Video Journalist (Chinese)

Ongoing Full Time
Location: Melbourne
Categories: Journalism/Content Making

• Work as part of APN's culturally-diverse newsroom
• Digital-first, bilingual role
• Work as part of a specialist team building new audiences for ABC content.
• Be a part of Australia's independent national broadcaster
• Ongoing, Full Time Role

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.
About the Role
This role will see you work within the Asia Pacific Newsroom's Chinese Language Team, alongside other digital, radio and television teams, to deliver video on demand (VOD) and vertical video content for ABC News and ABC Chinese's digital platforms.
You will generate stories that are relevant to a broad section of Australians and reflect the cultural, geographic and socio-economic diversity of the country by actively engaging with communities in Australia's outer suburbs to find and tell stories that are relevant for them and in line with the News strategy, “Audience-First News” - with a particular focus on reporting on China and Australia's Chinese-speaking communities.
You will pitch, write, edit and publish original, high-quality video and social media content, in conjunction with ABC's existing and experimental digital platforms.
About You
You'll be able to demonstrate a genuine interest and passion in finding and telling stories that reflect Australia's diversity, with proven ability to source and maintain contacts across the broader Australian community, as well as comprehensive ability to speak and write in-language.
You'll have a proficient ability to shoot, write and edit for video with a focus on digital-first production techniques, as well as the ability to identify trends in digital news consumption, new media technologies and platforms.
About 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 ABC News 7PM, ABC News on digital and social media and ABC news channels on radio and television.
For further details on the role and requirements, please refer to the full position description:
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 Bang Xiao, Supervising Producer on 0433 309 198 or via Xiao.Bang@abc.net.au.
Please feel free to contact or 02 8333 2348 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.
Advertised: 02 Feb 2024 12:00 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 22 Feb 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time