Network Political Editor

Job Description

Unleash your potential in a place you belong!

At Paramount Networks International (part of Paramount Global), we have an iconic portfolio of brands, like Paramount Pictures, MTV, Nickelodeon, Channel 5, Comedy Central and many more, reaching more than 3.8 billion subscribers in 180+ countries and territories, via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile TV properties, in 40 languages.

Come and join a culture where content, people and ideas merge. An exciting and open place where your talents can truly thrive and where our employees make it unique. You could be the next addition to our incredible team!

We now have a permanent full time role for a qualified Political Editor based in Canberra.

The Political Editor is responsible for providing high quality analysis, and a sophisticated overview of the political landscape - placing political events and the workings of Parliament into a broad context for audiences.

Responsibilities will include:
• Ensuring a high level of authoritative, accurate, engaging and fair political journalism.
• Creation of quality, newsworthy stories and creative treatments, with a strong focus on breaking stories and leading the news agenda
• Leverage of relationships with key political figures to ensure the widest range of information and understanding as possible.
• Analysis of information obtained against the general background of current developments in order to assess its relative value and importance.
• Translation of complex material into its most simple, appropriate form and tailor it for the relevant audience in an engaging manner.
• Ensuring up to date knowledge of ongoing political situations.
• Writing and producing finely-crafted, imaginative packages, reports and items.
• Reporting, live or pre-recorded, giving accurate updates and analysis while events develop.
• Supporting political news across Paramount ANZ's digital platforms through various emerging technologies, including blogging and social media.
• Future planning to ensure awareness of potential political developments and trends.

What are we looking for in our Political Editor? What's important?
• One of the foremost political authorities in Australia.
• Experience in live broadcasting.
• Outstanding and exceptional knowledge and understanding of all aspects of Australian politics.
• Good contacts with political figures and organisations.
• Experience in interviewing and reporting, preparing and voicing packages for broadcast.
• A highly developed and authoritative news and current affairs judgement.
• Knowledge and practical experience of weekly and/or daily journalism.
• Ability to make major decisions under pressure and to identify, prioritise and interpret key stories of the day.
• Ability to originate and generate story ideas.
• Ability to build relationships/rapport with a variety of key people – from senior politicians to camera operators - and influence them where necessary.
• Ability to negotiate/exercise diplomacy with people where necessary.
• Proven writing, editing, interviewing, reporting and presenting skills
• Highly developed communication skills.
• Ability to motivate and develop editorial staff to make innovative and imaginative programmes.

We embrace difference and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds regardless of factors such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property or birth. These grounds also include age, nationality, marital status, disability, place of residence and sexual orientation.

10 Paramount recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia's First Peoples, and the Traditional Custodians of the land where we live and work. We pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging, and we are proud to live in a country which is home to the world's oldest living cultures.

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10 Paramount Australia & New Zealand is a division of Paramount International Networks, which in turn is a division of Paramount Global. 

Paramount is a global media & entertainment organisation with some of the best known and loved brands in the world. Employing over 1,700 people locally, and a further 25,000+ globally, we deliver premium content through multiple platforms for the young (and the young at heart of course!).

We pride ourselves on creating content that gets people talking. What's more, you'll find all these great shows (and more) on our free-to-air channels (10, 10 Peach, 10 Shake, 10 Bold), subscription channels (MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Comedy Central), our digital platform 10 Play and our new subscription video on demand service Paramount+. 

At 10 Paramount, there is no such thing as the 'perfect candidate'

Seeing responsibilities and competencies laid out on paper can be confronting. At this stage of the recruitment process, sometimes imposter syndrome can creep in and mess with our confidence.

Please know that we list these items to give you an opportunity to show us your potential and how you can grow and transform with us. Your ability to demonstrate that you have the real potential to develop the required capabilities, knowledge, and experience to perform in this role is what we would like to hear from you. Where possible, you should support your claims with specific examples of what you have done, and how you did it.

We embrace difference and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds regardless of factors such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property or birth. These grounds also include age, nationality, marital status, disability, place of residence and sexual orientation.

10 Paramount recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia's First Peoples, and the Traditional Custodians of the land where we live and work. We pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging, and we are proud to live in a country which is home to the world's oldest living cultures.

However you identify, and whatever your background may be, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day!

We prioritise the health, safety and welfare of our people. As a result, we currently require all our employees who enter a 10 Paramount premises to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in alignment with our Vaccination Position. Please reach out with any questions or to discuss your personal circumstances.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gq4nv1-3-147-59-186-42 in your application.