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Your role

The Department

The highly regarded News and Current Affairs division of SBS is offering 12-month Cadetships to recent graduates who want to build careers in broadcast and digital journalism.

The Role

The successful applicants will join SBS in early 2025 and will be exposed to a number of platforms including TV, Radio and Online. SBS’s News and Current Affairs teams are predominantly based in our Sydney offices although Cadets also undertake placements in our Canberra and Melbourne bureaus, and NITV news, current affairs programs (Dateline and Insight), as well as SBS’s multilingual programs.  

As part of a team and under direction, Cadets will contribute to SBS News and Current Affairs programs and website in a variety of ways, including researching, producing, and reporting.

The role is structured to include rostered evening and weekend work to support the needs of a busy 24/7 news operation.

About you

The successful candidates will have completed tertiary qualifications in Journalism or another relevant specialty by January 2025, and ideally have some experience in television, radio and/or online reporting or production.

Applicants must have a sound knowledge of national and international affairs, be passionate about news and impactful storytelling, be effective written and verbal communicators, and be able to demonstrate determination, initiative, and curiosity by generating story ideas. A familiarity with SBS’s News and Current Affairs programming is expected.

The ability to speak a second language and/or have experience of another culture or culture is also highly desirable.

Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia.

Benefits

Some of the reasons why you should consider working with SBS:

• The people! SBS truly celebrates and welcomes differences and encourages 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 their workforce! 93% of their employees have stated that they are proud to work for SBS!  
• They 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. 
• They’re agile and innovative in the way they work, as well as being a trusted and established brand. SBS have been broadcasting for over 49 years and their future is packed with many more exciting developments!
• SBS also loves to promote from within! They have allocated training funds to do just that and help bridge the gaps when moving from role to role.

Training & development

Australia’s coolest little broadcaster could be the place to jumpstart a journalism career, offering a behind-the-scenes look at SBS operations, hands-on experience in state-of-the-art studios, and the chance to discover a passion for storytelling.

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Career progression

The Cadetships are offered for one year with no guarantee of ongoing employment. However, those who successfully complete the program may be considered for any relevant vacancies within SBS News and Current Affairs.

How to apply

Your application must include:

• Cover Letter
• Resume, outlining journalism & media experience and qualifications
• Video/Audio examples of your television, radio and/or online news reporting, or your show reel, should be posted on a site such as YouTube, Vimeo or Flickr
• A piece-to-camera. This is a pre-requisite for the application. This can be a news story, pre-recorded live cross or simply an introduction to you, highlighting your reasons for applying.

Please provide the link/s to your examples in your cover letter.

Short-listed candidates will be required to provide two employment and/or academic referees.

Source

The following sources were used to research this page:

• careers.sbs.com.au/working-at-sbs-2/