CBC Life Producer

Requirements

• You possess the following:
• Demonstrated experience and strong editorial knowledge in lifestyle content areas.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant editorial and digital publishing experience
• Strong understanding of digital publishing, including audience engagement, SEO, social distribution and platform optimization
• Experience assigning, editing and collaborating with freelance writers, creators and contributors
• Experience producing digital-first journalism and content designed for online audiences
• Experience writing and editing high-quality editorial content under deadline
• Experience participating in or producing digital video and/or social content
• Strong awareness of the digital media landscape and evolving audience behaviours across platforms
• Excellent editorial judgment and a strong understanding of CBC journalistic standards and practices
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines in a fast-paced digital environment
• Ability to work collaboratively across editorial, video, social and production teams
• Ability to write clearly, accurately and engagingly; copy editing experience and familiarity with CBC style are assets
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, think strategically and contribute positively to a collaborative team env

Additional Information

Position Title: CBC Life Producer Status of Employment: Contractee Long-Term (Fixed Term) Position Language Requirement: English, French Language Skills: 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: 2026-06-17 11:59 PM Producer, CBC Life CBC Life is looking for a Producer to join Canada's national lifestyle platform, creating engaging and distinctive content across food, home, style, wellness, work and money, relationships, culture and travel. Reporting to the Senior Producer, the successful candidate will be a key member of the editorial team responsible for ideating, assigning, editing, producing and publishing compelling lifestyle content across CBC Life's digital platforms. This is a one-year contract position. The Producer will contribute to CBC Life's editorial planning by identifying timely and audience-focused story opportunities, managing freelance contributors, and producing original content for web, social and video platforms. We're looking for someone who'll bring strong lifestyle journalism instincts and experience producing digital-first content across multiple platforms. You'll need a deep understanding of digital publishing and audience behaviour, with the ability to create compelling stories that are both editorially strong and engaging to online audiences. The role requires strong editorial judgment, collaboration skills and comfort working across written, social and video formats. Key tasks Under the direction of the Senior Producer: Produce content daily for CBC Life's digital platforms and social channels Conceive, develop and pitch original lifestyle story ideas aligned with CBC Life's editorial priorities and audience strategy Field and evaluate external pitches from freelance contributors and creators Assign, develop and edit stories from freelance writers and contributors Write and produce original editorial content for CBC Life platforms Participate in the creation and production of digital video and social-first content Collaborate with producers, writers, video teams, social teams and designers on editorial initiatives and special projects Participate in editorial planning and contribute to team objectives and content strategy Exercise editorial responsibility as delegated by Management As required, performs the following tasks: Selects, rewrites and/or edits copy written by others Publishes and packages stories within content management systems, including headlines, SEO, metadata and promotional copy for digital and social platforms Helps coordinate editorial priorities and digital publishing schedules Assigns, coordinates and supervises the work of contributors for which the Producer is responsible Collaborates with social and video teams to extend editorial content across platforms Monitors digital trends and audience behaviour to help inform editorial planning and strategy Identifies, develops and maintains contacts appropriate to the area of assignment Ensures, in collaboration with Copyright Clearance Officers or others, the proper and accurate clearance of all material used on digital platforms

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