Picture Researcher, Netdesk, Rhodes
Australian Associated Press is Australia’s National News Agency, providing news, photos and information services to media, commercial organisations and government departments.
We are seeking a Picture Researcher to assist the team responsible for the delivery of News, Sport, Finance and Entertainment images to AAP’s editorial and commercial clients. A key purpose of this role is to continually build a locally stored library of file pictures in lightboxes and find and crop the most suitable pictures for the picture streaming feeds.
This is a full-time position and you will be required to work on a rotating roster. Flexibility in working hours is a must as the need to work on weekends may arise.
Key Responsibilities
• Picture Streaming – finding and cropping images
• Locate difficult or hard-to-find images
• Assist the Netdesk Editor in managing the desk’s daily quota of images assigned to news, sport, finance and entertainment stories
• Development of a file photo database and optimisation of the picture stream process
• Strong working relationship with Picture Editors to gain up-to-date information on AAP picture coverage
• Skilful use of AAP Image website in regards to searching for the picture streaming feed as well as for online galleries, etc
• Knowledge of picture restrictions, agency agreements and rights for online usage
• Photoshop skills in terms of the best way to crop and re-touch pictures for online
• Co-ordinate photo shoots for new stock photo collections
Key Skills
• Photo-journalism experience with previous experience working with websites is preferred
• A demonstrated knowledge of Photoshop
• Strong attention to detail
• Understanding of a fast-paced news environment
To apply, please forward your CV to applications@aap.com.au.
State Sales Manager, Medianet and Message Connect, Rhodes
Australian Associated Press is Australia’s National News Agency, providing news, images and information services to the media, commercial organisations and government.
Medianet, a division of Australian Associated Press, is comfortably the market leader in press release distribution, so this role provides an excellent opportunity to work with an outstanding, well respected product with the potential to drive and grow areas of the Medianet and Message Connect business.
Reporting to the Managing Director of the Commercial Division, you will be responsible for the management of the NSW sales team and for the delivery of maximised revenue for the division. This is a great opportunity to utilise your demonstrated sales and management ability, combined with a successful product to make your mark in the role.
Along with an attractive salary, this position offers the ability to drive initiatives to grow the business whilst also working quite closely with the sales teams to continually enhance performance. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to take the next step in their career into a State Management level role.
The successful candidate will have sales management or supervisory experience, strong people management skills and a demonstrated ability to develop, coach and mentor a high performing sales team.
The role also requires someone who leads by example, is results-focused and possesses a successful sales record in B2B sales proven by their ability to build strong relationships with major clients. An interest in news and current affairs would be advantageous.
To apply, please forward your resume and cover letter to applications@aap.com.au
Media Researcher, OMA, Rhodes
Australian Associated Press is Australia’s National News Agency, providing news, images and information services to the media, commercial organisations and government.
Our media targeting and news dissemination business ‘MediaNet’ is looking for a motivated person to join our friendly team.
Working in our Commercial division, this is an entry-level position that requires you to maintain media databases. This involves liaising with clients to ensure their details are up to date and entering client information into the databases.
A large part of this role is performed over the phone therefore your ability to be confident and communicate well on the telephone is essential. Your fast, accurate data entry/keyboarding skills are also required. Previous experience in data entry and/or working within a customer service environment would be an advantage.
To apply, please email your application to applications@aap.com.au.
Broadcast Monitoring Supervisor, Broadcast, Redfern
Australian Associated Press is Australia’s National News Agency, providing news, images and information services to the media, commercial organisations and government.
Newscentre is a unique and specialised media monitoring service and business intelligence tool utilised by organisations requiring customised and filtered news information.
We are looking for a Broadcast Monitoring Supervisor to provide leadership and guidance to the Broadcast team, who are predominately responsible for listening to broadcast clips, alerting clients that they are being talked about in the media and summarising content.
Among your responsibilities, you will:
• Ensure clips are sent out in a timely fashion
• Ensure clips are relevant
• Provide recommendations for improvements and
• Provide assistance to the Broadcast Manager with hiring, training and managing staff where required
You will predominately work the afternoon shift (approximately 1pm – 9pm).
In order to be successful in this role, you will possess:
• A proven track record in a leadership or supervisory capacity
• Ability to plan and organise
• Excellent communication and analytical skills
• Ability to multitask
An interest and knowledge in the media industry and news and current affairs would be highly advantageous. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with leadership experience to take that next step into a supervisory role within a successful team.
To apply
Please forward your resume and cover letter to Patricia Brown at applications@aap.com.au or apply directly below.