Presenter, Heavy Music, triple j (Part-time)

About the Role

triple j is on the hunt for a host for a brand new heavy music show – launching on the station in 2025. Are you passionate and knowledgeable about all the different sounds of all things metal, punk, hardcore and beyond? Do you find yourself constantly pumped to introduce your friends to your latest heavy music discovery? Are you forever curious to find out what makes your favourite artists tick? Do you find yourself in or at least observing a chaotic pit every weekend? Then you might just be the next person to bring all things heavy to the masses on triple j!

What we need from you to apply:

• An hour long playlist showing us what you’d play for your first show on air
• A band you'd like to interview and what questions you'd ask
• A recording of yourself talking about the best live gig you’ve been to
• A statement or recording about why you should be the next torchbearer of heavy music for triple j

You will join an established team who will welcome and support you in getting up to speed understanding the ABC and feeling part of the triple j team.

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.

For more information about working at the ABC, please feel free to explore our careers page at https://www.abc.net.au/careers/

About Us

triple j is Australia’s biggest youth media brand: we’re right across video, social, digital and also doing audio via podcasts and radio. We passionately champion new music, help local acts get a leg up, explore pop culture, news, and anything that matters to young people. Our broader network includes our sister stations triple j Unearthed and Double J. We also love live music and have been recording it at pubs, clubs and festivals for our audience for nearly 50 years.

Working at triple j

triple j is a supportive and inclusive workplace, and we welcome everyone to be their true authentic self at triple j, no matter your background. We celebrate our staff’s diversity, their different experiences, abilities and worldview and we want to empower that through everything we do. It’s through our individuality and our collective energy that we bring great ideas, stories and music to young Australians on every platform where they live.

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 Karla Ranby, EP Music Programs triple j via ranby.karla@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.

Applications Close: 11:55 pm, 26th November 2024.

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