Reporter

Build strong engagement with local audiences
Contract Vacancy for Approximately 9 Months
Kalgoorlie Location
Working in isolated locations attracts allowances above the base salary rate
$70K to $87K (pro rata) plus 15.4% Nominated Super

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About the Role

Kalgoorlie-Boulder is mostly known for being a mining town – but it’s so much more. It’s a welcoming, vibrant and resilient regional city with a quirky (and sometimes unbelievable) history! There are plenty of shops, pubs, sporting facilities and community groups so you’ll never be bored.

It’s also a town full of breaking news and stories that will surprise and interest even the most seasoned journalists. You’ll feel at home at ABC Goldfields with an easy-going team that has a reputation for producing high quality content. This is a very special opportunity!

Working as part of our team, and under routine direction of the Editor, you will:

Create content for multiple platforms to engage local and national audiences.
Produce and present news bulletins, Q&A’s, interviews and packages across all platforms, including breaking stories.
Contribute to planning and commissioning processes to develop and distribute new content ideas to achieve strong reach and engagement with audiences.
Identify and develop, in collaboration with colleagues, local content that can be shared with other content teams in Regional & Local and across the ABC on multiple platforms.

About You

Do you have good editorial instincts, with experience in crafting stories that set the next day's agenda? To be successful in this role, you will also be able to demonstrate:

Experience in delivering breaking and original content for multiple platforms.
Proficient editorial skills including the ability to source and analyse information and exercise reliable judgement.
An understanding of the issues that affect and interest the local audience.

You will also need to possess a current and valid Driver’s Licence

For further details on the role and requirements, please refer to the full position description: 50052350 REPORTER.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 Robert Koenig-Luck, Editor, ABC Goldfields & Esperance via koenig-luck.robert@abc.net.au

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We respectfully request that Recruitment Agencies do not submit applications for this position.

Applications Close: 11:55 pm, Sunday 28 January