Digital Media Producer I (Digital Producer)

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Description

Position Title: Digital Media Producer I (Digital Producer)

Employment Type: Full-time Staff | Union

Salary range: $64,073.38 - $74,173.42

Division: Programming and Content

Reports To: Executive Producer, Digital

Location: Toronto, Yonge & Eglinton (On-site)

Reason for Vacancy: Existing Vacancy

TVO Media Education Group () is a social impact organization devoted to inspiring learning that changes lives and enriches communities. We are an internationally recognized digital learning organization that strives to engage, inform and educate Ontarians of all ages.

A Culture of Inclusion and Belonging

We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to TVO. We have a diverse workforce and are committed to building a culture within the workplace that brings out the best in everyone. As part of our strategic vision, we have adopted five core values; we embrace change, we value bold thinking, we thrive with diverse voices, we are better together, and we honour our commitments. These values anchor how we work and lay the foundation for a workplace that celebrates differences, encourages self-expression and empowers learning, which we know is a key component to our success.

Who We Are

TVO is an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Education. Through our brands, TVO Kids, TVO Today, TVO ILC and TVO Learn, we provide multi-platform educational programming; ground-breaking original documentaries; in-depth public affairs content; the largest online secondary school in Ontario; and award-winning digital-learning resources that support Ontario’s curriculum.

TVO is a registered charity funded primarily by the Province of Ontario and supported by thousands of sponsors and donors.

The Opportunity

You’re the ideal candidate for the TVO digital producer position if you crave the opportunity to produce innovative digital content and have a demonstrated flair for taking creative approaches to digital explainer style information. You know how to produce fact-based content for YouTube and social platforms that is highly engaging and informative. You are a bit of a nerd when it comes to news and current affairs. You would fit right in with a team that loves to break down issues in the news that matter to Ontarians - everything from housing affordability to trade wars or why youth unemployment is so high.

You are creative, curious, and committed. Oh, and you love to collaborate.

A week in the life of this role will involve a wide range of tasks and responsibilities. You will bring your strong editorial sense and be comfortable working at a fast clip to pitch and produce weekly digital explainer content. Your editorial understanding of political and current affairs topics will be used every day in your role. You will also be involved in decisions, with the team, about posting and engagement for that content on YouTube and social platforms. The content you create will sometimes be used for broadcast as well, so your experience and understanding of that platform will be important to the role. We recommend checking out Unravelled, one of TVO’s digital video series, to get a feel for the tone, craft, and storytelling style behind our work.

You will also be involved in podcast content. In that role you will be involved in researching and producing content for fact-based podcast series.

Along with pitching, producing, researching, and writing you will have the opportunity to do on-camera reporting, editing, and some video camera work.

This role requires a producer with initiative, independent judgment, and creativity who has a deep understanding and experience with the guiding principles of journalism standards and practices.

How you will make an impact

• Conceive, pitch, and produce digital explainer-style videos, including determining visual story content, researching, writing, shooting, generating, and/or editing of written and visual material and on-camera reporting
• Explain Ontario current affairs issues clearly and respectfully with a goal of helping our audience better understand the province and world they live in
• A familiarity and interest in podcast production, with an understanding of research principles for current affairs and fact-based podcast content
• Understand and help to determine the editorial direction of the digital video and podcast content
• Locate and book locations, diverse sources and interviewees, if required
• Develop efficient content production techniques and workflows
• Determine the visual style, pace, tempo, and format of digital video content relative to each platform it will be published on
• Ensure that perspectives from diverse and underrepresented communities are considered
• Employ innovative ideas and production methods using contemporary visual storytelling trends, practices, tools and techniques
• Have a dynamic on-camera presence
• Assist in the production process with some basic edit and camera skills
• Regularly review the analytics for the videos to identify ways to improve performance.

What you will bring to TVO

• Four or more years’ experience creating digital videos as part of a fast-moving, editorial team
• Experience with podcast or audio content production
• Familiarity with creating data visualizations
• A portfolio that demonstrates an inventive approach to digital storytelling and shows creativity and a desire to push boundaries
• Highly organized and calm under pressure
• Experience overseeing digital content creation from pitch to publication
• Experience scripting and editing compelling, curiosity-driven stories
• A passion for explanatory journalism
• A clear understanding of the distinctive styles of digital and social platforms
• A track record of developing stories that draw on diverse perspectives/source lists
• A track record of being a collaborative team player
• TVO values thinkers, creatives, and innovators from all backgrounds. And we encourage those with diverse and nontraditional experience to apply

TVO & YOU

We are a learning organization. Learning is at the core of everything we do. As part of this commitment, TVO invests in the learning goals of our employees and everyone at TVO commits to developing our own knowledge as well as elevating each other’s through peer-to-peer learning, workshops and lunch and learns. All employees have the option to join the Public Service Pension Plan right on day one and we offer an array of services through our Employee and Family Assistance Plan.

We would be thrilled to have you join us. We’re a tight-knit community – whether you’re a recent graduate or further along in your career, you will get to meet, work with, and be supported by talented and diverse colleagues at all levels. Maybe you’ll even get to meet Polkaroo!

Come build with us.

Find and follow us on: LinkedIn (@tvontario), and X (@TVO).

We invite you to submit your application by March 6, 2026, @ 4 PM. Not sure you have everything we’re asking for, but know you can make a big impact? Tell us your story and we will be happy to consider you.

To learn more about us and our culture, please visit us at https://tvo.me/work-with-us/ .

Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process (e.g., including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms). If you are seeking accommodations during the application or interview process, please advise us as soon as possible so that appropriate arrangements can be made by sending your request to accommodations@tvo.org.