Camera Operator

Te Tūranga –The opportunity 

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

Te Mahi – About the job

The camera operator plays an integral role in helping help us bring New Zealand and the Pacific’s stories to life as we develop our digital platforms. 

Much of your time will be spent shooting and editing news, lifestyle & social content forour digital platforms. We are unique, and your work will help reflect this. 

You will: 

• Direct, shoot and edit high-quality images and video for rnz.co.nz; 
• Evaluate and prepare still images and video from outside providers for the RNZ website. 
• Contribute to effective, accurate and up to date video and image archives. 
• Have a keen sense of appropriate story-telling techniques for a wide variety of content.
• Collaborate well with colleagues to find the best way to tell their stories in a visual way.

Ōu Pūkenga - About You

We are looking for an ideas person who can work collaboratively to ensure our digital platforms are telling remarkable stories and continues to grow. 

You will: 

• Have a reputation for producing video and still photos at a professional level for broadcast. 
• Have worked in a live news environment. 
• Be comfortable with features as well as news, social media, and some music shoots. 
• Be calm under pressure. 
• Be active in social media. 
• Have experience using Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere Pro and After Effects. 
• Be very organised (particularly around video archiving, image management, and rights). 

We are looking for someone who is energised, people-orientated, innovative, and with keen ideas and someone who is excited by a fast-moving environment and is ready to travel at the drop of a hat.

Ngā Hua: What 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.
• Salary reflecting the living wage and matched KiwiSaver contributions up to 4%.
• Comprehensive parental leave over and above standard legislation.
• Flexible work options and additional leave provisions for some roles.
• 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. 

We are recruiting for both a fixed term full time and casual roles based in Wellington. Please specify which role you are applying for in your cover letter.

Applications close: Sunday, 24 May 2026 unless filled prior.

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.

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