Senior Reporter

Job Description

10 News First is a part of Paramount Global, one of the worlds' largest media and 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 Bold, 10 Peach, Nickelodeon), our digital platform 10 Play that also includes a vast array of Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV known as FAST (including numerous MTV and Nickelodeon channels), and our subscription video on demand service Paramount+.

This is a Permanent Full-Time role based in Sydney.

As a Senior Reporter with 10 News First you will organize news coverage, originate, research and produce news stories of high quality, reporting to the Executive Editor.

Functions will include: 
• Generate and pitch story ideas from concept through to broadcast for television news.
• Work under extreme time pressures and meet multiple daily deadlines to produceclear and accurate TV news content.
• Independently ideate and execute highly complex stories with minimal management input
• Confidently report live on all breaking news events
• Cover Chief of Staff shifts at any time.
• Regularly pitch and line up stories.
• Ideate, create, and publish television assets including video, graphics, stills, and run live coverage from planning to publishing across platforms.

What are we looking for in a Senior Reporter? What's important?  
• Solid news judgement, logistically savvy with TV news reporting
• Strong communication skills tailored for television, both on-air and off.
• Ability to make quick, accurate decisions under extreme pressure, in line with TV news deadlines.
• Extensive experience as a television news journalist, with a strong track record in TV news reporting
• In-depth understanding of local, national, and international issues, with a focus on creating TV content for multiple audiences across different platforms.
• Knowledge of ENPS and non-linear editing, with a specific emphasis on TV news production.
• Flexibility to work across different shifts, including some weekends, to meet the demands of TV news coverage.
• High-level understanding and application of media law

Why Paramount?

We could just list the numerous benefits our employees avail of every day. However, for now we'll just leave you with how our employees feel about us:
• 92% of our employees stated they would highly recommend Paramount to a friend (Glassdoor)
• We hold a 4.4 STAR RATING, by far the highest rating in the media sector (Seek Company Profiles)

Paramount embraces differences 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.

We recognise 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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At 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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gqj45z-3-149-239-110-42 in your application.