Executive Producer, Saturday Morning
Te Tūranga –The opportunity
Step into the spotlight with RNZ, New Zealand’s award-winning public media organisation. We’re on a mission to inform, challenge, and entertain Aotearoa and the Pacific through powerful storytelling and high-qualityjournalism.
This is your chance to shape the national conversation. As the Executive Producer,you will steer one of RNZ's flagship shows, crafting a new Saturday Morning, to provide a contemporary and conversation-worthy live listening experience for the audience, on-air and online.
Te Mahi – About the job
This leads RNZ's Saturday Morning programme, focusing on delivering a dynamic live listening experience to reestablish and revitalise RNZ's primetime weekend on-air audience. This position involves editorial leadership, strategic planning, and team leadershipto create andmaintain a fresh, compelling programme and online and social content that is aligned with RNZ’s strategic objectives and Charter.
An outstanding Executive Producer for Saturday Morning will:
- Refresh and revitalise the on-air programme to reestabilish, grow and diversify RNZ primetime weekend audience
- Shape, set and drive the programming each Saturday with future direction front and centre
- Create a performance culture, where outstanding work is expected and celebrated.
- Be responsible for a small, collaborative, high-poweredteam delivering high quality, engaging, varied and well-produced interviews and stories on-air, online and via social media.
- Ensure that RNZ Editorial Policies are understood and adhered to at all times
Ōu Pūkenga - About You
Reporting to the National Content Director you’ll be part of a passionate, high-performing team committed to excellence and exceeding the expectations of our audience every single morning.
You'll be someone who:
- Is up for a challenge to support a team to change and adapt with the goal to reestablishand growour audience
- Loves leading high performing teams and setting future direction
- Delivers an engaging experience for our audiences both on-air and online
- Thrives on performance and creating compelling listening experiences
If you’re ready to strive forexcellence and bring a team along with you we want to hear from you.
Ngā Hua: What we offer
At RNZ, you’ll be joining a passionate team who love what they do and are committed to making a difference. We offer:
- A chance to shape the national conversation and serve the public good.
- A supportive team environment and friendly, welcoming and inclusive culture.
- Regular development and training opportunities for our people.
- Matched KiwiSaver contributions up to 4%.
- Comprehensive parental leave over and above standard legislation.
- Wellbeing support, including access to a confidential guidance and counselling services.
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.
Applications close: 30 August 2026 unless filled prior.
To apply for this roleplease complete your application on our careers site, including your covering letter and a CV.If applying through Seek you will be able to view and download a copy of the job description for this role after clicking Apply.
If you'd like to speak to someone about this role, please get in touch withthe recruitment team on jobs@rnz.co.nz
RNZ is committed to the principles and practices of Equal Employment Opportunity and welcomes applicants reflecting New Zealand’s cultural and ethnic diversity.