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Producer, CBC News Podcasts, English Services, (On-site)

Location: Ottawa, ON

Position Title:

Producer, CBC News Podcasts, English Services, (On-site)

Status of Employment:

Temporary Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Position Language Requirement:

English, French

Language Skills:

English (Reading), English (Speaking), English (Writing), French (Reading), French (Speaking), French (Writing)

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:

2026-09-21 11:59 PM

CBC News Podcasts is looking for an experienced Producer with a passion for CBC’s news storytelling. This work supports the CBC News Podcasting strategy, which exists to reach new audiences for CBC’s journalism in the podcast and digital audio space.

This is a 12 month temporary, full-time position, Monday to Friday, primarily daytime hours but with flexibility for working with team members coast-to-coast. It is a hybrid role, requiring you to be in the workplace at least three days a week, at any of CBC locations in Canada.

About CBC News Podcasts

Canada’s best journalism, on demand and delivered directly into your earholes.

Our mandate is to amplify our news journalism in the podcast space, and that means video and social media are key to our podcasting strategy.

We work with CBC teams in several ways;

• producing original always-on news podcasts like Front Burner and Two Blocks from the White House

• supporting our local This Is podcasts

• assisting network audio and video teams to increase their podcasting presence

• developing original news podcast series like See You In Court and upcoming investigative series.

We work in deep collaboration with CBC News Studios, the Podcast Audience Growth Hub, and CBC Podcasts to create audience-focused podcast content and best practices around podcasting.

About the Role:

In this role, you will support our news podcast teams, assigned to new and ongoing projects throughout the year as needed.

This means you’ll be working with CBC journalists with varying levels of longform audio experience, helping to transform original, enterprise and investigative content into podcast formats that lean into the power of audio storytelling, and will attract new audiences to our work.

You will be responsible for many aspects of the production process; reviewing tape, recording and producing interviews, chasing guests, drafting narrative-driven episode outlines, scripts and series arcs, selecting clips, editing audio, and offering edit notes and suggestions., You will also be responsible for many of the elements needed to help the podcast find new audiences; titles, episode descriptions, promos, trailers and other digital content. Most importantly, you love working with tape, building scenes and characters and love sharing that knowledge and experience with colleagues at different stages of their podcasting journey.

You’re responsible for a variety of tasks, including but not limited to:

• With oversight from a CBC News Podcasts Exec or Sr or Producer, contribute to the development and production of CBC News Podcast projects as needed

• Support CBC News teams in building podcast content from their original, enterprise and investigative journalism

• Write, produce and assist in the development of episode and series outlines, interviews, scripts, edit notes, chasing, producing and recording of interviews for a podcast format

• Gather, record and edit podcast audio from interviews, archival, and news gathered sources.

• Ensure podcasts are created in accordance with CBC News Podcasts’ strategy and in adherence to the JSP

• Create podcast growth assets to support our shows and series

About You:

• You are committed to CBC News’ values around local service, audio strategy, and our Journalistic Standards and Practices

• You have a track record of producing and writing longform audio storytelling and are passionate about making podcasts

• You have a minimum of 5 years experience in news media, or podcast production

• You have experience working with creative contributors, giving feedback and helping others develop skills

• You’re a creative storyteller who loves to write for the ear, and has a knack for knowing what will sell a story

• You’re a critical thinker who can come up with innovative ways to use resources to support a wide variety of needs and possible use cases

• You’re detail-oriented and love to nerd out what small tweaks can make big impacts on content, workflow and audiences

• You forge positive team relationships where you value collaboration, transparency, respect and inclusiveness

• You understand the fundamentals of what makes a podcast different from our other news formats.

Does this sound interesting to you? Please apply with a cover letter that explains why this role with CBC News Podcasts is a fit for you, and include your podcasting CV.

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.

Primary Location:

181 Queen Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1K9

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time