As a producer of CBC North’s multiplatform news coverage you will be in charge of planning, organizing and producing daily news and current affairs content that engages the audience and reflects the NWT in all of its diversity.

Your responsibilities will include working closely with the NWT’s senior producer on assigning and overseeing reporters, videographers, and videojournalists to effectively and efficiently cover the stories and issues affecting the people of the Northwest Territories. You will be responsible for vetting stories from reporters in the Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut for radio, television, and web platforms.

The position will also involve some responsibility for CBC North’s social media, and may include some enterprise reporting and content production.

The successful candidate will be a strong journalist and leader; a collaborative thinker and team player; and a coach who is invested in the development of new and budding journalists. They are invested in telling the stories of the people of the North to the people of the North, and are an advocate for their audience’s needs.

They have ideas for daily coverage and special projects and are not afraid to be vocal; and are willing to be creative in uses of sound to present a strong radio newscast. They are detail-oriented and well versed in CBC’s journalistic standards and practices, willing to take up tough questions with reporters and be the last line of defense before our reporting is published.

Reporting to the Managing Editor, you will be a key piece of our journalistic leadership team, playing a role in developing long term strategy and projects while shaping our daily news coverage.

Please note the schedule for this position is from 12:00 pm to 8:45 pm.