Community Engagement and Local Service Expansion Producer( English Services)
About the role
Position Title:
Community Engagement and Local Service Expansion Producer( English Services)
Status of Employment:
Permanent
Position Language Requirement:
English
Language Skills:
English (First Official Language), English (Reading), English (Speaking), English (Writing)
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:
2025-09-09 11:59 PM
Community Engagement + Local Services Expansion Bureau Producer
Objectives:
The Community engagement Producer will lead CBC Saskatchewan’s efforts to grow trust with audiences by engaging with and reporting underrepresented communities in Saskatchewan clearing the way for CBC Saskatchewan journalists to do the same. The producer will also support Saskatchewan’s first wave of Local Service Expansion reporters.
Community Engagement
- Will broaden the diversity of viewpoints and representation in our coverage, showcasing different political, ideological and cultural perspectives, while strongly demonstrating our own journalistic impartiality.
- Works with newsroom leadership to plan and development community engagement projects – tied to strategy
- Will bring those perspectives to our news and programs.
- Works with CBC Sask journalists to help bring those voices to their coverage.
- Work with communications team to identify potential community collaborations
- Collaborate with current affairs shows on community-based projects
- Connect radio shows and video with community content
- Welcome new voices and new audiences to CBC Saskatchewan.
- Engage with other prairie community producers
LSE bureau
- Story development and editorial support of new LSE bureaus
- Develop storytelling skills and provide feedback (in connection with assignment desk)
- Liaise on community work in the bureaus / connect with desk to free up LSE reporters
- Daily contact with LSE bureaus to check in on stories
Your profile:
- Demonstrated experience in a fast-paced daily multi-platform news environment.
- Excellent journalistic and critical thinking skills, including a deep knowledge of the legal and ethical issues related to journalism.
- Superior communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
- A strategic thinker with a proven track record of executing on a vision.
- An experienced programmer with an ear for pacing, tone, presentation and production, and the ability to develop and evaluate programming.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise both quick editorial judgment and long-term planning.
- A high-energy leader with a positive, team-first attitude and the ability to motivate and coach teams, encourage creativity and embrace experimentation.
- Demonstrated skills in talent recognition, development and retention.
- Experience and commitment to developing content strategies to feature new voices and perspectives and to connect with new, younger and more diverse audiences.
- A strong proven connection to the communities we serve in Edmonton and northern Alberta, and a deep and nuanced understanding and appreciation of diverse perspectives and lived experiences.
- Strong people management skills with 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.
- 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.
- University degree in journalism or equivalent with a minimum of seven years of journalism experience.
Priorities September - March
- Develop community engagement plan for Prince Albert and area
- Support LSE journalists in daily news and community engagement
- Identify and bring to life community engagement opportunities in southwest Saskatchewan
- Cultivate crunchy conversations and collaborate with radio shows to reflect a range of perspectives
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
.
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:
2440 Broad Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 3Z4
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
Community Engagement and Local Service Expansion Producer( English Services)
About the role
Position Title:
Community Engagement and Local Service Expansion Producer( English Services)
Status of Employment:
Permanent
Position Language Requirement:
English
Language Skills:
English (First Official Language), English (Reading), English (Speaking), English (Writing)
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:
2025-09-09 11:59 PM
Community Engagement + Local Services Expansion Bureau Producer
Objectives:
The Community engagement Producer will lead CBC Saskatchewan’s efforts to grow trust with audiences by engaging with and reporting underrepresented communities in Saskatchewan clearing the way for CBC Saskatchewan journalists to do the same. The producer will also support Saskatchewan’s first wave of Local Service Expansion reporters.
Community Engagement
- Will broaden the diversity of viewpoints and representation in our coverage, showcasing different political, ideological and cultural perspectives, while strongly demonstrating our own journalistic impartiality.
- Works with newsroom leadership to plan and development community engagement projects – tied to strategy
- Will bring those perspectives to our news and programs.
- Works with CBC Sask journalists to help bring those voices to their coverage.
- Work with communications team to identify potential community collaborations
- Collaborate with current affairs shows on community-based projects
- Connect radio shows and video with community content
- Welcome new voices and new audiences to CBC Saskatchewan.
- Engage with other prairie community producers
LSE bureau
- Story development and editorial support of new LSE bureaus
- Develop storytelling skills and provide feedback (in connection with assignment desk)
- Liaise on community work in the bureaus / connect with desk to free up LSE reporters
- Daily contact with LSE bureaus to check in on stories
Your profile:
- Demonstrated experience in a fast-paced daily multi-platform news environment.
- Excellent journalistic and critical thinking skills, including a deep knowledge of the legal and ethical issues related to journalism.
- Superior communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
- A strategic thinker with a proven track record of executing on a vision.
- An experienced programmer with an ear for pacing, tone, presentation and production, and the ability to develop and evaluate programming.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise both quick editorial judgment and long-term planning.
- A high-energy leader with a positive, team-first attitude and the ability to motivate and coach teams, encourage creativity and embrace experimentation.
- Demonstrated skills in talent recognition, development and retention.
- Experience and commitment to developing content strategies to feature new voices and perspectives and to connect with new, younger and more diverse audiences.
- A strong proven connection to the communities we serve in Edmonton and northern Alberta, and a deep and nuanced understanding and appreciation of diverse perspectives and lived experiences.
- Strong people management skills with 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.
- 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.
- University degree in journalism or equivalent with a minimum of seven years of journalism experience.
Priorities September - March
- Develop community engagement plan for Prince Albert and area
- Support LSE journalists in daily news and community engagement
- Identify and bring to life community engagement opportunities in southwest Saskatchewan
- Cultivate crunchy conversations and collaborate with radio shows to reflect a range of perspectives
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
.
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:
2440 Broad Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 3Z4
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