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Job no: 505092
Work type: Ongoing Full Time
Location: Sydney
Categories: Leadership, Journalism/Content Making
- Ultimo Location
- Lead the talented team at Four Corners
- Ongoing, full-time
- Executive level position
The Role
This is an outstanding opportunity to oversee the delivery of Australia’s premier national investigative current affairs television program, Four Corners, and associated digital content.
The ABC is looking for an Executive Producer to lead a talented team of reporters, researchers, and producers to deliver high-quality, compelling stories across television and digital platforms for Four Corners.
The Job
- Lead editorial and creative direction for Four Corners across all platforms, maintaining the highest journalistic standards.
- Drive the program’s vision, ensuring integrity, innovation, and audience engagement.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and oversee content quality through regular reviews.
- Build an inclusive, high-performing team that delivers outstanding investigative journalism.
- Guide recruitment, training, performance, and workflow to support flexibility and excellence.
- Uphold ABC values and ensure workplace safety and compliance.
- Manage budgets, resources, and contracts efficiently, ensuring accountability and a safe, inclusive workplace.
Position Description: 
S30003774 Executive Producer Four Corners.pdf
About You
You will be a talented and highly experienced journalist with proven leadership skills, outstanding editorial judgement and relevant television and digital production experience. To be successful in this position, you will also have:
- Senior journalist experience with strong leadership, editorial judgment, and experience in television and digital production.
- Proven success in building and leading skilled, motivated, and collaborative teams.
- Ability and experience in driving, managing and delivering high impact and complex investigations.
- High level knowledge of all aspects of media law and experience liaising with in house and external legal teams
- Ability to shape and deliver a creative vision that drives engaging, high-quality journalism.
- Deep knowledge of national and international current affairs and innovative storytelling techniques.
- Skilled in managing online content, social media, and audience engagement.
- Experience in managing budgets, resources, and staff performance.
- Commitment to authentic storytelling that reflects Australia’s cultural and community diversity.
What we can offer you:
- 15.4% ABC Nominated Super.
- Paid parental, carer's and supporting partner leave.
- Salary packaging.
- ABC Mentoring.
About ABC News
Quality journalism, powerful investigations, outstanding production, and a collaborative, engaged and supportive workplace that offers opportunities and career development across regional and metropolitan Australia. Make a positive contribution to the national conversation, help set the agenda and build your skills, by joining Australia's most trusted and diverse news organisation.
More info:
In line with our focus on diversity and inclusion, applications are strongly encouraged from Indigenous Australians, people from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability and LGBTQIA+ individuals. The ABC also aims to achieve a gender-balanced workforce.
To request recruitment and selection information in alternate formats, request adjustments, or if you have accessibility requirements please contact accessibility@abc.net.au
If you want to know more, please contact Jodi Fleming, EXECUTIVE MANAGER, ABC NEWS via Fleming.Jodi@abc.net.au
We are unable to accept email applications, please ensure that you submit your application via the online portal.
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