Online Environment Reporter

Be a part of Australia's independent national broadcaster
Permanent, Full Time Role
Flexible location for the successful candidate, including hybrid home/office work
Tell original stories about the environment as part of the ABC’s award-winning science unit
$85K-102K plus (commensurate with experience) + 15.4% Nominated Super

We warmly encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people from a range of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability and LGBTQIA+ individuals.

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. The ABC is a great place to work; we provide various opportunities for Indigenous and diverse staff, including membership of employee network groups (ABC Inclusive, ABC PRIDE, ABC Mob and ABC Gender network). You will have access to cultural leave, paid parental leave, and you have the opportunity to participate and be involved in activities during NAIDOC week and days of significance, PRIDE month, regular networking events and mentoring support.

You'll have a friendly and supportive environment to learn and grow in, with a vibrant, dynamic and cohesive team and a manager who will help you with any questions and give you regular opportunities to talk about your progress.

If you are unsure whether you meet this role’s specific requirements, please get in touch.

For more information about working at the ABC, please feel free to explore our careers page at https://www.abc.net.au/careers/

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join ABC RN’s award-winning Science Unit as our dedicated environment reporter. You will write digital stories and multimedia features on the latest environmental discoveries and issues, providing crucial context on events and controversies with environmental implications.

You will collaborate with colleagues in the Science Unit, ABC News Digital, and other relevant teams across the ABC to create high quality, compelling content for ABC digital platforms, including the ABC News website. You’ll expand on existing stories and find new ones across a broad remit, informing and enthralling our audience with the most important developments that affect the global and Australian environment. Your key responsibilities will include the following:

Sourcing, researching, writing, producing, sub-editing and publishing stories on the latest environment-related research and issues.
Creating a range of digital content – using new and emerging formats - to give the ABC’s audience a better understanding of the background and context of environment news stories and events.
Researching, writing, producing, sub-editing and publishing long-form, visually rich digital features exploring a wide variety of environmental topics and themes.
Working with relevant ABC content makers on cross-team environment-focused investigations and collaborations.
Developing and maintaining contacts in the environmental science community.
Using social media creatively to help source stories and distributing content to engage new audiences.

About You

Do you have a passion for environmental issues and an in-depth understanding of them? Do you have the talent to tell evidence-based stories about the environment that connect with Australians? Here’s what we’re looking for:

Tertiary qualification or significant work experience in environmental science or science journalism.
Ability to source and deliver high quality environment stories – both news and features – for an online audience.
Ability to create engaging digital content for a broad audience.
Experience in digital production and demonstrated interest in storytelling on new and emerging digital platforms.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and to communicate effectively with people from a range of diverse backgrounds.
A passion to tell authentic stories which represent the diversity of the Australian community.
Understanding of the role the ABC plays in the Australian cultural and media landscape.