About SBS
SBS is one of the world's most unique and innovative media organisations, producing trusted, meaningful, and engaging content that exists for all Australians to inspire, support and celebrate the diversity of our multicultural society.
Our Purpose
We reflect and explore the evolving diversity of Australia, investing in initiatives to deepen its connections with communities, sharing their stories and giving a voice to those often unheard, with the aim of increasing understanding and respect of the differences that make up Australia.
The Role
We are currently seeking a dynamic and creative individual with excellent writing skills to be our Digital Editor for Insight.
Main Responsibilities:
* Work with TV producers to identify the best content from each episode; commission first-person authored and staff-written feature articles, edit and oversee the production of articles to high editorial standards
* Pitch and write Insight-related feature articles (in off-season)
* Oversee Insight's YouTube, Instagram and Facebook channels and help further develop Insight's presence on social platforms
* Ensure Insight's digital content is always the best it can be: with strong lead images, thumbnails, headlines and SEO optimisation
* Use performance data to inform editorial choices and provide regular performance feedback and insights to digital and TV teams
* Manage Insight's evergreen publishing strategy
* Manage Insight's newsletter strategy and production, including curation, building the EDM community and fine tuning based on audience insights
* Identify and explore new digital opportunities for the Insight brand (including written content, social content or presence on platforms)
About You
Ideally, you will have / be:
* Excellent writing skills: for articles, headlines, social assets
* Demonstrated ability to edit articles written by others and oversee them from pitch to production with a strong level of autonomy
* Ability to ensure articles possess strong structure and readability, incorporating data visualisations where relevant and using digital analytics tools to inform ongoing innovation
* Experience in conducting original research for written articles and writing feature articles centred around lived experience. Experience with data visualisations preferable.
* Experience in digital production, including familiarity with CMS's, publishing trends, engineering content for performance, such as through SEO
* Experience in managing digital platforms (such as YouTube) is preferred, though training can be provided
* Strong communication skills, ability to collaborate, good interpersonal skills and strong leadership qualities
Why Join Us?
We truly celebrate and welcome difference at SBS and encourage everyone to bring their whole self to work & you'll be part of one of the most inclusive companies in Australia
We offer a range of benefits from, health care checks, salary packaging, Employee Assistance Programme, flexible work arrangements and discounted gym membership nationally with Fitness Pass.
We're agile and innovative in the way we work, as well as being a trusted and established brand. At SBS we have been broadcasting for 50 years and our future is packed with many more exciting developments
We also love to promote from within We have allocated training funds to do just that and help bridge the gaps when moving from role to role.