AddressNBN is Nine’s regional news arm, with an audience stretching across Northern New South Wales and into Queensland. It has bureaus with reporters and camera operators in the Central Coast, Tamworth, Lismore, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie and Taree – broadcasting out of a brand new state of the art studio and newsroom in Newcastle. NBN has been based out of Newcastle for 60 years – and is a talent pool for the broader Nine Network.
We have a casual Journalist position in Tamworth available. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a news team that reports on stories across a vast stretch of the area. From community issues and local council matters to extreme weather, breaking news and sport – there’s never a dull day on the road. Crafting stories with experienced regional camera operators in New South Wales for Nine NBN’s 6pm News bulletin, the NBN website and social media pages.
Key responsibilities include:
- Identify and react to breaking stories with journalistic integrity
- Be across local news and sport, monitor community groups on social media
- Pitch informed story ideas
- Have a good understanding of who key stakeholders are in the North West region
- Stay up to date with regional events that are news worthy
- Coordinate on a daily basis with the Newcastle Team
- Conduct interviews, both in person and live
- Collaborate with producers to script and edit stories, produce multiple packages, VOs and VOSOTS daily
- Ability to work well in a team environment, meet tight deadlines and work under pressure
- Build a strong network of contacts
- Report across various media as required, including radio and on socials
