Journalist

Hobart - Full time

Who are we?

Southern Cross Austereo is Australia’s leading media entertainment company, home of LiSTNR, Triple M & HIT networks, and regional television affiliations including with Networks 7 and 10. With the ability to reach 95% of the population through our Radio, TV and Digital channels, our mission is to Entertain, Inform & Inspire all Australians Anytime. Anywhere!

What’s on offer for you?

• Full time position based in our vibrant Hobart office! 
• Training and development opportunities, health and wellbeing initiatives, birthday leave, volunteer leave, concert tickets, footy tickets, social events – PLUS much more!
• Industry leading and gender neutral Paid Parental Leave Policy which offers 20 weeks paid parental leave for a primary carer.
• Award-winning, highly supportive and creative culture that enables you to be your best unique self!

About the role:

We are looking for a TV journalist to join our regional 10 News Local team in Tasmania! This is a great opportunity to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment producing content for regional television around Australia. You’ll use your initiative and skills to produce news that's relevant to viewers in multiple regional markets and be confident in your writing and presenting abilities.

Please note: This role will be required to cover sensitive and potentially emotionally challenging news events from a people, product, and rostering perspective.

Key Accountabilities:

• Generate story ideas and identify news angles to produce and present original content for broadcast platforms.
• Work in teams unsupervised and under pressure to meet daily deadlines.
• Respond to breaking news events to deliver deadline-driven content.
• Cultivate professional relationships with key contacts and sources.

Experience we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience in journalism with strong news judgement.
• Strong, accurate story telling skills – making the complex easy to understand.
• Good knowledge or the ability to quickly adapt to news production and non-linear editing systems (we use iNEWS).

We are values driven at SCA - if you align with our core values, you’ll be a great addition to the team:

• We’re Better Together
• People are our Power
• Always Curious
• We Push Doors Open
• Be Genuine

Still not convinced?
Head to our TikTok, Life@LiSTNR, for a sneak peek into some of the fun we have at SCA!

Interested? Apply now by submitting your resume and a showreel or folio via our Careers Page. Even if you don't tick every single box on this ad, we still want to hear from you! 

Hot tip: Make sure you download and sign up to LiSTNR – you may be asked about your listening experience throughout the interview process!