Director, Ai Strategy

**Te Tūranga**-**The opportunity**:
An opportunity to work with New Zealand’s award-winning public media company. RNZ aims to strengthen Aotearoa and the Pacific through informative, challenging and entertaining content.

RNZ is looking for a Director of AI Strategy & Implementation to lead the responsible use of AI in public media. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of AI in journalism, ensuring ethical adoption while driving efficiency and innovation.

You’ll work with a team committed to ethical journalism and technological innovation, playing a key role in establishing AI strategies, governance frameworks, and best practices for the wider sector.

**Te Mahi - About the job**:
Reporting to the Chief Performance Officer, you'll work with editorial and technology leaders to lead the responsible use of AI in public media in Aotearoa.

**S**trategy & Governance**:

- Develop and implement an AI strategy aligned with public media values—transparency, fairness, and accountability.
- Establish AI ethics and governance frameworks to guide responsible AI adoption.
- Conduct AI readiness audits to assess workflows, infrastructure, and workforce capabilities.
- Monitor AI advancements, regulatory changes, and industry best practices to refine AI strategies.
- Identify and manage risks to RNZ posed by AI.

**I**mplementation & Oversight**:

- Lead cross-functional AI groups across editorial, technology, legal, and HR teams.
- Oversee pilot programs for AI integration (e.g., transcription, metadata generation, content recommendations).
- Evaluate AI tools and vendors to ensure compliance and alignment with RNZ’s needs.
- Develop policies ensuring human oversight in AI-assisted production.

**Training & Employee Engagement**:

- Design and implement AI literacy programs for staff.
- Organize training sessions and workshops for journalists, editors, and content creators.
- Promote innovation through AI hackathons and idea-sharing forums.

**Audience Transparency & Ethical AI Use**:

- Ensure clear communication with audiences about AI usage to maintain trust and credibility.
- Develop guidelines for AI-generated or AI-assisted content with ethical considerations.
- Work with audience research teams to use AI insights responsibly without compromising editorial integrity.

**Budget & Resource Management**:

- Develop and manage budgets for AI initiatives, including technology investments and training.

**Ōu Pūkenga - About You**:

- Proven experience in AI strategy, digital transformation, or technology leadership.
- Strong understanding of ethical AI use, particularly in media and journalism.
- Ability to balance innovation with responsibility.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

**Ngā Hua**: What we offer**:

- A friendly, welcoming and inclusive team.
- Development and regular training opportunities for our people.
- Will match an employee’s KiwiSaver contribution up to 4%.
- Additional leave provisions for some roles and the option to buy extra leave
- Comprehensive parental leave over and above standard legislation
- RNZ supports work/life balance for our people including working from home initiatives where possible.
- Comprehensive wellbeing support including access to a confidential support, guidance and counselling service.

**Te Ahurea - Our Culture**:
At RNZ we are committed to fostering an inclusive and constructive culture. This means creating a place where our people feel like they belong and can do their best work. We do this through our attitudes; Be Bold, Better Every Day and Extend Manaakitanga.

This is a 12 month fixed term full-time role and we are open to location for the right person.

Applications close**:Friday 4**April,**2025** unless filled prior.
- RNZ is committed to the principles and practices of Equal Employment Opportunity and welcomes applicants reflecting New Zealand’s cultural and ethnic diversity._