Reporter, Rural - Katherine

Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Katherine; Sur place; AUD 87 000 - 106 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

15.4% ABC Nominated Super

Paid parental and carer's leave

Salary packaging

ABC Mentoring

Résumé du poste

Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Katherine is seeking a rural reporter to cover cattle, mango and resources industries across the Top End. You will hit the road to create rural content for Rural Report and Country Hour, developing local stories that reflect regional diversity and are shared across ABC platforms.

Based in Katherine within the Regional, Rural & Metro News team, you’ll build contacts, contribute ideas to planning and commissioning, and present engaging rural stories on air

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in journalism or primary industries.
• Editorial skills with a creative approach to content.
• Experience in live presentation and broadcasting.
• Strong understanding of rural/regional issues and community contacts.
• Current and valid driver’s license.

Responsabilités

• Generate rural and primary industry content for multiple platforms that engages local and national audiences.
• Prepare and present content for the Rural Report and Country Hour.
• Contribute to planning and commissioning, developing and sharing new content ideas that achieve strong reach and engagement.
• Work with colleagues to develop local stories that can be shared with other content teams across the ABC.
• Engage with communities to find and tell stories reflecting Australia’s diversity.
• Travel to various locations to meet contacts, visit properties and industry events, and cover stories on the ground.
• Build strong connections with communities to find stories that matter.

Connaissances

Journalism experience

Editorial skills

Live presentation

Broadcast experience

Driver's license

Description du poste

• Katherine location
• Create rural and primary industry content for the ABC
• Base salary $87K - $106K + 15.4% ABC Nominated Super.
• Working in isolated locations attracts allowances above the base salary rate

The Role

The ABC is looking for a rural reporter to work in the Top End town of Katherine, to cover the local cattle, mango and resources industries and much more. The Northern Territory town is also a stone’s throw away from the famous Nitmiluk National Park and Kakadu National Park.

You will hit the road and create rural and primary industry content for audiences across Australia. You’ll prepare and present content for the Rural Report and Country Hour, and get out into the community to find stories that reflect the cultural, geographic and socio-economic diversity of the country. You’ll also contribute ideas to planning and commissioning, and develop local stories that teams across the ABC can pick up. Based in Katherine, you’ll be part of the Regional, Rural & Metro News team.

The Job

• Generate rural and primary industry content for multiple platforms that engages local and national audiences.
• Prepare and present content for the Rural Report and Country Hour.
• Contribute to planning and commissioning, developing and sharing new content ideas that achieve strong reach and engagement.
• Work with colleagues to develop local stories that can be shared with other content teams across the ABC.
• Engage with communities to find and tell stories that reflect the cultural, geographic and socio-economic diversity of Australia.
• Travel to various locations to meet contacts, visit properties and industry events, and cover stories on the ground.
• Build strong connections with communities to find stories that matter to them.

About You

You’re a storyteller with a deep understanding of rural and regional Australia and the confidence to present those stories on air.

You’ll have:

• Demonstrated experience in journalism or primary industries
• Accomplished editorial skills, a creative approach to content, and experience in live presentation and broadcast.
• A thorough understanding of the rural and regional issues that matter to your local audience, and a proven ability to build contacts across the community.
• A current and valid driver’s license.

What we can offer you:

• 15.4% ABC Nominated Super.
• Paid parental and carer's 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 Australia's 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.

Please contact [e-mail] for accessible recruitment and selection or if you have accessibility requirements. If you want to know more, please contact Tom Robinson (Executive Producer Rural NT), on [e-mail].