Senior Adviser, On-Air Talent Contracts

Metro locations Permanent, full time role Base salary circa $115K About the Role The ABC is Australia’s most trusted media organisation, and our People & Culture team is proud to help make the ABC a great place to work. We are seeking a Senior Adviser, On-Air Talent Contracts to lead the management of employment arrangements and contracts for our on-air talent. In this pivotal role, you’ll collaborate with content leaders, production teams, and business support partners to ensure a consistent, ABC-wide approach to engaging, developing, and retaining on-air talent. You’ll help shape and implement frameworks and processes that support the full talent lifecycle, with a focus on development, retention, and alignment with organisational strategies. Key responsibilities include: Oversee and coordinate contractual arrangements for on-air talent, ensuring compliance with ABC policies, guidelines, and the Enterprise Agreement. Manage workflows for talent negotiations and engagements, ensuring appropriate referral and input from relevant teams. Track and monitor employment conditions for high-profile talent to support benchmarking and effective contract management. Work with business support teams to establish benchmarks and evaluation procedures for talent deals and costs. Promote understanding of talent contracting and deal approval processes across the business. Develop and maintain guidelines and process maps for managing the end-to-end on-air talent lifecycle, in collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders. Provide benchmarking data and support for on-air talent packages as needed. Support the identification and prioritisation of talent for development and retention, and help coordinate succession planning for key roles. Advise on recruitment strategies for new and emerging on-air personalities. Act as a key liaison between content leaders and business support teams to ensure a positive and consistent talent management experience. Contribute to divisional projects and actively promote ABC values and workplace policies. Position description: SENIOR ADVISER ON-AIR TALENT CONTRACTS.pdf About You You bring experience from a business, production, or content environment and have a solid understanding and grounding in generalist HR practices, particularly as they relate to employment arrangements and contracts. You’re a natural relationship builder and coordinator, comfortable working across teams to deliver effective talent solutions. You will also demonstrate: Generalist HR knowledge and experience with the employee lifecycle, interpretation of enterprise agreements, forms of employment including independent contract agreements and employment contracts. Experience supporting contract management, negotiations, or talent engagement within a media, production, or creative business environment. Understanding of on-air or screen content production workflows and talent engagement. Excellent relationship management, facilitation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence and build trust with a range of stakeholders. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative approach to problem-solving. Highly developed organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines. What we can offer you 15.4% ABC Nominated Super Paid parental, carer’s and supporting partner leave Salary packaging ABC Mentoring If you'd like to know more, please contact Shaun Williams, Head Recruitment & People Strategy at Williams.Shaunabc.net.au We are unable to accept email applications, please ensure that you submit your application via the online portal. Diversity & Inclusion: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 LGBTQA 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 accessibilityabc.net.au For more information on working at the ABC visit abc.net.au/careers Applications Close: 11:55pm, Sunday 11 May 2025.

Location: Sydney, AU

Posted Date: 4/19/2025