Producer CBC Indigenous, English Services, (On-site)

Radio Canada; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CBC Indigenous is seeking a highly collaborative, positive leader to drive the growth of Indigenous content across CBC News. The role is a senior assignment producer who mentors staff and helps set the editorial agenda for Indigenous storytelling; location can be in any CBC site in Canada.

You will report to the Executive Producer of Indigenous Content, guide story selection, allocate resources, and ensure content aligns with CBC’s standards while serving Indigenous and non-Indigenous audiences.

Qualifications

• University degree in journalism or equivalent with at least five years of journalism experience.
• Experience leading a multi-platform newsroom.
• Strong knowledge of CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices.
• Ability to manage large volumes of fast-moving information and reallocate resources.
• Experience creating content for video, digital, radio, and TV platforms.

Responsibilities

• Organize and lead story coverage across all platforms, allocating resources and providing editorial oversight.
• Oversee all aspects of story development including assigning, researching, writing, editing and packaging.
• Coordinate collaborations with producers of digital, visuals and current affairs radio, as well as with producers in other locations and program units.
• Provide feedback and coaching to journalists.
• Plan coverage for special projects and events.
• Oversee staffing and scheduling decisions as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Editorial judgment

Strategic thinking

Journalistic Standards

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

University degree in journalism or equivalent

Job description

Position Title

Producer CBC Indigenous, English Services, (On-site)

Status Of Employment

Permanent

Position Language Requirement

English

Language Skills

English (Reading - P - Professional), English (Speaking - P - Professional), English (Writing - P - Professional)

Work at CBC/Radio-Canada

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.

CBC Indigenous is looking for a highly collaborative, positive leader to help drive the growth of Indigenous content across CBC News. You are an experienced journalist and newsroom leader to support our daily and enterprise content as an assignment producer. The role can be based in any CBC location in Canada.

Reporting to the Executive Producer of Indigenous Content, the successful candidate will join our producer team that assigns our newsgathering resources, decides what stories to cover, when and by whom. You will help set the agenda for Indigenous storytelling and will be familiar with the editorial needs of Indigenous and non-Indigenous audiences.

You will be an editorial leader and mentor, someone who demonstrates sound news judgment and critical thinking skills in both news and enterprise reporting, and who inspires others to be innovative and creative.

As a leader, you are naturally collaborative, skilled at navigating conflict and change, breaking down silos and developing a representative and inclusive culture with CBC Indigenous and beyond.

You thrive as part of a remote team making complex decisions. You have strong organizational skills, and put audiences at the centre of your decision-making. You know the stories that will most resonate with Indigenous communities and stakeholders. You are keen on fostering a supportive work environment.

You will ensure that all our work adheres to CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices and that it upholds our core principles of accuracy, fairness, balance, impartiality and integrity.

Your Responsibilities

• Organize and lead story coverage across all platforms (video, digital, social, radio, television, streaming), including making decisions about story priorities and rollouts, allocating resources and assigning staff, and providing editorial oversight to ensure our content is original, relevant and impactful, and meets our journalistic standards.
• Oversee all aspects of story development including assigning, researching, gathering, writing, copy editing, vetting, packaging and push alerts.
• Oversee the distribution of our content on multiple platforms,
• Ensure assignments and content choices resonate with Indigenous audiences and align with CBC’s strategic objectives to connect with and grow audiences.
• Coordinate and collaborate on story assignments with producers of digital, visuals and current affairs radio, as well as with producers in other locations and program units.
• Provide feedback and coaching to journalists to help them develop their skills and produce content of the highest quality.
• Help lead the planning of coverage for special projects and events.
• Help oversee staffing and scheduling decisions when needed.

Your Profile

• Demonstrated experience leading a team in a multi-platform news environment.
• Excellent journalistic and critical thinking skills, including knowledge of and familiarity with CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices as well as the legal and ethical issues related to journalism.
• Ability to manage and organize large volumes of fast-moving information and redirect resources to meet priorities and objectives.
• Knowledge of and experience in assigning and creating content for all platforms (video, digital, social, radio, television, streaming) as well as vetting, editing, fact‑checking and packaging.
• Superior communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• A strategic thinker with a proven track record of executing on a vision.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise both quick editorial judgment and long‑term planning.
• A high‑energy leader with a positive, team‑first attitude and the ability to motivate and coach teams, encourage creativity and embrace experimentation.
• Experience and commitment to developing content strategies to feature new voices and perspectives and to connect with new, younger and more diverse audiences.
• A strong proven connection to Indigenous communities and a deep and nuanced understanding and appreciation of diverse perspectives and lived experiences.
• Strong people management skills with a keen desire to live and promote the values of diversity and an inclusive and respectful work culture.
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours as required.
• University degree in journalism or equivalent with a minimum of five years of journalism experience.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:

• A mandatory Criminal record check.
• Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

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 [e-mail].

You are invited to consult and familiarise 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.

Primary Location

541 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 2G1

Number Of Openings

1

Work Schedule

Full time