Video Producer

5 days ago


Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Full time

Position Title:

Video Producer (On-Site)

Status of Employment:

Permanent

Position Language Requirement:

Language Skills:

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:

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Your role:
CBC has a permanent full-time opportunity to join our team in Halifax, Nova Scotia as a Video Producer.


You have experience in a media environment producing high impact content and are highly skilled in video editing, shooting styles and techniques.

You have experience in digital storytelling genres and producing high quality journalistic content. You are a problem solver and team player.

You are knowledgeable about effective strategies for each digital and social platform, as well as what works for a streaming service and a fast-paced newscast.


We are looking for a skilled visual storyteller and craft shooter who's fluent in what works (and what doesn't) for network television and online, who can make content that grows audiences and increases engagement.

We want innovation and creativity in working with material and ideas from our programs, as well as original ideas that will help our content stand out in a crowded field.


You will principally work closely with the Network Atlantic reporter, Kayla Hounsell, and be a resource for reporters in the Halifax newsroom, but also have the ability to work and think independently.

This role requires full time on site presence.

Functions:

  • Conceive, research, develop and produce visual story items, as well as shooting and editing both video and still images.
  • Ability to edit audio/radio stories
  • You help in the distribution of the content for TV, online, streaming and through various social media platforms.
Your work will adhere to CBC journalistic and/or program policies, standards and practices but there is latitude for initiative, independent judgment and creativity. Occasionally, there may be a requirement to coordinate the work of others.

Key Tasks:

  • Conceives, develops and produces video ideas for Network television and online, series and concepts for news and social sites.
  • Develops story content including the researching, writing and editing of written material, as well as the style, pace, tempo and format.
  • Performs visual research with the use of archives and databases and collects and maintains video and images for digital and all platforms and within Polopoly.
  • Performs location surveys and identifies special requirements such as audio, lighting, camera angles and production limitations.
  • Coordinates production of live social media events as needed.
  • Ensures that the material produced meets technical and aesthetic requirements for editing.
  • Provides technical guidance, expertise and support within the team, focused on visual production techniques and digital workflows.
  • Stays informed on latest changes to digital visual trends, practices, platforms and delivery, to continually improve CBC's
best practices.

Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate with the following:

  • A combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from university or college, plus 5 years of practical and relevant experience in video and photo editing.
  • Experience working with social and digital video in a news environment, as well as the ability to think creatively in the production of video content.
  • Familiarity with photo and video equipment including Canon DSLR and C cameras, Sony PMW200 and various still cameras and mobile devices and editing techniques and tools including Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop and After Effects.
  • Experience in storytelling with a demonstrated ability to recognize the nuances of a story.
  • An interest in and knowledge of Atlantic provinces and their diverse communities.
  • An understanding of television news production.
  • The ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
  • Ability to work effectively to multiple deadlines.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Able to work various shifts and overtime, as required.
  • A strong sense of creativity, initiative and a high degree of responsibility for the accuracy and quality of work throughout the complete production cycle.
  • Ability and willingness to work flexible hours as required, including being deployed to out of town stories on little notice.
  • 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.
***Please include links to at least three examples of your recent work in your application, please explain your role in the piece (did you shoot, edit and/or produce it).

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.

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:

6940 Mumford Road Suite 100, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3L 0B7

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time

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