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Job no: 505186
Work type: Contract Full Time
Location: Various
Categories: Social Media/ Digital, Production/Content
- Location - Sydney or Melbourne preferred.
- Salary $77k - $94k pro rata + 15.4% ABC Nominated Superannuation
- Contracted role for approximately 7 months
- Full-time hours
The Role
We’re seeking an Audio Producer to craft gripping, high-quality episodes for Season 10 of our award winning, true crime podcast Unravel. You’ll edit, mix, and master audio, shape compelling narratives, and work closely with our investigative journalists and editorial team to deliver stories that captivate listeners.
Under the general direction of the Supervising Producer, Executive Producer and Manager Podcasts, the role will include:
- Working with on-air talent and investigative journalists to create distinctive narrative audio content for the target audience.
- Producing, researching, investigating, planning, fact-checking, scripting and editing narrative audio content to deadlines and brief.
- Collaborating with key stakeholders to devise a production schedule and ensure on-time delivery of podcasts.
- Working closely with a range of stakeholders to develop and publish high-quality, distinctive, shareable content on third party platforms (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) that will engage existing and reach new audiences, exercising sound editorial and creative responsibility.
Position Description: 
50071340 AUDIO PRODUCER.pdf
About You
You'll bring strong story telling instincts, experience in narrative audio script writing and long-form story construction skills.
You will also bring:
- An understanding of the unique editorial and legal sensitivities of investigative journalism.
- Demonstrated experience in constructing long-form popular investigative/narrative podcasts.
- Experience in scripting plot and scene-driven narrative audio.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with image and video editors, delivering the required images, video and audio to assist in the production of high-quality social media content.
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 Tim Roxburgh, Executive Producer, True Crime on roxburgh.tim@abc.net.au
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.
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