Senior Producer, Nine to Noon

**Te Tūranga **-**The opportunity**:
An opportunity to work with New Zealand’s award-winning public broadcaster, RNZ aims to strengthen Aotearoa and the Pacific through informative, challenging and entertaining content.

**Te Mahi - About the job**:
We have a vacancy for a dynamic and experienced Senior Producer to join the Nine to Noon production team in either Auckland or Wellington.

The role involves creating original content for Nine to Noon on-air and online. You’ll be independently generating story ideas, finding talent, and preparing background briefing notes for presenter Kathryn Ryan.

You’ll have spent some years working across a wide-range of content genres - from news and current affairs through to lifestyle & magazine - along with developed skills in digital and social media engagement.

You’ll be tasked with:

- Generating strong news and human-interest stories, plus feature interviews for Nine to Noon from both around New Zealand and the world
- Finding and booking high quality guests
- Compiling relevant research material, writing accurate and attractive introductions, question lines and comprehensive background notes
- Delivering the stories and content for on-line, making appropriate use of images, video, graphics, data, and audio
- Book studios, phone lines and making any other arrangements necessary for either live or pre-recorded interviews
- Collaborate and maintain effective liaison with News, Digital, and Music, along with other areas of RNZ

**Ōu Pūkenga - About You**:

- Live broadcast production experience
- The ability to be an independent and motivated self-starter
- Excellent communication skills
- Wide general knowledge and of regional, national, and international current affairs
- Sound journalistic and/or research experience
- Strong command of the English language
- A practical understanding of RNZ’s Te Reo Māori and Pacific Islands pronunciation standards

**Ngā Hua**: What we offer**:

- A welcoming and inclusive team & organisation
- Development and regular training opportunities for our people
- Competitive salary
- Will match an employee’s KiwiSaver contribution up to 4%
- Additional leave provisions for some roles and the option to buy extra leave
- Comprehensive parental leave over and above standard legislation
- RNZ supports work/life balance for our people including working from home initiatives where possible
- Comprehensive wellbeing support including access to a confidential support, guidance, and counselling service

**Te Ahurea - Our Culture**:
At RNZ we are committed to fostering an inclusive and constructive culture. This means creating a place where our people feel like they belong and can do their best work. We do this through our attitudes; Be Bold, Better Every Day and Extend Manaakitanga.

**This is a full-time role based in Auckland or Wellington.**

**Applications close: Friday, October 25, **2024** unless filled prior.**
- RNZ is committed to the principles and practices of Equal Employment Opportunity and welcomes applicants reflecting New Zealand’s cultural and ethnic diversity._