Overnight Producer

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

We’re looking for an experienced and proactive Overnight Producer to join our award-winning news team. This role is key to shaping our Morning Report programme by ensuring international stories are timely, relevant, and engaging for our audience.

As the Overnight Producer, you’ll be the driving force behind our morning news coverage, sourcing and developing compelling international content while NZ sleeps. Your responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring international news, identifying key stories and developing angles
• Researching and preparing detailed briefing notes, intros and interview questions
• Booking and coordinating talent, both locally and internationally
• Editing audio for a New Zealand audience
• Collaborating with wider news, studio and digital teams to produce quality content for radio and online
• Crossing live into RNZ’s First Up to wrap overnight events
• Cross live into RNZ’s Morning Report as needed for big breaking stories 

Ōu Pūkenga - About You

We’re after someone with strong editorial judgement, great writing skills, and a nose for a good story. You’ll thrive on deadlines, have experience producing news content, and be comfortable working independently. You should also bring:

• A tertiary qualification in journalism or a related field
• A strong grasp of global current affairs
• Great audio editing skills
• The ability to write sharp headlines and focused intros
• Confidence working with media law and editorial standards
• A collaborative mindset and excellent communication skills

You’ll be part of a collaborative team who are passionate about what they do and who are committed to delivering world-class journalism. We value curiosity, diversity, and integrity—and we’ll support your growth every step of the way. If you’re looking to take the next step in your journalism career and love the idea of owning the overnight news cycle, we want to hear from you.

Ngā Hua: What we offer

• A friendly, welcoming and inclusive team/organisation.
• Development and regular training opportunities for our people.
• Competitive salary.
• Will match an employee’s KiwiSaver contribution up to 4%.
• Additional leave provisions for some roles and the option to buy extra leave.
• Comprehensive parental leave over and above standard legislation.
• Comprehensive wellbeing support including access to a confidential support, guidance and counselling service.

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 with flexibility around location.

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.  

Applications close: Sunday 4^th May, 2025 unless filled prior.  

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.