Senior Producer, CBC News Investigative Unit (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’s I-Unit is responsible for delivering highly original investigative content to all platforms. While allied closely with News programs, the team also produces longer current affairs treatments that bring depth and context to major breaking stories.

You are a senior journalist with demonstrated experience at finding and telling investigative stories. You bring an ability to understand and distill complex information through creative story-telling. You have the curiosity, energy and commitment needed to see an investigative story through its research and production stages, and have an advanced understanding of legal requirements in journalism, in addition to CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices.

You are a proven journalistic leader, with significant investigative experience, cultural fluency and an appreciation for the range of perspectives held by Canadians. You live and promote the values of an inclusive and respectful work culture.

You will oversee the generation and development of stories by working with production teams, providing guidance and direction on research, while setting and upholding realistic timelines for shooting, recording, editing and rollout. You have a keen eye for detail and can manage many files at once. You keep meticulous records of stories pitched and completed.

Under the direction of the  I-Unit’s Executive Producer, you will be involved in staffing, technical and production issues and choices. You have exceptional organisational skills as the IUnit has many clients, contributors and collaborators at CBC and Radio-Canada.

You will keep the Executive Producer informed about the development of stories and any potential editorial, legal or production issues that may have wider implications for the Network.

The Senior Producer is a collaborator who will work with other programs and leaders across the CBC to make sure that the journalistic work created by the team is seen and heard on all platforms. At the network level, you will have a keen awareness of the needs, style and audiences of network programs like The National, The World at Six and World Report. You will also seek to support the creation of investigative content in CBC Regions and ensure good information flow with teams everywhere. You have a thorough understanding of the CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices.

You have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to mentor, motivate, inspire and support a team tasked with creating high-impact, high stakes journalism.

You bring a different life experience, perspective and expertise to the team, all of which enriches story content and helps CBC  grow new, younger and diverse audiences across broadcast and digital platforms.

You are a creative thinker, with a strong work ethic, who can work in a demanding environment and maintain a sense of humour. 

Key Tasks

• Conceives and develops story ideas and concepts.
• Participates in the preparation of strategies for the creation of a wide variety of investigative content across all platforms for Network and CBC Regions.
• Develops stories including assigning, monitoring and vetting.
• Ensures all scripts undergo rigorous factual verification and legal vetting.
• Plans and organizes the production of stories in order to meet multiple deadlines across platforms.
• Exercises editorial responsibility as delegated by the Executive Producer.
• In conjunction with the Executive Producer, directs any changes to stories in order to satisfy standards required for final editorial sign-off before broadcast.
• Assigns, coordinates and supervises the work of all contributors.
• Organizes and coordinates social/digital content.

We are looking for a candidate with the following:

• A strong knowledge of and connection to, underrepresented communities across Canada with a demonstrated commitment to reflecting those views in your work.
• A university degree or equivalent.
• Proven leadership experience.
• A minimum of 5  years investigative or senior newsroom leadership experience.
• Strong journalistic skills combined with proven programming knowledge.
• Highly developed vetting abilities.
• Proven ability to thrive in a high-demand environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a track record of conflict resolution.
• Very strong organisational skills.
• A thorough understanding of the law as it relates to broadcast journalism.
• Bilingualism is an asset.

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 recruitment@cbc.ca.
 
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