Senior Journalist

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Senior Journalist

An opportunity to work at NewZealand's award-winning public media company.

RNZ aims to providecomprehensive, independent, trusted regional and national news and currentaffairs.

RNZ has an opportunity for an enthusiastic and skilled seniorreporter with a track record of breaking original stories, who is confident anddelivers high quality material in breaking news events and for assigned work.

Te Mahi – About the job

RNZ is looking for an experienced andenthusiastic senior journalist with demonstrable experience with breaking newsand a track record of original stories for radio, current affairs programmesand digital and social media platforms.

Your experience working at a seniorlevel will mean that you are organised, efficient and reliable, using yourinitiative to report on a mix of original and assigned stories, and have a comprehensiveknowledge of important issues facing New Zealanders.

You will be ready to hit the road,relying on key contacts and sources to drive story ideas and deliverfirst-class journalism.

You will :

Have superior writing, interviewing and live broadcastingskills

Be a skilled digital reporter

Bring accuracy, attention to detail, curiosity andcreativity to your work

File written, audio and visual content to tight radio anddigital deadlines

Be flexible and able to commit to shift work

Nga Hua : What we offer

A welcoming and inclusive team / organisation

Development and regular training opportunities for our people

Will match an employee's KiwiSaver contribution up to 4%

Additional leave provisions for some roles and the option to buy extra leave

Comprehensive parental leave over and above standard legislation

Comprehensive wellbeing support including access to a confidential support, guidance and counselling service

Te Ahurea – Our Culture

At RNZ we are committed to fosteringan inclusive and constructive culture.

This means creating a place where ourpeople feel like they belong and can do their best work.

We do this through ourattitudes; Be Bold, Better Every Day and Extend Manaakitanga.

This is a 12 Month Fixed-Termopportunity, working full time in our Wellington Newsroom.

Applications close : Sunday, 4th January

• unless filled prior.

RNZ is committed to the principlesand practices of Equal Employment Opportunity and welcomes applicantsreflecting New Zealand's cultural and ethnic diversity.

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