Video Producer - Network/Local (On site) (English Services)

Video Producer - Network/Local (On site) (English Services)

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Position Title: Video Producer - Network/Local (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)

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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: 2025-04-10 11:59 PM

CBC News Edmonton 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 Edmonton, Alberta and the Prairies. 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 National News, CBC Edmonton’s FAST Channel, CBC YouTube, CBC GEM, 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 full-time on site presence.
Please note: Normal working days will be Wednesday to Sunday. On weekends you will be assigned to work with the national reporter for the Prairies.

Key tasks:

• Conceives, pitches, develops and edits story ideas and concepts. Helps to determine or influence the editorial direction of a story.
• Develops visual 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 each platform it will be published on including video, soundscapes, photo galleries, and other content items.
• Leads the 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.
• 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. Some last minute travel may occasionally be required.
• Transport Canada RPAS Advanced Pilot Certification is an asset.
• Professional photography skills are an asset.
• Skills and experience with motion graphics and compositing are an asset.
• Possession of a valid driver's license as well as a driving record that meets the minimum requirements of CBC/Radio-Canada's insurance company.

Please include a link to your online demo in your application.

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.

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 recruitment@cbc.ca.

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: 123 Edmonton City Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 2Y8

Number of Openings: 1

Work Schedule: Full time

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution