Producer - Sky News Weather

You build a dynamic, accurate and engaging weather-focused news bulletin in a live setting. You determine the placement and structure of news stories and successfully execute your vision in collaboration with team. You also think of story ideas that will improve our storytelling. You will shape the direction of the channel as we look to evolve the way we deliver the weather to Australians.

**What’s the role?**
- Create content in collaboration with our channel manager, meteorologists and weather presenters to deliver a dedicated national live weather bulletin
- Execute extreme weather and natural disaster coverage in a live breaking news format
- Identify, write and edit weather stories of interest to a national audience
- Chase weather-related interviews that add depth and ‘human’ stories to our coverage
- Lead unique story development discussions to help forge a new identity for the channel
- Outputting live shows from the control room including communication with crew, hosts, reporters and guests

**Who you are**
- 5+ years’ experience as a news producer with an eye for compelling television
- Experience in a live television news setting
- Work in a team to deliver daily content to a tight deadline
- Shape and execute a live news bulletin based on the stories of the day
- Experience with Quantel & ENPS desirable
- Excellent organisation and interpersonal communication skills
- Calm under pressure
- Outstanding editorial judgement

**What’s in it for you?**
- An opportunity to innovate, challenge the norm and pioneer the way forward
- A truly collaborative environment
- Variety of work where no two days are the same
- Work with some of Australia's most recognised and prestigious brands
- Make a difference as part of Australia’s most influential media organisation

**News Benefits**

News Benefits is our way of saying thank you to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities. Thanking them for the great things they do daily, for the greater good of Australia. Our benefits include:

- Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
- Health & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies
- Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.
- Helping you grow - Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion -focused education series) and recognition
- Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money
- Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services
- Giving back - Make a difference to our communities.
- Inclusive workplace benefits & facilities - join an employee resource group, get access to multi-faith quiet rooms or utilise our parents rooms

**Who are we?**

Sky News is Australia’s leading 24-hour multi-channel and multi-platform news service provider.

Operated by Australian News Channel Pty Ltd (ANC), a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, its channels include Sky News Live, Sky News Weather, Sky News Extra, Sky News UK, FOX SPORTS News and Australia Channel for international audiences.

Sky News Australia’s unrivalled broadcast and digital news content features award-winning journalists, exclusive insights from the biggest names in politics, ground-breaking special investigations.

**What’s next?**
- We know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique and we all have a story. We encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, abilities and gender identities to apply. Inclusion is important to us and we want everyone at News to bring their whole-selves to work. If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to outline which pronouns you prefer, please feel free to let us know._