Traffic Producer

About the role

ARN is looking for a Traffic Producer to oversee its AI traffic platform, delivering accurate, timely and locally relevant traffic bulletins across metro and regional markets. The role reviews scripts and audio before playout, manages multiple markets and deadlines in a fast-paced, real-time environment, and works closely with the News, Content and Technology teams.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee the AI traffic platform so that traffic bulletins are accurate, timely and locally relevant across all markets.
• Review scripts and audio for accuracy, relevance, pronunciation and tone before playout.
• Correct, reject or regenerate unsuitable bulletins, activating fallback and escalation processes when needed.
• Improve platform performance by recording corrections, updating market rules and reporting recurring issues.
• Maintain strong knowledge of priority roads, suburbs, local terminology and pronunciation across Australian markets.
• Validate significant traffic incidents using additional data sources when required.
• Manage multiple markets and deadlines, prioritising urgent incidents in real time.
• Partner with News, Content and Technology teams to resolve quality issues and support new platform features and market rollouts.

Required profile

• Experience in radio, news, traffic, audio production or another fast-paced, real-time content environment.
• Strong editorial judgement and the ability to make accurate decisions under tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a broadcast-quality voice and strong presentation skills.
• Strong geographical knowledge of Australian metro and regional markets, including local roads, suburbs, terminology and pronunciation.
• Comfortable using AI-enabled tools to create, monitor and optimise content; coding skills are not required.
• Willingness to work rostered shifts aligned with the News team roster.

Required skills

• Experience using live data feeds, dashboards and digital content systems.
• Understanding of broadcast standards, media law, responsible AI principles and live content workflows.

What we offer

• Perks such as giveaways, merchandise, events and free or discounted tickets.
• Novated leasing and superannuation salary sacrifice, birthday leave, paid parental leave, charity leave and bonus leave.
• Discounts on lifestyle and entertainment with major brands, including savings on health insurance and gym memberships.
• Education assistance through award-winning learning programmes and long-term career progression.