[Jobs/Tasks] SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module

[devcshort]

Describe the Bug

I've followed the jobs/tasks guide and am getting this error.

import type { TaskHandler } from 'payload';
^^^^^^
          
SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module

I've created a new project using npx create-payload-app@latest and recreated a minimal example in this repo

Link to the code that reproduces this issue

https://github.com/devcshort/payload-task-issue

Reproduction Steps

npm install

npm run dev

HTTP GET http://localhost:3000/my-route

That should be it. The API route is configured to queue and run the job/task that I've set up.

Which area(s) are affected? (Select all that apply)

area: core

Environment Info

Payload: latest
Next.js: 15.0.0
Node.js: 20.12.2
NPM: 10.5.0