Producer, CNA938

CNA938 is looking for a Producer who will work on the morning drive time show ASIA FIRST. You will be employed on a 5-day a week roster that will include early starts, late finishes and weekends. On a daily basis you will be working with on air talent putting programmes to air. Duties change depending on operational need, which may include a rotation in roles across the station; on the network news desk or supporting newstalk programming.

You will be responsible for producing broad-ranging compelling, accessible, topical audio and video programming for radio, podcast and social media. News and current affairs are at the top of the list but you will also have a keen interest in business, people, lifestyle, technology and entertainment.

The successful candidate will have:-

• An insatiable appetite for news and current affairs
• A track record of reporting news and current affairs in a fast paced environment, exercise the highest standards of accuracy, objectivity and timeliness
• A desire to work with a small team supporting all aspects of production
• Ideas on how to improve what we do and be enthusiastic in contributing to all aspects of station operations
• An ability to work unsupervised and to adhere to the editorial guidelines set by regulators

Responsibilities

• Develop and produce innovative and creative audio and video programming for radio, podcast and digital platforms which will seize the audience's attention while meeting the highest editorial standards
• Use state-of-the-art audio and video technology to create compelling content in a multi-platform environment
• Support programme production and delivery by researching stories and archive materials; and where necessary, by conducting interviews and filing live reports for news bulletins and other programmes
• Edit and write radio scripts, source audio and video content and arrange LIVE interviews

Qualifications

• Possess a Degree in Journalism, Mass Communications, Political Science or the Arts and Social Sciences are preferred but other tertiary qualifications will also be considered
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Excellent interpersonal / communication skills
• A team player with an ability to thrive under tight deadlines
• Strong interest in a wide range of local and international news, current affairs and other topical subjects
• Creative, analytical, resourceful
• An enthusiasm to embrace technology and to use it creatively in content production