Data Journalist & Digital Producer, Southbank

ABC Careers

1d • $92,000 - $99,000

About The Position

Bolster digital journalism in the ABC's busy Melbourne newsroom. As part of a tight-knit and supportive team, you'll be covering big and breaking stories to produce content relevant to a broad cross-section of Australians, reflecting the cultural, geographic, and socio-economic diversity of the country.

Requirements

• Experience in fast and accurate sub-editing articles written by other journalists and working with them to perfect copy.
• Demonstrated interest in data journalism and using data to tell and illustrate stories.
• A thorough understanding of the way news stories are presented online, including on social media and digital platforms.
• Good teamwork skills and able to meet regular deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Researching, gathering, preparing and writing stories that engage and inform a variety of diverse audiences across Victoria
• Write and check stories for factual and style errors and inconsistencies, ensure content is accurate, timely and innovative.
• Collaborating with senior journalists, from breaking news to in-depth investigations
• Generating and conducting interviews with your own original story ideas and angles
• Using audience analytics to inform story treatments, headlines, and presentation.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed