Investigative Reporter, Adelaide

• Be a part of Australia's independent national broadcaster
• Full Time, Permanent Role
• Adelaide: City fringe Collinswood location with onsite parking
• $98K to $107K plus 15.4% ABC Nominated Super Fund

About the Role

As the SA Investigative Reporter, you will work on agenda-setting and impactful original journalism for local and national audiences, across digital and broadcast platforms. You will use a range of contacts, sources and investigative techniques to break stories. Under limited direction, you will produce high-quality news content, using creative storytelling techniques, and work collaboratively with the SA News team to share your experience and knowledge.

You will also:

• With limited direction, generate exclusive South Australian stories utilising a wide network of contacts, trusted sources, research and data.
• Play an active role planning and executing cross-format projects with other ABC teams and bureaus.
• Identify and manage editorial risks, working closely with News Leaders and ABC Legal to manage those accordingly. Proactively follow ABC editorial and corporate policy. 
• Generate stories that are relevant to a broad section of Australians and reflect the cultural, geographic, and socio-economic diversity of the country. 

About You

We are seeking an experienced Investigative Reporter in a broadcast, digital or newspaper environment, with a list of sources and contacts to match. You will have considerable experience breaking exclusive stories that have state-wide impact at the highest levels and hold all levels of government to account.

You will also have

• Ability to identify key talent and convince sources and contacts to participate in broadcast stories that will help resonate with ABC audiences across a wide demographic.
• Experience writing clear, concise copy and/or broadcast scripts.
• High-level communications skills, with an ability to work individually or as part of a wider production team.
• Advanced ability to utilise a variety of production techniques, including long-form digital and interactive presentations. 

For further details on the role and requirements, please refer to the full position description:  30005080 JOURNALIST.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 Jacob Kagi, Deputy Editor SA News on 08 8343 4***.

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 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. In line with our focus on diversity, applications are strongly encouraged from Indigenous Australians, people from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability and LGBTIQA+ individuals. The ABC also aims to achieve a gender-balanced workforce.

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

About ABCNews

ABC News is the most respected name in news and current affairs and the nation's leading independent news service on television, radio, digital and social media. Our flagship brands and services include Four Corners, 7.30, Australian Story, AM, PM, Foreign Correspondent, Insiders, Q&A, ABC News 7PM, ABC News on digital and social media and ABC news channels on radio and television.

Applications Close: 11:55 pm, 2nd May 2024.