Roving Producer

This is your chance to work with New Zealand’s award-winning public broadcaster. RNZ aims to strengthen Aotearoa and the Pacific through informative, challenging and entertaining content, and you could be part of that mission.

Te Mahi – About the job

• Contribute to RNZ National’s live programming, from Nine to Noon, Afternoons, Nights, and The Panel to our Saturday and Sunday morning shows.
• Work with multiple production teams to deliver a rich mix of entertainment, magazine-style features, and current affairs.
• Pitch fresh story ideas, research compelling angles, and craft engaging on-air introductions and interview questions.
• Provide leave cover across shows and curate and produce holiday programming.
• Create digital content using audio, video, graphics and data.
• Use social media to connect with audiences and amplify storytelling.
• Coordinate logistics for live and pre-recorded interviews.

The successful candidate will :

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 :

Te Ahurea – Our Culture

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 fixed-term contract until Mid-2026 working full time hours, and based in Auckland or Wellington.

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

RNZ is committed to the principles and practices of Equal Employment Opportunity and welcomes applicants reflecting New Zealand’s cultural and ethnic diversity.

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