competing deadlines without missing a beat
• Advanced communication skills and a knack for building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels

What We Can Offer You

• 15.4% ABC Nominated Super.
• Paid parental and carer's leave.
• Salary packaging.
• ABC Mentoring.

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.

Applications Close: 11:55pm, Sunday 22 November