Digital News Editor

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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 50 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 Role**

Our News and Current Affairs team has developed a leading-edge digital strategy and is looking for an experienced senior News Editor who shares our vision of increasing quality content online.
- Supervise a team of dynamic and dedicated digital journalists, editors and sub-editors to ensure SBS News generates, develops and fosters content ideas that uphold SBS standards and reflect the SBS Charter and its unique identity.
- Reporting to the Senior Editorial Lead NACA Digital, and working closely with the Features Editor and Supervising Video Producer, you will act as the newsroom's Digital Chief of Staff, leading the on-the-day coverage of major news events, assigning reporters to cover national and international news stories as well as reactive content.
- Liaise with correspondents across Australia, in Europe and Asia, as well as the wider newsroom and other SBS verticals, lead training and provide feedback to the Digital team, cross-platform reporters and Canberra bureau, and attend planning meetings with the wider newsroom.
- Across major national and international news stories and know how to tell them differently to reflect Australia's diversity, as well as deliver them to all Australians in a timely and compelling way.

**About you**

The successful applicant will work on ensuring all SBS News content meets the standards our audience expects and that it is presented in a distinctive way that best showcases the brand and aligns with our Charter. Critical to your success is your high level of editorial judgement to curate the SBS News digital platforms and oversee the production of SBS News content.

Ideally, you will bring:

- exceptional knowledge of international and national news stories, and ability to research and fact check news and feature material, and to look beyond traditional sources.
- strong knowledge of media law. You must be alert to the latest and continually evolving trends in digital content production, distribution, consumption and data analysis both domestically and internationally.
- the capacity to work collaboratively across multiple teams across SBS, including Audio & Language Content (Radio) and Social Media Teams.

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 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 93% of our employees have stated that they are proud to work for SBS
- 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 over 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.

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

**Reasonable adjustments**

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