Producer Sport - LiSTNR Original Podcasts

Southern Cross Austereo is Australia’s leading media entertainment company, home of LiSTNR and the Triple M & HIT network. With the ability to reach 95% of the population through our Radio, TV and Digital channels, our mission is to Entertain, Inform & Inspire all Australians Anytime. Anywhere!

In 2021 we launched LiSTNR, a curated and personalised Audio-On-Demand destination. It is home to the Hit & Triple M networks, 25 music stations and over 500 podcasts. LiSTNR is Australia’s #1 podcast network reaching more than 8 million monthly listeners.

LiSTNR produces some of Australia’s most popular podcasts such as Hamish & Andy, The Howie Games and It’s a Lot with Abbie Chatfield as well as the original docu-series podcast, The Children in the Pictures.

We’re on the hunt for a Producer to join our LiSTNR Sport team based in Melbourne! 

What’s on offer for you?

• Permanent position based out of our vibrant Melbourne office
• Training and development opportunities, health and wellbeing initiatives, birthday leave, volunteer leave, concert tickets, footy tickets, social events – PLUS much more!
• Industry leading and gender neutral Paid Parental Leave Policy which offers 20 weeks paid parental leave for a primary carer.
• Award-winning, highly supportive and creative culture that enables you to be your best unique self!
• Flexible & hybrid working environment (we offer a range of flexible working options to help our people balance work and home life).
• Attractive salary package and opportunities for growth & progression – we love to promote internally across our 52 offices!

What you’ll be doing:

• Directly manage at least one major podcast and oversee other original sports podcast as directed, this includes episode planning, arranging guests, pre-interviewing guests, briefing hosts, recording, post production and distribution
• Booking and managing studio and podcaster recording sessions, and editing podcast episodes as required
• Ensure all podcast content meets relevant business requirements before publishing
• To work with SCA social media, marketing, PR and radio teams to ensure successful and meaningful promotion of the podcast

Experience we’re looking for:

• Minimum of 3 years experience in producing content for either online, radio or television
• Desired experience in using industry standard audio and/or video editing tools including audio editing software (Adobe Audition) and Final Cut Pro, or similar.
• Ability to produce, write, edit and preferably post produce audio visual content for podcast and digital channels
• Experience collaborating with, and managing on-air talent to achieve goals of the business
• An understanding of legal compliance issues relating to audio broadcasts, including the assessment of risk around legal and PR outcomes
• Demonstrated expertise in narrative construction and creative storytelling
• Contributes to creating a team environment which fosters innovation and creativity
• Is able to adapt style/output to optimise results depending on the intended audience
• Excellent communication skills and influencing skills, capable of adopting a range of styles, tools and techniques appropriate to the audience and nature of the information

We are a values driven organisation - if you genuinely live and breathe our values, you’ll be a great addition to SCA.

• We’re Better Together
• People are our Power
• Always Curious
• We Push Doors Open
• Be Genuine

Still not convinced?
Head to our TikTok, Life@LiSTNR, for a sneak peek into some of the fun we have at SCA!

Keen? Apply now by submitting your resume via our careers page.

Hot tip: Make sure you download and sign up to LiSTNR – you may be asked about your listening experience throughout the interview process!