Associate Producer, Assigned To Digital (English Services)

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.
Your role
Based in Calgary, the Associate Producer has the opportunity to create stories based on the best of the best content produced by CBC Calgary. You have lots of ideas and a fresh approach to storytelling in the digital world. You know how to write, edit, and package for digital news and current affairs content. You know the ins and outs of social media, and know how to select and edit photos and encode video. You occasionally shoot, edit and publish short videos for social media platforms.
We are hiring an Associate Producer assigned to Digital for our newsroom. The successful candidate will work with our radio and TV shows — including the Calgary Eyeopener, Alberta@noon, The Homestretch and CBC Calgary: News at 6 — to identify the content that has the best potential for digital treatments, as well as pitching original content for digital and the shows.
As a member of one of our close-knit teams, you will write and publish multimedia-rich stories for our digital platforms. This could include writing stories, conducting interviews, selecting or taking photos, shooting and editing video, writing headlines, soliciting and verifying user-generated content (UGC), using our content management system to package, post and edit stories, and posting to social platforms, as well as crowdsourcing material to the benefit of all CBC News and Current Affairs platforms. Under the supervision of the Senior Producer, you apply judgment and editorial knowledge in order to create the highest quality content for digital.
Your Profile

• Knowledge of CBCNews.ca style (asset).
• Passion for news and current affairs.
• Proven ability in editing to conform to Standard English grammar, CBC style and proper print spellings and capitalization.
• University degree or equivalent in journalism or a related field with a minimum of two years of relevant experience.
• Experience in determining potential legal issues and journalistic policy violations in print or online copy, and ability to act on them.
• Able to juggle multiple priorities and enjoys varying tasks.
• Ability to work effectively under deadline pressure and to work flexible hours as required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; strong team player.
• Knowledge of Calgary and southern Alberta.
• Adept at mining social media for story ideas.
• Curious and proactive.
• Experience and proven ability with various technical platforms such as content management systems, social media tools, photo editing, digital cameras, live chats, etc.
• Proven ability to write and edit articles and restructure them for flow, clarity, conciseness and online or print readability.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
If this sounds interesting, please click on ''Apply online''. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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 [email protected].
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.
Job Family
Programming (TV-Radio-Web)
Primary Location
Calgary
Position Language Requirement
English Only
Language Skill Level (Reading)
Language Skill Level (Writing)
Language Skill Level (Speaking)
Status of Employment
Permanent
Work schedule(s)
Full-time
Job Posting Date
May 31, 2023, 4:02:46 PM
Unposting Date
Jun 28, 2023, 11:59:00 PM