Multiskilled Operator - WA

• Be a part of Australia's independent national broadcaster
• Ongoing, Full Time Role
• Location: Perth
• Build strong engagement with local audiences
• Work alongside some of the ABC’s most respected journalists
• $85K to $91K plus 15.4% Nominated Super

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.

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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.

About the Role

Exciting opportunity to bring your creativity and story ideas to the News team in WA. Broadly, the role involves creating video and stills content and sound recording across broadcast and digital news. Reporting to the News Editor WA, the role will include:

• Working collaboratively with journalists, producers and directors to achieve excellent and creative visual treatment of news stories.
• Delivering distinctive video and stills that add significant value to the newsroom output across broadcast and digital platforms.
• High level editing, including field editing and effects editing in a high pressure environment.   
• Engaging in News events and issues to develop production ideas and concepts for stories and story projects.

About You

You have high-level knowledge and advanced skills as a multi-skilled operator including camera operation:  shooting complex sequences and stories as well as setting up complex live cross links, advances stills content creation, editing and sound recording. You will also bring:

• Sound independent artistic judgement in video editing.
• Familiarity and experience in use of programs such as Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere Pro, and Photoshop. 
• Strong communication skills with an ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of the newsroom team.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts across a seven-day roster and to adapt to changing work practices as required.

For further details on the role and requirements, please refer to the full position description:  50064549 MULTI-SKILLED OPERATOR (WA).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 Phil Hemingway at **************@abc.net.au 

Please feel free to contact *************@abc.net.au or 02 8333 2*** where you can request recruitment and selection information in alternate formats, request adjustments, or have accessibility requirements met wherever possible.

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.

Applications Close: 11:55 pm, Wednesday 13 March 2024