Creator Network seeks young storytellers with a passion for making videos

Do you love making videos? CBC Ottawa's Creator Network is looking for young digital storytellers to produce unique and diverse video content to play on CBC. We want creators to tell stories through their own lens, and we will license and pay for the content.

Pitches accepted from emerging digital creators producing unique, diverse content

CBC News · Posted: Jan 01, 2022 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: November 19

A woman holds a clapper open in front of her face. — CBC Ottawa's creator network is looking for young, diverse and unique voices both behind the lens and in front of the camera. Pitch us your story! (Joanne Roberts)

Do you love making videos? Do you have a unique and compelling visual story to tell?

CBC Ottawa's Creator Network is looking for young digital storytellers from diverse backgrounds to produce original video content to air on CBC. We want creators to tell stories through their own lens, and we will license and pay for the content.

Check out some of our already-published content here: CBC Ottawa Creator Network playlist.

What is the Creator Network Ottawa?

The Creator Network Ottawa is a small team of CBC producers that work with emerging digital storytellers to create short (around five-minute) video pieces that are of particular interest to younger audiences.

We pay creators who bring their own perspective and creative energy to these projects, who want to collaborate and explore different stories and storytelling treatments and share them on CBC's platforms.

CBC Ottawa's Creator Network gives creators the opportunity to pitch and showcase their content across CBC Ottawa's platforms including social media, TV, Radio and web, and as far and wide as CBC Radio and TV, CBC Indigenous, CBC Being Black in Canada, Life, Arts and Kids.

A graphic image of a selfie with two women — Savannah Thomas, left, told her story of growing up Black in a white family for CBC's Creator Network in Nova Scotia. (Bria Miller for CBC)

You may already be familiar with our Absolutely Canadian (Ontario) series that showcases some short films and longer format documentaries created by independent local directors/producers. You can find more information here, as well as details about where to pitch.

Absolutely Canadian brings local films and documentaries to your screen

CBC Ottawa's Creator Network adds a new way for young digital creators to collaborate with CBC.

A woman breakdances outdoors. — Dancer, DJ, choreographer and teacher Maribeth (Kilusan) Tabanera has turned to dancing outdoors in Winnipeg during the pandemic. She was featured in a recent Creator Network video in Manitoba. (Submitted by Maribeth (Kilusan) Tabanera)

What are we looking for?

We're looking for diverse and unique voices both behind the lens and in front of the camera. Specifically, we're looking to hear from emerging digital creators, ages 18 to 40, from across Ottawa, eastern Ontario and western Quebec.

This is a paid opportunity and we are specifically looking to work with underrepresented creators including BIPOC, newcomers and people with disabilities, as well as anyone with a fresh and new idea.

Content creators can be writers, filmmakers, vloggers, photographers, journalists, artists, animators, foodies or anyone else with a compelling idea and visual plan for bright and bold content.

Here are a few examples of Creator Network content from other parts of Canada.