Editorial Developer (Front-End)

• Sydney (Ultimo) or Melbourne Location
• Base salary $117-$128k plus 15.4% ABC nominated super
• Permanent, full-time role

The Role

Join ABC News’ Digital Story Innovation team and bring stories to life through powerful visual journalism. Collaborate with journalists, developers, designers, and video specialists to create engaging visual, interactive, and data-driven storytelling.

You’ll be working on highly visual, breaking news stories like our piece taking readers inside a nuclear bunker in Iran or explaining a daring heist at the Louvre through to more in-depth, original reporting showing the secrets inside the rare Tasmanian tiger specimens and using census data to explore the changing landscape of modern love in Australia.

The Job

• Lead projects with reporters, designers, and data teams to create engaging digital and interactive stories
• Develop complex interactive applications and data-driven visual presentations from concept to delivery
• Pitch data and visual stories in editorial forums, contribute ideas to shape compelling digital news stories
• Build interactive elements such as charts, maps, infographics, and visualisations using internal systems and external APIs
• Integrate, test, and debug front-end functionality with applications and databases
• Collaborate with designers and journalists to produce visuals for both breaking news and longform journalism projects.
• Mentor and train teams in data visualisation and digital storytelling best practices

Position Description: 50050602 EDITORIAL DEVELOPER (FRONT-END).pdf

About You

You’ll be passionate about journalism and have a desire to use your technical skills as a front-end developer to bring data and visual stories to life.

You'll Also Have

• Advanced skills in JavaScript, HTML and CSS, with experience building and launching accessible, cross-platform web applications
• Experience with JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as Svelte, React, Node and D3 (or similar)
• Strong knowledge of asynchronous JavaScript using JSON, CSVs, databases and APIs
• Proven ability to create high-quality data visualisations, interactive maps, 3D models and other visual elements
• Passion for visual and data journalism with a strong interest in storytelling
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; experience with statistical methods or tools like R is highly regarded
• Skills in any of the following also highly regarded: Python, Three.js, Blender, QGIS, Figma, Illustrator
• Ability to recommend effective approaches for content research, distribution and accessibility on digital platforms

We would love to see your work. Please submit a cover letter which includes details how your skills could benefit the work of the Digital Story Innovations team and broader ABC News as well a portfolio of your work with your application online (include examples, links to websites or attach audio/video files up to 5MB).

What We Can Offer You

• 15.4% ABC Nominated Super.
• Paid parental, carer's and supporting partner leave.
• Salary packaging.
• ABC Mentoring.

About ABC News

Quality journalism, powerful investigations, outstanding production, and a collaborative, engaged and supportive workplace that offers opportunities and career development across regional and metropolitan Australia. Make a positive contribution to the national conversation, help set the agenda and build your skills, by joining Australia's most trusted and diverse news organisation.

More Info

In line with our focus on diversity and inclusion, applications are strongly encouraged from Indigenous Australians, people from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability and LGBTQIA+ individuals. The ABC also aims to achieve a gender-balanced workforce.

To request recruitment and selection information in alternate formats, request adjustments, or if you have accessibility requirements please contact [email protected]

If you want to know more, please contact Clare Blumer, Editor, Innovative Storytelling on [email protected]

We are unable to accept email applications, please ensure that you submit your application via the online portal.

For more information on working at the ABC visit abc.net.au/careers

We respectfully request that Recruitment Agencies do not submit applications for this position.