Editor, Impact & Investigations

The Role

In this new role, you'll collaborate with Metro and Regional teams to deliver impactful stories, investigations, and event coverage across multiple platforms. You'll support the State Editor and Deputy Editor with planning and logistics while helping drive strategic changes to enhance our storytelling and audience engagement.

The Job

• Inspire state-based investigative reporters for maximum story impact.
• Drive high-impact reporting in the Vic News team.
• Collaborate with Vic News leaders to ensure coordinated content rollout.
• Provide planning and logistics support for major events.
• Oversee community engagement events and content collaboration.
• Lead multi-platform news planning for impactful, relevant stories.
• Manage newsroom staff, set goals, assist with recruitment, and train new hires.
• Generate diverse stories reflecting Australia’s cultural and socio-economic landscape.

Position Description: 50069981 EDITOR IMPACT & INVESTIGATIONS.pdf

About You

You are a seasoned Editor with senior-level journalism experience in News/Current Affairs and expertise in managing editorial and production functions. You will have a proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams and are passionate about representing Australia’s cultural diversity. You also have great ideas, excellent organisation and planning skills and the ability to create coverage plans for breaking news and large events.

You'll also have:

• Skills in leading accurate and legally sound investigations
• Excellent planning and logistics management
• Strong collaboration skills for developing shared editorial priorities
• Leadership and communication expertise in news programming
• Strong knowledge about Victorian News

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 LGBTQA+ individuals. The ABC also aims to achieve a gender-balanced workforce.

To request recruitment and selection information in alternate formats, request adjustments, or have accessibility requirements please contact accessibility@abc.net.au

If you want to know more, please contact Acting Deputy Editor Monique Hore on Hore.Monique@abc.net.au

For more information on working at the ABC visit abc.net.au/careers

We respectfully request that Recruitment Agencies do not submit applications for this position.

Applications Close: 11:55pm, 12 January 2024