Regional QLD Hit Announcer

Who are we?

Southern Cross Austereo is Australia’s leading media entertainment company, home of LiSTNR Triple M & the Hit Network. With the ability to reach 95% of the population through our Radio, TV, and Digital channels, we’re on a mission to Entertain, Inform & Inspire all Australians Anytime. Anywhere!

In 2021 we launched LiSTNR, a curated and personalised Audio-On-Demand destination. It is home to the Hit & Triple M Networks, 25 music stations, and over 500 podcasts. LiSTNR is Australia’s #1 podcast network reaching more than 8 million monthly listeners.

The Hit Network is Australia’s biggest radio network which entertains over 4.8 million Aussie radio listeners across B105, 2Day, The Fox, SAFM, MIX, 41 Hit stations. Home to popular personalities including Fifi Box, Ed Kavalee, Dave Hughes, Carrie Bickmore, Tommy Little & Erin Molan.

What’s on offer for you?

• Permanent position based out of our vibrant Rockhampton office!
• Training and development opportunities, health and wellbeing initiatives, birthday leave, volunteer leave, concert tickets, footy tickets, social events – PLUS much more!
• Industry leading, gender neutral Paid Parental Leave Policy, offering 20 weeks paid parental leave for the primary carer.
• Award-winning, highly supportive, and creative culture that enables you to be your best unique self!
• Flexible working environment (we offer a range of flexible working options to help our people balance work and home life).
• Attractive salary package and opportunities for growth & progression – we love to promote internally across our 65 offices!

About the role:

We’re on the hunt for an experienced Workday Announcer to join our Regional QLD Hit Network team based in Rockhampton.

You will be responsible for delivering compelling and well targeted content to our treasured listeners. By maintaining a constant flow of creative ideas and integrating them into the station’s shows on a daily basis, you’ll help ensure that only fresh and relevant content goes to air!

Naturally, we are looking for people who are quick on their feet and are relentless in the generation of creative ideas and outside the box thinking. You will have an exceptional way with words and be able to put this to paper through the creation of entertaining and contemporary scripts. The successful candidates need to STAND OUT from the crowd… How you do that… is completely up to you!

In this role, you will work closely with the Content Director to ensure the stations strategic objectives are achieved through excellent local communication, effective tactical planning/execution and on air work that makes you stand out. You should embrace the Hit lifestyle and community though our many content outlets, including; on-air, social and digital.

Experience we’re looking for:

• Be passionate about our Hit Network and everything pop culture!
• Be competent with commercial radio music scheduling experience.
• Have knowledge of Zetta & G Selector.
• Have an understanding of CRAs Codes of Practice and Broadcasting Standards.
• Proficiency in driving the panel and being pro-active in all facets of your role to take your own career to the next level.
• Enjoy popular culture, social media, current affairs and local events; with a passion for taking content to the next level, both on air and on digital!
• A reliable, hardworking and results driven individual whos able to multitask and perform effectively under pressure.
• A distinctive on air presence that naturally appeals to our listeners and a burning desire to be heard!

We are a values driven organisation - if you genuinely live and breathe our values, you’ll be a great addition to SCA.

• We’re Better Together
• People are our Power
• Always Curious
• We Push Doors Open
• Be Genuine

Still not convinced?
Head to our TikTok, Life@LiSTNR, for a sneak peek into some of the fun we have at SCA!

Keen?

Hot tip: Make sure you download and sign up to LiSTNR – you may be asked about your listening experience throughout the interview process!

We are committed to advancing equal employment opportunities for our staff and to diversify and develop our workforce. Furthermore, we aim to recognise the value of attracting and retaining employees with different backgrounds, experience, knowledge and abilities. We also aim to ensure diversity contributes to our business success and benefits individuals, teams, clients and the community.