Job Description

Position Title: Associate Producer (On-Site) (English Services)
Status of Employment: Permanent
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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: 2025-10-22 11:59 PM
Your role
CBC P.E.I., Charlottetown (English Services) is looking for an energetic and forward thinking Associate Producer to take on a vital programming role.
This is a permanent, full-time position based in Charlottetown, P.E.I., reporting to the senior producer of assignment. This shift is regularly scheduled in the evening.
This role requires full-time on-site presence.
This position works closely with the assignment desk to make sure all of CBC's programs and platforms have what they need for a day. This includes pitching stories, conducting interviews, cutting and writing radio news clips, cutting and writing longer current affairs segments, writing digital articles and editing and publishing video.
We are looking for someone who has great story ideas and thinks creatively about how best to tell them. While guidance and direction are available, we are looking for someone who shows independent initiative and judgement.
This position works within tight deadlines in a busy daily news environment.
Qualifications
You are responsible for providing an updated resume and highlighting the qualifications and skills required for this position.
We are looking for a candidate with the following:
University degree or equivalent. In the absence of a post secondary degree, applications will be assessed on applicable learning and work experience.
Minimum of two years relevant experience, ideally within a daily newsroom.
Experience in booking interview guests, developing lines of questioning, writing focused introductions and preparing and writing tape segments.
Capable of original and creative thought in the production of news for online, radio, and TV with demonstrated writing skills.
Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills: must be a team player.
Strong organizational skills; ability to handle a variety of functions quickly and efficiently.
Comfortable with the demands and needs of online, radio and television news production.
Must be able to solve problems independently and in-group discussions (openness to new ideas and approaches).
Experience with video, audio, online editing tools, Content Management Systems, and Social Media.
Ability to work flexible hours and overtime, as required.
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 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 . All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on . 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: 430 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, C1A 4N6
Number of Openings: 1
Work Schedule: Full time

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