Commissioning Editor

1 week ago

Sydney, Australia SBS Full time

**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.

**About the role**

The role of Commissioning Editor of Factual generates and delivers innovative, engaging, entertaining and award-winning content to SBS television with particular emphasis on the commissioning of programming reflecting Australia’s diverse and multicultural society.

The successful applicant will oversee productions on behalf of SBS to ensure high editorial standards and the quality delivery of great ideas on time and to cost-effective budgets, ensuring value for money content. You will work in close collaboration with colleagues in the content division and with key internal stakeholders to ensure the commissioned content achieves its full potential by reaching the maximum audience at all times.

**About you**

We are looking for a highly creative thinker who has worked on a range of distinctive television and online content. You have worked at a Broadcaster or within the Production community, managing the editorial and financial sensitivities of high profile projects, including developing and managing presenters and talent to produce exciting and high quality content.

To be successful, you have held positions as a Series Producer or Executive Producer either within Factual or Documentary production and have extensive knowledge and experience in the Australian TV industry and landscape.

If you are passionate about telling stories that reflect our diverse world, we’d love to hear from you.

**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**

To find out more about reasonable adjustments with SBS, please view our video here.

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