Senior Producer, Original Video (On-Site) (English Services)
About the role
Position Title Senior Producer, Original Video (On-Site) (English Services)
Status Of Employment Permanent
Position Language Requirement English
Language Skills English (Reading - C - Advanced), English (Speaking - C - Advanced), English (Writing - C - Advanced)
Work at CBC/Radio-Canada At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.
Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.
Unposting Date 2025-09-26 11:59 PM
Senior Producer, Original Video, The National Please note there is a strong internal candidate The National is looking for an innovative journalist to lead our team of award-winning journalists, so we can continue to own the biggest news stories in the world, making sense of them for audiences everywhere they want to watch them.
Reporting to the Executive Producer of The National, this Senior Producer will lead our current affairs and original video team. You will assign, develop and vet content from the world’s top journalists and field producers. You are known for both your creative storytelling skills, your journalistic rigour and your ability to keep calm under tight deadlines.
You will help our team turn around contextual pieces in a breaking news environment under tight deadlines, and plan ahead so the team can also tackle in-depth stories that make news. You will play a key role in our leadership team to ensure The National’s content is available to audiences when and where they want it - and work with leaders across CBC News to achieve our shared goals.
You are an experienced current affairs producer and a proven newsroom leader. You know what it takes to deploy reporters and producers around the country or the world, keep them on budget, and keep them inspired. You can review a paper edit, screen a rough cut, and understand how to work with the story team to make it better, with speed and confidence.
People love working with you, you’re calm under intense pressure and you can make quick decisions in a daily news environment. You have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to mentor, motivate, inspire and support a programming team to make great content. You have an open mind, a great work ethic and a sense of humour. You also live and promote the values of an inclusive and respectful work culture.
You love to innovate and evolve video storytelling to reach audiences who may not consume news in traditional ways. You are passionate about finding original or underreported stories about the biggest issues facing Canadians and the world. And you are committed to ensuring these stories reach and resonate with as many people as possible on on-demand, live, social and streaming platforms.
Strong video field producing skills are a prerequisite. So is an understanding of CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices and how it applies to this work.
You Possess The Following
- Seven (7) years of experience in news video storytelling, including long-form current affairs
- Five (5) years of leadership experience in a newsroom
- An ability to choose relevant, audience focused stories, which reflect issues being discussed by the general public
- Experience conceiving, planning, shaping and vetting news content and current affairs under tight deadlines
- Proven ability to lead through change
- Excellent editorial judgement
- Excellent understanding of social media and on-demand platforms
- Track record of creativity and experimenting with different formats and treatments
- Track record of promoting an inclusive and respectful work culture
- Track record of elevating diverse perspectives, ideas and differing points of view.
- Demonstrated ability to coach, inspire and bring out the best in a team
- Demonstrated ability to work in a high pressure environment, under tight deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to pivot when breaking news happens.
- Solid understanding of CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices.
- Flexibility to adapt to changing work patterns and methods.
This is a full-time permanent position, based in the Toronto Broadcast Centre. Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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.
CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, 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. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to recruitment@cbc.ca.
You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.
Primary Location: Broadcast Centre 205 Wellington St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3G7
Number Of Openings 1
Work Schedule Full time
About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada's national public broadcaster and a strong advocate of Canadian culture.
We offer a unique space and a fresh Canadian perspective with unmatched cultural, musical and documentary programming. We do it in French, English and eight Aboriginal languages.
Our activities promote creative work and contribute to the local economy. In television only, our investments in independent Canadian productions fund more than 10,000 jobs across the country. For a complete list of our current job opportunities, visit cbc.radio-canada.ca/jobs
Senior Producer, Original Video (On-Site) (English Services)
About the role
Position Title Senior Producer, Original Video (On-Site) (English Services)
Status Of Employment Permanent
Position Language Requirement English
Language Skills English (Reading - C - Advanced), English (Speaking - C - Advanced), English (Writing - C - Advanced)
Work at CBC/Radio-Canada At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.
Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.
Unposting Date 2025-09-26 11:59 PM
Senior Producer, Original Video, The National Please note there is a strong internal candidate The National is looking for an innovative journalist to lead our team of award-winning journalists, so we can continue to own the biggest news stories in the world, making sense of them for audiences everywhere they want to watch them.
Reporting to the Executive Producer of The National, this Senior Producer will lead our current affairs and original video team. You will assign, develop and vet content from the world’s top journalists and field producers. You are known for both your creative storytelling skills, your journalistic rigour and your ability to keep calm under tight deadlines.
You will help our team turn around contextual pieces in a breaking news environment under tight deadlines, and plan ahead so the team can also tackle in-depth stories that make news. You will play a key role in our leadership team to ensure The National’s content is available to audiences when and where they want it - and work with leaders across CBC News to achieve our shared goals.
You are an experienced current affairs producer and a proven newsroom leader. You know what it takes to deploy reporters and producers around the country or the world, keep them on budget, and keep them inspired. You can review a paper edit, screen a rough cut, and understand how to work with the story team to make it better, with speed and confidence.
People love working with you, you’re calm under intense pressure and you can make quick decisions in a daily news environment. You have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to mentor, motivate, inspire and support a programming team to make great content. You have an open mind, a great work ethic and a sense of humour. You also live and promote the values of an inclusive and respectful work culture.
You love to innovate and evolve video storytelling to reach audiences who may not consume news in traditional ways. You are passionate about finding original or underreported stories about the biggest issues facing Canadians and the world. And you are committed to ensuring these stories reach and resonate with as many people as possible on on-demand, live, social and streaming platforms.
Strong video field producing skills are a prerequisite. So is an understanding of CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices and how it applies to this work.
You Possess The Following
- Seven (7) years of experience in news video storytelling, including long-form current affairs
- Five (5) years of leadership experience in a newsroom
- An ability to choose relevant, audience focused stories, which reflect issues being discussed by the general public
- Experience conceiving, planning, shaping and vetting news content and current affairs under tight deadlines
- Proven ability to lead through change
- Excellent editorial judgement
- Excellent understanding of social media and on-demand platforms
- Track record of creativity and experimenting with different formats and treatments
- Track record of promoting an inclusive and respectful work culture
- Track record of elevating diverse perspectives, ideas and differing points of view.
- Demonstrated ability to coach, inspire and bring out the best in a team
- Demonstrated ability to work in a high pressure environment, under tight deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to pivot when breaking news happens.
- Solid understanding of CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices.
- Flexibility to adapt to changing work patterns and methods.
This is a full-time permanent position, based in the Toronto Broadcast Centre. Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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.
CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, 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. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to recruitment@cbc.ca.
You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.
Primary Location: Broadcast Centre 205 Wellington St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3G7
Number Of Openings 1
Work Schedule Full time
About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada's national public broadcaster and a strong advocate of Canadian culture.
We offer a unique space and a fresh Canadian perspective with unmatched cultural, musical and documentary programming. We do it in French, English and eight Aboriginal languages.
Our activities promote creative work and contribute to the local economy. In television only, our investments in independent Canadian productions fund more than 10,000 jobs across the country. For a complete list of our current job opportunities, visit cbc.radio-canada.ca/jobs