Producer, Programming (English Services) (On-site)

CBC/Radio-Canada • Hamilton, ON

1d • Onsite

About The Position

CBC Hamilton is hiring a producer to help launch a new weekday morning current affairs radio program and a weekly news podcast. This role will also involve creating compelling programming across all platforms to serve audiences in the Hamilton region. The ideal candidate is a strong, dynamic, innovative, and adaptive journalist who inspires others to experiment and take risks. This is a strategic role focused on audience needs, ensuring programming connects audiences to relevant news, stories, and community issues. The producer will work with the executive producer to develop a vision for the new radio program and podcast, focusing on broadening reach through digital and visual storytelling and community outreach. They will understand how to program for a live daily audio show with content adaptable to other platforms. This role involves overseeing newsgathering resources, deciding on story coverage, coordinating breaking news, programming digital services, vetting content, and collaborating with other CBC News locations. Experience in assigning and managing work, strong communication and organizational skills, and the ability to juggle multiple tasks are essential. The producer will also focus on broadening the range of perspectives in news content, ensuring adherence to CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices, and upholding principles of accuracy, fairness, balance, impartiality, and integrity. A key aspect of this role is the ability to coach and motivate others.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced daily multiplatform news environment.
• Strong journalistic and critical thinking skills, including knowledge of and familiarity with CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices as well as the legal and ethical issues related to journalism.
• Proven experience producing audio current affairs and podcasts.
• An unwavering focus on serving the needs of the audience and a passion for local news.
• Knowledge of and an interest in emerging storytelling formats and a willingness to embrace change and new tasks across all CBC platforms.
• Ability to manage and organize large volumes of fast-moving information and quickly redirect resources to meet priorities and objectives.
• Knowledge of and experience in assigning and creating content for all platforms (digital, video, social, audio, streaming) as well as vetting, editing, fact-checking and packaging.
• Superior communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• A high-energy leader with a positive, team-first attitude and the demonstrated ability to motivate and coach teams, and encourage creativity.
• A strong proven connection to the communities in Hamilton, and a deep and nuanced understanding and appreciation of diverse perspectives and lived experiences.
• A keen desire to live and promote the values of diversity and an inclusive and respectful work culture.
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours as required.
• University degree in journalism or equivalent with a minimum of five years of journalism experience.
• Possession of a valid driver’s licence as well as a driving record that meets the minimum requirements of CBC/Radio-Canada's insurance company.
• Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
• This position will not be filled until consideration has been made by the CBC/CMG Local Joint Employment Committee.
• As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes: A mandatory Criminal record check. Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

Responsibilities

• Work with the producer team to organize and coordinate news coverage across all platforms, including making decisions about story priorities and rollouts, allocating resources and assigning staff, and providing editorial oversight to ensure our content is original, relevant and impactful, and meets our journalistic standards.
• Oversee the assignment and production of the morning radio program and weekly podcast, including researching, gathering, writing, editing, vetting, packaging.and lining up program elements.
• Ensure assignments and content choices resonate with audiences in Hamilton and align with CBC’s strategic objectives to connect with and grow audiences.
• Create and curate lineups for digital platforms.
• Respond quickly to breaking news events – chasing, gathering, writing and packaging content across platforms.
• Collaborate with other producers across CBC News to coordinate coverage and ensure stories are shared with the widest possible audience.
• Participate in the planning of special projects and coverage plans.
• Cultivate and develop working relationships with a large pool of contacts and community members and participate in community engagement initiatives.
• Provide feedback and coaching to journalists to help them develop their skills and produce content of the highest quality.

Benefits

• We are committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity.
• We value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster.
• Accommodation needs during the recruitment process can be addressed by contacting [email protected].
• Employees must adhere to the Code of Conduct and policy on conflicts of interest.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree