Producer, English Content For South Asian Audiences

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About Us

SBS is one of the world's most unique and innovative media organisations, producing trusted, meaningful and engaging content that exists for all Australians to inspire, support and celebrate the diversity of our multicultural society. 

Our purpose, for the last 40 years, has reflected and explored the evolving diversity of Australia, investing in initiatives to deepen its connections with communities, sharing their stories and giving a voice to those often unheard, with the aim of increasing understanding and respect of the differences that make up Australia.

SBS is a truly distinctive network, showcasing multicultural, multilingual and First Nations stories otherwise untold in the Australian media.

The Department

SBS is the most multilingual public broadcaster in the world. With 63 plus language services, we deliver news, information and entertainment and inspire social cohesion by connecting communities through multilingual conversations, helping everyone feel at home in Australia.

The Role

The Digital Content Producer is responsible for establishing and maintaining the social media presence including the creation of video content, the strategic placement of digital content and the day-to-day moderation of social media platforms.

Reporting into the Executive Producer, the role will see you doing the following:

• Create English Content for social media platforms that engages and entertains our target Australian audience with South Asian heritage, and/or interest or links to our diverse South Asian communities. To include, but not limited to social media videos, audiograms and podcasts.
• Manage and drive the social media strategy. Build, foster and engage a social media audience.
• Manage and moderate social media channels alongside the relevant website and other owned platforms. Manage social media ad campaigns to specified budgets.
• Participate in multiplatform content ideation and assist with editorial planning and implementation, working closely with your Executive Producer and ALC language and content teams.
• Monitor and analyse user data and audience metrics from social media tools to assess performance and to inform content planning and engagement strategies.
• Keep abreast of latest developments and trends in digital media
• Seek opportunities to cross-promote content with other SBS brands, channels, and content verticals.

This position is being offered on a casual basis and can be based from either Melbourne or Sydney.

About you

• Demonstrated industry experience working in video production, marketing/advertising or media.
• Demonstrated experience using and understanding best practice on video social platforms: primarily YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and/or TikTok.
• Demonstrated experience in using image editing software (e.g., Adobe Photoshop, Canva), video editing software (Adobe Premiere) and audio recording/editing tools (Headliner) to produce audiograms or longer form video.
• Demonstrated experience using a CMS: Brightspot, Drupal, WordPress, or any similar platform.
• Demonstrated experience using analytics software (Adobe, Google etc.) and native social and video platform data insights tools.
• Demonstrated understanding of the South Asian community in Australia. Fluency in a South Asian language serviced by SBS (Hindi, Punjabi, Nepali, Bangla, Urdu, Telugu, Gujarati, Sinhala, Malayalam, Tamil) will be highly desired.

Further, it's a requirement of this role to have unlimited working rights for within Australia. Applicants must reside within Melbourne or Sydney.

Some of the reasons to consider working with us:

• The people! We truly celebrate and welcome difference at SBS and encourage everyone to bring their whole self to work, you’ll be part of one of the most inclusive companies in Australia!
• The culture and the engagement of our workforce! SBS is ranked in the top 25% of all media companies for employee engagement
• We offer a range of benefits; from flexible work arrangements, health checks, salary packaging, an employee assistance program and for our Sydney based employees, free gym membership and parking (subject to availability).
• We’re agile and innovative in the way we work, as well as being a trusted and established brand. At SBS we have been broadcasting for over 40 years and our future is packed with many more exciting developments!
• We also love to promote from within! We have allocated training funds to do just that and help bridge the gaps when moving from role to role.

Want to learn more? Then hit apply and take the first step to applying not just for another job but a possible whole new career in a purpose led organisation!

Not quite the right role for you? No problem, how about popping your details into our talent pool? Email us at ***************@sbs.com.au to let us know what roles would be of interest to you and we will keep you informed of when they arise! (If you no longer want to be listed in our talent pool, then just email  us and let us know and we will remove your detail).

For other opportunities within our organisation please visit our careers website SBS Careers - Working at SBS

Reasonable adjustments

SBS recognises that everyone is unique, and you might require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply and put your skills forward for consideration. If we can make some adjustments to the SBS recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, then please contact *******@sbs.com.au and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to; alternative application methods, interview setups, physical requirements, guidance for trans or gender diverse applicants, specific interview availability times and more.

To find out more about reasonable adjustments, please view our short video here.

We are shortlisting applications as they come in, so don’t delay, apply today!