Producer - French

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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**

Our Audio and Language Content (ALC) team, also known as SBS Radio, helps people from a diverse range of cultures feel at home in Australia. We inform, educate and entertain Australians through our in-language radio programs and digital content. People listen to us through traditional analogue radio plus digital radio and through our App. They engage with us through our podcasts on our in-language websites, as well as on social media.

**The Role**

On offer is a casual position with hours on a rostered or as needed basis. Additionally the role can be based out of Sydney (Artarmon), or Melbourne (Federation Square).

On offer is a casual role offering hours aligned to our operational needs.

Reporting to the Executive Producer for French, this role will see you doing the following:

- Undertake and/or assist with a range of journalism and content production tasks to provide multiplatform content including:

- Plan, prepare, assess, research, write, produce, sub-edit, translate and/or script multiplatform content for presentation including (but not limited to) international, national, homeland and local news, current affairs and other relevant content as required.
- Generate and develop content ideas for the relevant platform and language audience.
- Establish, develop and maintain appropriate contact with correspondents (stringers and contributors) and other relevant stakeholders.
- Contribute to divisional objectives through participation in cross-language content and other initiatives.
- Present audio content on-air (radio) (including carry out live interviews, talk-backs, coverage and outside broadcasts) and use/operate relevant on-air systems and equipment.
- Ensure all relevant content scheduled is broadcast and uploaded as required, including promos, advertising and information campaigns and/or sponsorship announcements in accordance with the SBS Codes of Practice and Editorial Guidelines and other relevant policies.

**About you**
- Strong ability to research, write, produce, translate and present audio content on air and/or online platforms.
- Confident ability to craft engaging abstracts for online and social media (an understanding of SEO and CMS would be an advantage).
- Proficiency in translating from English to French and vice versa. As part of our interview process, you will be asked to undertake a language assessment task.
- You are available for shift work to meet our operational and audience needs.

Feel like you meet most, but perhaps not all the criteria listed? Then, send through your detail as whilst we have specific requirements in mind we can look at how we can bridge the gaps

**Some of the reasons to consider working with us**:

- The people a genuine sense of feeling included (we truly celebrate and welcome difference) and being part of one of the most inclusive companies in Australia
- The culture and the engagement of our workforce, we are proud to have an employee engagement score of 82% with low levels of employee turnover.
- A brand that is not only recognisable but trusted and established, we have been broadcasting for over 40 years and we’re not done yet
- We offer a range of benefits from, health care checks, salary packaging, Employee Assistance Programme, flexible work arrangements and for our Sydney based employee’s free gym membership
- We also love to promote from within we have allocated funds to do just that and help with training 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**

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