Vacancies

Journalist

• Make a positive contribution to media diversity
• Reach a national audience in every state and territory
• Great work/life balance: enjoy a 35-hour Monday to Friday week

The role

• Full Time, Fixed Term (until 31 December 2026)
• Annual base salary between $73,230 - $79,494 plus shift penalties where applicable
• Bathurst campus location

In this role you will produce and present hourly radio news bulletins for broadcast on community radio stations around the country through our partnership with the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia.

You’ll highlight stories that align with the core values of community broadcasting and use your journalistic skills and creativity to develop original angles to stories, showcase diverse voices, and tell national stories from a regional perspective.

About you

To be considered for the role you will have previous experience producing radio news bulletins. You will be a news hound and have a passion for community radio.   

About us 

We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.

The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University – our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities – to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.

Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.

Learn more about National Radio News.

Visit our website to learn about our great range of employee benefits.

Charles Sturt University is committed to building a diverse workforce as shown through our Athena Swan Bronze Award, our Australian Workplace Equality Index Bronze Award and our membership of a range of diversity focused organisations including Diversity Council Australia and Pride in Diversity. We encourage applications from First Nations people, carers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, neurodivergent people, and people of all age groups, genders and sexualities for all roles.

To apply 

Applicants can apply online. Upload your CV and provide a one page 'statement of suitability' demonstrating your skills, knowledge and/or experience relevant to the position (referencing the selection criteria outlined in the position description).

Applicants are also asked to submit a recent air check. This should be in .mp3 format and no longer than 2 minutes.  

This position is available as a fixed term appointment or, for eligible employees, as a secondment.

To be eligible for a secondment, you must have completed probation. We encourage you to make your current manager aware before applying for a secondment opportunity.

This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.

Further information

Additional information is available in the position description or by contacting:

Rebecca Wotzko | Community Radio and NRN Manager | rwotzko@csu.edu.au | Ph: 02 6338 4774

Please note we will be reviewing applications on submission. The position may be filled before the closing date, so we encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience. Applications will close once the role is filled, or by 11pm 27 February 2026 whichever comes first.

Advertised: 13 Feb 2026 09:00 AM - AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 01 Mar 2026 11:00 PM - AUS Eastern Daylight Time