Position Title:
Producer, Programming (English Services) (On-site)
Status of Employment:
Permanent
Position Language Requirement:
English
Language Skills:
English (Reading - P - Professional), English (Speaking - P - Professional), English (Writing - P - Professional)
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:
2026-08-17 11:59 PM
Looking for an opportunity to step into a leadership role and help build new audio programming from the ground up?
CBC Hamilton is hiring a producer to help launch a new weekday morning current affairs radio program and a weekly news podcast as well as help create compelling programming across all platforms to serve audiences in the Hamilton region.
We are looking for a strong, dynamic journalist who is innovative and adaptive, and who inspires others to experiment and take risks. You will be a strategic thinker who puts audience needs at the centre of your decision-making, ensuring our programming connects our audiences to the news they need to know, the stories that affect their lives and the issues that resonate in their communities.
As someone with a proven track record of growing audiences, you will work with the executive producer to develop a vision for the new radio program and podcast, including how to broaden their reach beyond radio audiences through digital and visual storytelling and community outreach. You will understand how to program for a live daily audio show with an ear and an eye for content that can reach audiences on other platforms.
As such, you will work with other producers to oversee the station’s newsgathering resources, deciding what stories to cover, when, how and by whom. You will help coordinate chasing breaking news, programming our digital services, vetting text, audio, and video content across platforms, and coordinating with other CBC News locations.
You have experience assigning and managing the work of others. You possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, are a strong planner and organizer, and are at ease with juggling multiple tasks and priorities at once.
You will strive to broaden the range of perspectives and experiences reflected in our news content, especially those from people who have been traditionally underrepresented in the media. You will ensure that all our work adheres to CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices and that it upholds our core principles of accuracy, fairness, balance, impartiality and integrity.
You care about the people you work with and have a recognized ability to coach and motivate others.
This position will generally be scheduled Sunday to Thursday, with a late-morning start, and requires full-time, on-site presence. Flexibility to work other shifts times and days will be required.
We are hiring several other jobs in our Hamilton station and in southern Ontario. You can see them all here.
Your responsibilities:
Work with the producer team to organize and coordinate news coverage across all platforms, including making decisions about story priorities and rollouts, allocating resources and assigning staff, and providing editorial oversight to ensure our content is original, relevant and impactful, and meets our journalistic standards.
Oversee the assignment and production of the morning radio program and weekly podcast, including researching, gathering, writing, editing, vetting, packaging.and lining up program elements.
Ensure assignments and content choices resonate with audiences in Hamilton and align with CBC’s strategic objectives to connect with and grow audiences.
Create and curate lineups for digital platforms.
Respond quickly to breaking news events – chasing, gathering, writing and packaging content across platforms.
Collaborate with other producers across CBC News to coordinate coverage and ensure stories are shared with the widest possible audience.
Participate in the planning of special projects and coverage plans.
Cultivate and develop working relationships with a large pool of contacts and community members and participate in community engagement initiatives..
Provide feedback and coaching to journalists to help them develop their skills and produce content of the highest quality.
Your profile:
Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced daily multiplatform news environment.
Strong journalistic and critical thinking skills, including knowledge of and familiarity with CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices as well as the legal and ethical issues related to journalism.
Proven experience producing audio current affairs and podcasts.
An unwavering focus on serving the needs of the audience and a passion for local news.
Knowledge of and an interest in emerging storytelling formats and a willingness to embrace change and new tasks across all CBC platforms.
Ability to manage and organize large volumes of fast-moving information and quickly redirect resources to meet priorities and objectives.
Knowledge of and experience in assigning and creating content for all platforms (digital, video, social, audio, streaming) as well as vetting, editing, fact-checking and packaging
Superior communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
A high-energy leader with a positive, team-first attitude and the demonstrated ability to motivate and coach teams, and encourage creativity.
A strong proven connection to the communities in Hamilton, and a deep and nuanced understanding and appreciation of diverse perspectives and lived experiences.
A keen desire to live and promote the values of diversity and an inclusive and respectful work culture.
Ability and willingness to work flexible hours as required.
University degree in journalism or equivalent with a minimum of five years of journalism experience.
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.
Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
This position will not be filled until consideration has been made by the CBC/CMG Local Joint Employment Committee.
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:
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 [email protected].
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:
118 James St. North, Hamilton, Ontario, L8R 2K7
Number of Openings:
1
Work Schedule:
Full time
