Senior Producer, Assignment, Cbc Toronto (English Services)

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At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.
Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.
Your role
CBC Toronto is looking for an exceptional editorial leader to drive our local news coverage and lead our assignment and newsgathering teams. If you’re an experienced journalist and inclusive leader with strong news instincts and ideas about setting a news agenda aimed at delivering for existing CBC News audiences and drawing in new ones, this is the opportunity for you.
Responsibilities include setting the GTA’s news agenda with strong, original daily morning rollouts, guiding the daily news agenda, determining breaking news response and deployments where needed, and assigning high-impact journalism projects in collaboration with investigative and current affairs leaders.
You are committed to ensuring that our journalism reflects diverse communities that make Toronto a truly unique city. You are curious about the city, its people and its role as a global tech, business and cultural hub. A commitment to and deep understanding of equity and inclusion is a critical asset.
You should have knowledge of the CBC mission and news programming across platforms and demonstrate commitment to public service journalism in a digital age. You have your finger on the pulse of changing audience consumption trends and want to meet audiences where they are to serve their needs.
You are excited by experimentation. You are eager to drive change and bring others along for the ride. You are invested in the development of new formats and programming that’s relevant to the needs of people in the GTA.
Reporting to the executive producer, the successful candidate will work in collaboration with other editorial leaders with CBC Toronto and across the CBC News division to deliver the best content for live and on-demand platforms in text, audio and video formats.
What You Do

• Work collaboratively with other editorial leaders to align programming, assignment, story generation and production.
• Communicate with team leads across CBC Toronto on priority stories and assignments.
• Assign reporters and video producers across all platforms.
• Guide teams through complex journalism and editorial standards, in association with senior leadership.
• Determine rollouts on a short term and long term basis.
• Work with editorial leaders to determine daily news priorities, develop innovative content strategies, and guide teams daily through breaking and ongoing news stories.
• Vet scripts, provide feedback and coaching as required.
• Ensure CBC Toronto is setting the agenda every day for top local news stories.
• Supervise and provide feedback to the assignment desk.
• Plan and coordinate special programming, such as live events and in depth series.

We Are Looking For a Candidate With The Following

• Extensive experience with journalistic standards and practices.
• Minimum of 5 years related editorial newsroom leadership experience.
• Demonstrable leadership skills and experience to inspire and direct staff during periods of significant change.
• Strong journalistic experience and knowledge of newsgathering, particularly in a breaking news environment.
• Experience guiding and developing talent, craft and performance.
• Proven ability to find solutions to a variety of technical, resource and operational issues, make decisions to tight deadlines.
• Experience with experimentation in news media, including producing novel news formats, shows or pilots.
• In-depth understanding of emerging news platforms and audience consumption trends.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities while juggling tasks and/or projects.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to be clear, concise, and precise on journalistic and programming matters.
• A knowledge and understanding of audience measurement targets.
• Cultural sensitivity, awareness and a demonstrated commitment to the value of diversity in the workplace.
• Superior understanding of journalistic craft, storytelling and program generation.
• Strong analytical skills to solve complex journalistic and operational issues.
• Knowledge of the law as it relates to broadcasting and journalism.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
If this sounds interesting, please click on ''Apply online''. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to [email protected].
You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website . All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest . In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.
Job Family
Media Production
Primary Location
Toronto
Position Language Requirement
English Only
Language Skill Level (Reading)
Language Skill Level (Writing)
Language Skill Level (Speaking)
Status of Employment
Permanent
Work schedule(s)
Full-time
Job Posting Date
Mar 29, 2023, 3:15:22 PM
Unposting Date
Apr 20, 2023, 10:59:00 PM