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SalaryJob no: 502965
Work type: Ongoing Full Time
Location: Various
Categories: Leadership
- Lead a creative, national team of music specialists and two iconic ABC brands
- Executive level - Salary commensurate with experience
- Permanent, full-time position
- Location flexible: Melbourne or Sydney
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About ABC Classic & ABC Jazz
and ABC Jazz are the peak broadcasters for classical and jazz music in Australia. As part of the ABC, both networks enjoy a long history celebrating Australia's finest musical performers and performances, enriching the lives of fine music lovers every week across radio, digital, streaming services and social media.
About the Role
This rewarding, dynamic leadership role will direct ABC Classic and ABC Jazz's content, strategy and teams across platforms. You will be an inclusive, connected and energizing leader of a creative and motivated team of people all over Australia, who are the best classical and jazz content creators in the country. Plus you'll be integral to forging and maintaining our partnerships and relationships across the organisation and the music industry.
The role will involve:
- Leading and managing ABC Classic & ABC Jazz radio, digital and live music teams to deliver outstanding and original content for Australian audiences.
- Providing a high level of leadership in editorial decision making, engaging ABC Classic & ABC Jazz audiences across all platforms.
- Creating an inclusive, creative, respectful and supportive work environment that enables your team to deliver their best work for our audience.
- Providing outstanding program content, presentation and original ideas for on air, off air and digital platforms for daily radio and major network campaigns.
- Leading the annual commissioning process for ABC Classic & Jazz.
- Budget planning, implementation and monitoring to ensure efficient use of resources and achievement of team objectives.
We are seeking an experienced Content Manager with exceptional leadership skills, who can inspire a team of content makers working across platforms, including radio and digital. You thrive on complexity, are able to build and maintain productive working relationships and partnerships, have senior experience working across the media and music industry, and you're excited about the challenges of engaging and serving our audience in 2023 and beyond.
You will also have:
- Proven experience in radio and in cross-platform content construction including the ability to manage projects and major broadcasting initiatives.
- Proven outstanding editorial skills and judgement, including a high-level understanding of the Australian classical and jazz music community.
- Demonstrated understanding of the strategic direction of ABC Classic and Jazz, plus the ABC.
- Demonstrated excellent facilitation, coaching and conflict resolution skills, including high level understanding of how to lead a respectful, diverse and inclusive workplace.
- Demonstrated high-level analytical and problem-solving skills, exemplifying professionalism, energy and drive to deliver innovative solutions that make a difference.
For further information on this position please contact Meagan Loader, Head of Music & Creative Development on
We are unable to accept email applications, please ensure that you submit your application via the online portal.
We respectfully request that Recruitment Agencies do not submit applications for this position.
The ABC has a vaccination policy that requires employees to meet vaccination requirements for those working in some high-risk environments or circumstances. Some roles will require adherence to this policy as an inherent requirement of performing the role.
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Applications Close: 11:55 pm, 20th February 2023.
Advertised: 27 Jan 2023 9:00 AM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 20 Feb 2023 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
