ANZSCO Code: 212416
Applicable List:
STSOL CSOL

212416 TELEVISION JOURNALIST

Alternative Title: Television Reporter

Collects and analyses facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation and observation and writes stories for television news or current affairs programs.

Skill Level: 1

Indicative Skill Level:

In Australia and New Zealand:

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Tasks Include:

    • Determining advertising approach by consulting clients and management, and studying products to establish principal selling features
    • Writing advertisements for press, radio, television, cinema screens, billboards, catalogues and shop displays
    • Making decisions about the specific content of publications in conjunction with other senior editors and in accordance with editorial policies and guidelines
    • Reviewing copy for publication to ensure conformity with accepted rules of grammar, style and format, coherence of story, and accuracy, legality and probity of content
    • Collecting and analysing facts about newsworthy events from interviews, printed matter, investigations and observations
    • Writing news reports, commentaries, articles and feature stories for newspapers, magazines, journals, television and radio on topics of public interest
    • Researching and writing technical, information-based material and documentation for manuals, text books, handbooks and multimedia products
    • Critically discussing daily news topics in the editorial columns of newspapers and reviewing books, films and plays