About The Role

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

2026-09-17 11:59 PM

In a world where audiences have more video choices than ever before, we have an exciting opportunity for a collaborative team player who wants that choice to be CBC News journalism.

We’re hiring an Associate Producer to join our video distribution team. The role is essential in ensuring our best-of visual journalism is reaching the widest available audience possible at home and around the world.

You work closely with other producers and do the hands-on work to package and deliver video content to internal and external clients.

You’re a first-rate news writer and video editor with proven abilities as a visual storyteller. You are a strong journalist, well-versed in packaging, transcoding and distributing video content across multiple formats. That includes digital platforms, linear channels and newscasts as well as third-party platforms and clients.

You keep apprised of changing video storytelling techniques, tools, styles and emerging technologies. You are open to exploring new ways of creating content that is distinctive and innovative.

You know what’s making news and are able to pivot quickly to turn live breaking news into on demand video to share. You’ll be identifying the strongest visuals to share across CBC News audience-facing digital properties as well as third-parties.

You ensure that content meets the high quality and editorial standards our partners expect from CBC News. An experienced journalist, you’re comfortable making independent editorial decisions in accordance with CBC News Journalistic Standards and Practices.

You’re a collaborative team player who communicates with clarity and welcomes feedback as an opportunity to learn and to grow. You bring a unique lived experience to the team, and are open to creating an inclusive team culture, respecting a broad range of opinion, perspective and voices. You strive to ensure the CBC journalism you share is reflective of contemporary society.

This is a permanent, full-time position, five days a week, Saturday to Wednesday. The scheduled hours will be determined based on production needs in supporting a 24/7 public service broadcaster as well as media clients around the world, and could include early mornings, evenings and some overtime.

Your core responsibilities

Identify and make available visual storytelling opportunities for distribution across CBC News and external media clients in consultation with a producer.
Track and respond to requests and deliver video content when available to syndication partners such as EBU (European Broadcasting Union), NBC, CNN and others via our internal management system.
Cut, transcode and distribute video from material shot by CBC colleagues, or from CBC News Network, our 24/7 live and breaking news channel, ensuring adherence to quality standards including required metadata.
Some audience-facing publishing work may be required, including writing text, titles, thumbnail descriptions and scripts for on-camera intros. Writing will be clear, concise and vetted by a producer.
Assist in maintaining outlooks and updating a menu of available video for clients to choose from.
Ensure that CBC journalistic standards are met and that our stories are fair, balanced, accurate, thoughtful, immediate and resonate with the audiences we serve.

What you bring to the role

At least two years of recent experience in the news industry related to video content.
Excellent journalistic skills. Knowledge and understanding of CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices.
Demonstrated ability as a visual storyteller.
Experience with content management systems such as 9CMS, Media Central, iNews, including ability to edit and publish within those platforms
Experience using production programming tools, such as Avid, iNews, to search line-ups and build outlooks.
Knowledge of video storytelling, and related skills such as writing banners and editing.
Excellent communication skills.
Outstanding team player, respectful of colleagues and clients and welcoming of a broad range of opinion, perspectives and lived experiences.
Ability to take direction and work to deadlines, often with multiple demands.
Strong organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize, organize and pay attention to detail.
Highly developed communication skills with an ability to communicate effectively and cooperatively.
Knowledge and understanding of national and international news.

Please include a cover letter explaining why you are interested in this role. We’ll also use it to assess your written skills.
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 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.