Associate Producer/Technician, CBC Windsor (English Services)

CBC/Radio-Canada; Windsor; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an energetic Associate Producer/Technician to enhance their early morning program. This role is perfect for those passionate about local journalism and skilled in live-to-air radio engineering. You will be responsible for ensuring high-quality broadcasts, troubleshooting issues, and contributing creatively to program content. Join a dynamic team that values storytelling and community connection, and help shape the narrative that resonates with Canadians. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a knack for audio production, this opportunity is for you!

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in broadcasting or a related field.
• Strong background in live radio broadcast engineering.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and direct live broadcasts ensuring audio quality.
• Troubleshoot problems during live shows.

Skills

Live-to-air radio engineering

Audio mixing

Journalistic storytelling

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

University degree or equivalent

Tools

Audio equipment

Broadcast software

Job description

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Position Title:

Associate Producer/Technician, CBC Windsor (English Services)

Status of Employment:

Temporary Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Position Language Requirement:

English

Language Skills:

English (Reading - C - Advanced), English (Speaking - C - Advanced), English (Writing - C - Advanced)

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:

2025-05-16 11:59 PM

Please note that this role is a 13-month temporary role.

The opportunity

CBC Windsor is looking for an energetic and enterprising Associate Producer/Technician to play a vital role on our early morning program Windsor Morning.

This position strikes a true balance for that candidate who takes pride in journalistic storytelling and is a proficient live-to-air radio engineer. You believe in the value of local journalism and you are committed to serving the audience. You’re tapped into local communities throughout Windsor-Essex and you want to give the newsmakers, however big or small, a voice on multiple platforms.

In this role, you begin your day as the technical wiz who brings our live morning show to air every weekday – operating the console, troubleshooting if something is amiss, making sure everything rolls out smoothly and sounds great and ensuring the audio quality is excellent. You are calm and level-headed in a high-paced, early morning environment. You are a team player who can work well with different people and always jumps in to help whenever needed. You’re comfortable on air, giving live traffic updates or bantering with the host.

Afterward, you enjoy the morning conversation with other members of the program team, dissecting the day's news, looking for story follows and pitching original current affairs ideas for the next day. When the team agrees upon their chase plan, you pivot to production: with appropriate direction from one or more producers, you chase guests, prepare interview scripts, produce audio-rich paks, develop regular features and program segments, and assist with pre-tapes for the next day.

You have a proven track record in live-to-air radio and are skilled in gathering and mixing audio elements for broadcast. You are comfortable recording in-studio as well as mounting live shows in remote locations. The ideal candidate can also create content for multiple platforms, and demonstrate exceptional skills in verbal and written communication, as well as story generation.

Key tasks

• Engineer and direct the program, live or recorded, in the studio or remote location ensuring excellence in audio quality.
• Troubleshoot and solve problems that arise during live broadcasts
• Ensure that equipment, facilities, program sources and personnel are available to meet operational and program requirements.
• Set up and operate equipment to meet program and production goals.
• Play a key role in programming music, sound effects and/or actuality that fits the mandate of the show.
• Pitch and produce story ideas and program content. This may involve chasing, gathering and editing sound-rich audio, researching, and/or writing current affairs interview scripts.
• Present on-air as needed for the role.
• Obtain studio crews, lines and other technical and/or production resources required by the program on behalf of producers and freelancers.
• Strong organizational skills; ability to perform a number of functions efficiently and quickly.
• Availability to work flexible hours, work overtime and travel as needed.
  
  

We are looking for a candidate with the following:

• University degree or equivalent
• Job requires three to five years' experience of which three must involve work in broadcasting or a closely related industry, which is directly related editorial chase or technical operations
• Strong background in live and live-to-tape radio broadcast engineering.
• Deep knowledge and understanding of Windsor-Essex, the people who call it home and the issues that matter most to them.
• Solid journalistic skills
• Excellent production skills
• Demonstrated ability to develop meaningful stories and develop contacts.
• Ability to handle a variety of functions quickly and efficiently, and meet deadlines
• Innovative, flexible, calm under pressure, able to make quick decisions in a live radio environment as needed
• Takes direction well, works co-operatively but also a self-starter.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Comfortable interacting and presenting material live on-air
• Innovative, with proven ability to use sound creatively
• Open to new ideas and approaches
• Strong organizational skills
• An understanding that you are working for a journalistic organization, which requires flexibility in shifts including early mornings, evening and weekend work.
  
  

We want to hear you, and see the work that you’ve done. Please include a link to your portfolio, website, video or blog in your cover letter.

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 [e-mail].

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:

825 Riverside Drive West, Windsor, Ontario, N9A 5K9

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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