Sinhala Producer

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**About Us**

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, for the last 40 years, has reflected and explored 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.

SBS is a truly distinctive network, showcasing multicultural, multilingual and First Nations stories otherwise untold in the Australian media.

**The Department**

The Audio and Language Content team is seeking a part-time Producer to join us in the **Sinhala** language program. Audio and Language Content produces the most linguistically diverse public broadcasting in the world, providing Australian-focused news and information in 63 languages across live radio and digital platforms.

**The Role**

With a sound understanding of the Sinhala-speaking community in Australia and its cultural sensitivities, as a producer, you will contribute to fostering audience engagement on-air and online. Prior experience in journalism or broadcasting will be highly regarded.

**This role is being offered part-time (offering 12 hours / week) and can be based out of Sydney or Melbourne CBD.**

**About you**

To be considered, you will be able to prove:

- The ability to research, write, produce, translate and present audio content (including news, current affairs and community stories) on radio and/or online platforms.
- Proficiency in speaking and typing in Sinhala as well as English. Also, you will be comfortable participating in a language assessment task as part of our interview process.
- This is a part time position, located in either our **Sydney or Melbourne** Bureau.
- Demonstrated professional experience using Facebook, Twitter and Instagram would be an advantage.

**Some of the reasons to consider working with us**
- The people 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
- The culture and the engagement of our workforce SBS is ranked in the top 25% of all media companies for employee engagement
- 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 over 40 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.

For other opportunities within our organisation please visit our careers website SBS Careers - Working at SBS

**Reasonable adjustments