Producers, Casual

Te Tūranga – The opportunity  

An opportunity to work on a casual basis with New Zealand’s award-winning public media broadcaster. RNZ aims to strengthen Aotearoa and the Pacific through informative, challenging and entertaining content.

RNZ is looking for casual producers to pick up occasional shifts helping to make our programmes sing.

Te Mahi – About the job

You'll slot in from time to time producing on shows across RNZ National like Afternoons, Nine to Noon, Sunday Morning, Nights and more. Taking direction from an executive producer - and using your own initiative - you’ll be generating story ideas, developing them, and getting them to air.

We value producers who stay on top of the news, book and deliver great talent and know how to have a bit of fun with the audience and their colleagues. You also need to understand and value audiences on different platforms: live radio, web and social media.

Casual producers don’t have guaranteed shifts and the work is on an as and when needed basis.

These roles are office-based and often in a studio environment.

Ōu Pūkenga - About You

• Journalism degree or diploma – or equivalent (which may be achieved through relevant experience)
• Good knowledge of regional, national, and international current affairs
• Knowledge of music and the arts community
• Live radio production skills
• Digital recording and editing skills
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
  

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 friendly, welcoming and inclusive culture. 
• Regular development and training opportunities for our people. 
• Competitive hourly rate and matched KiwiSaver contributions up to 4%. 
• 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 casual position. Shifts are not guaranteed and are offered on an as and when needed basis.

Applications close: Sunday, 12th October 2025.

To apply for this role please 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 with the 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.