Associate Producer, Mainstreet

Position Title:

Associate Producer, Mainstreet (On-Site) (English Services)

Status of Employment:

Temporary Long-Term (Fixed Term)

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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This role requires full time on site presence.

Your role:

CBC Halifax is looking for an energetic, disciplined, creative Associate Producer to join our afternoon radio program team, Mainstreet. The Associate Producer should be an innovative individual who is passionate about storytelling and can share content across multiple platforms. You have a solid understanding of Nova Scotia and its diversity of communities. The Associate Producer is deeply connected to communities across Nova Scotia and demonstrates a diverse network of contacts.

The work will include pitching original story ideas daily, creating program content in the field or in a studio, writing intros, questions and promos for segments you produce for the program's host and on air delivery as assigned. This person will also assist in providing program content to other CBC platforms such as CBC Listen and our local radio newscasts.

Key tasks:

• Provide (a wide range of) original story ideas.
• Assists in developing program content, including writing, researching, and/or editing.
• Prepares radio scripts; ensures adherence to the style and format of the program.
• Organizes the participation of interviewees, creative contributors and other participants, develops background, introduction, and line of questioning, conducts or arranges for any necessary research, and ensures the briefing of hosts.
• Experience in determining potential legal and journalistic issues and ability to act on them.
• Maintains contact files.

• Prepares material for digital outputs.

• Participates in the evaluation of all aspects of the production - including occasionally conducting interviews and being on air.

• Produces program elements, including producer oversight responsibilities once a week.

• Writes continuity, edits text and voicemail for broadcast.
• Vets content from the newsroom and adjusts it as needed to better suit the program style.
• Helps make lineup decisions.
• Edits, encodes, digitizes and packages audio and video material for a website.

Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate with the following:

• Ability to generate, pitch and pursue strong, creative story ideas.
• Strong technical/editing skills in both dalet and avid.
• Proven ability to work in diverse teams.
• Working knowledge of digital news including social media.
• Flexibility with hours of work and willingness to learn and take on new tasks across all CBC platforms.
• Superior writing skills.
• Sound news judgment and ability to work effectively under newsroom deadline pressure.
• Experience in determining potential legal and journalistic issues and ability to act on them.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; strong team player.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task effectively.
• High energy and enthusiasm towards journalism.
• University degree or equivalent with a minimum of two years relevant experience preferred.
• Ability to work a variety of shifts including early starts and late finishes.

Please include additional documentation or a link to your online demo or website, blog or video in your cover letter.

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:

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

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time