Video Producer

Position Title:
Video Producer - CBC News Calgary (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:
2025-08-18 11:59 PM

Your role:
CBC News Calgary is seeking a skilled video producer to join our visual storytelling team.

You are an audience-focused professional committed to telling visual stories that reflect the diversity of Calgary and southern Alberta. When a story breaks, you are the first person on the scene, beating the competition with the freshest shots and latest developments.

You also love to come up with your own original story ideas. Collaborating with colleagues, you oversee the entire production process from planning to distributing the final product. Your platform delivery list includes CBC Calgary’s FAST Channel, YouTube, TikTok, cbc.ca, radio, and television-you know how to tailor your storytelling to each of these platforms and their audiences.

You understand the people who live and work in Alberta’s distinct political climate and energy-driven economy. You love it when you meet someone with a different perspective and life experience than your own.

Possessing a positive and collaborative attitude, you care about the people you work with and have a deep appreciation for different perspectives, opinions, and experiences. You live and promote the values of diversity, inclusion, and respectful work culture. You are hungry to learn new things and receive feedback on your work. In turn, you love sharing your high level skills and experience with others as a mentor in the craft of visual storytelling.

This role requires a full-time on site presence.

Key tasks:
- Conceives, pitches, develops and edits story ideas and concepts tied to the news cycle. Helps determine or influence the editorial direction of a story.- Develops story content including researching, writing, interviewing, shooting, generating, and/or editing of written and visual material.- Determines the visual style, pace, tempo, and format of the story item relative to the platform it is primarily for. Should be familiar with trends and production elements specific to various video platforms.- Helps with development of new production methods using contemporary visual storytelling trends, practices, tools and techniques, to continually improve CBC’s content and best practices.- Performs location surveys and identifies special requirements such as audio, lighting, camera angles, and equipment, including production limitations.- Prepares, aligns, sets up, and operates small format, cinema, and traditional broadcast cameras and ancillary equipment, ensuring optimal visual, audio, and technical quality under prevailing conditions for multiple platforms and deadlines.- Innovates and performs highly creative content gathering techniques for complex covert situations.- Provides technical guidance, expertise, and support, focused on content production techniques and workflows.- Travels out of town for breaking news and planned assignments

Your profile:
- A combination of education and experience equivalent to a degree or certificate in Television Production, Journalism or a related field and 5 years of practical industry experience.- Strong sense of creativity, initiative, and a high degree of responsibility for the accuracy and quality of work throughout the complete production cycle.- Proven record of highly creative, innovative visual storytelling.- Superior level of technical knowledge with a variety of cameras, broadcast equipment and non-linear editing platforms.- Understanding of visual gathering, visual production, and post-production methods with a focus on storytelling.- Experience reflecting diverse and contemporary communities in visual storytelling.- Experience working alongside a reporter to produce a story.- Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required.- Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment while maintaining a professional attitude.- Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to pursue the acquisition of story elements with a minimum of supervision.- Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team environment.- Ability and willingness to work overtime and various shifts patterns, including overnights, weekdays and weekends as required.