Digital Journalist, Asia Pacific News

Categories: Journalism/Content Making
Create authentic and high-quality content across digital platforms
Ongoing, Full Time Role
Southbank, Melbourne: Convenient CBD location in the heart of Southbank
$75K to $92K plus 15.4% Nominated Super

The ABC strives for diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and to promote a culture of opportunity. Through its services the ABC seeks to represent, connect and engage with all of the Australian community. In line with our focus on diversity, applications are strongly encouraged from Indigenous Australians, people from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability and LGBTIQA+ individuals. The ABC also aims to achieve a gender-balanced workforce.

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About The Role

Our Asia Pacific Newsroom is looking for digital journalists to write, create and edit compelling and original news content across multiple digital platforms, both existing and experimental. Under the broad direction of the Digital Editor Content, the role includes;

Keeping across breaking News and be able to work a rotating 24/7 roster.
Collaborating with other newsroom teams (The World, Pacific Beat & multilingual services) to provide advice and assistance for their digital and social media treatments of international content.
Coordinating and filing digital content in conjunction with the Foreign Desk and international correspondents as required.

About You

You will have some journalistic experience and an interest and knowledge of the Asia Pacific region. You will be flexible and also have;

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a culturally diverse team. Language skills an advantage, particularly those relevant to Australia’s main domestic CALD communities.
Track record in international news reporting, digital production and a creative approach to storytelling.
Demonstrated ability to produce accurate and concise copy in engaging digital formats within deadlines.

For further details on the role and requirements, please refer to the full position description: 50058397 DIGITAL JOURNALIST.pdf

We would love to see your work. Please submit material with your application online (include examples, links to websites or attach audio/video files up to 5MB).

For further information on this position please contact Christina Zhou, Digital Editor Content at zhou.christina@abc.net.au

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