Senior Producer (English Services)

Position Title:

Senior Producer (English Services)

Status of Employment:

Permanent

Position Language Requirement:

English

Language Skills:

English (Reading - C - Advanced), English (Speaking - C - Advanced), English (Writing - C - Advanced)

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.

Unposting Date:

2025-05-07 11:59 PM

CBC Calgary is looking for a Senior Producer to lead our digital strategy and content teams.

Reporting to the Daily News Executive Producer, you will plan, conceive, organize, and/or develop the creation of compelling digital and video and live content to CBC's web, mobile, app, streaming and social platforms. The Senior Producer is an editorial leader and advocate for creative storytelling techniques, and will be responsible for helping to develop and implement a plan that's aligned with the overall CBC news strategy.

We are looking for a dynamic journalist with experience and knowledge of digital, broadcast and social media tactics, an understanding of how audiences consume content across platforms, and a proven track record of targeting and growing return audiences in the digital landscape. You will be well-versed in emerging digital trends and platforms and have a superior understanding of analytics, how to leverage them and how to communicate those learnings to colleagues. You appreciate the distinction between reach and engagement.

In this role, you will collaborate with the assignment desk and other editorial leaders to help direct journalists to cover breaking news and enterprise stories, and play a key role in the rollout of editorial projects, investigations and events such as elections, live broadcasts, provincial budgets and community outreach.

As an experienced leader, you will guide, coach and support the members of the digital content team, and will provide guidance and mentorship for all journalists in all locations who are creating digital content. You will collaborate with our communications department, and work closely with other senior news leaders across CBC Calgary and digital units across CBC.

In this role, you will ensure that all CBC journalistic standards are met and that our stories are fair, balanced, accurate, thoughtful, immediate and resonate with the communities we serve. You will further our original, enterprise and investigative storytelling and ensure we are talking about what matters most to people throughout southern Alberta. You're innovative and will champion new story treatments and new workflows, and will help create a diverse range of content on our digital and social platforms. You're not afraid to take creative risks, and you inspire others to do the same.

As the industry shifts, local news and community storytelling is more important than ever. You understand the diverse and changing population in Alberta and the importance of reflecting all our communities in our content.

You live and promote an inclusive and respectful work culture. You have a solid understanding of the diverse culture of southern Alberta.

What you'll bring:

• Strong journalistic skills, with excellent news judgment and the ability to work effectively under 24/7 online newsroom deadline pressure.
• Substantial experience vetting, editing (including story structure), fact-checking and packaging digital news content.
• Leadership, coaching and mentoring skills, with the demonstrated ability to motivate teams and encourage creativity.
• Ability to manage staff, coordinate with other departments in a productive manner, and mediate disputes as they arise.
• High-level knowledge of legal and ethical issues related to journalism.
• Extensive knowledge of the issues and diverse communities of the Metro Vancouver area.
• Ability to manage large volumes of fast-moving information and ensure material is directed appropriately.
• Experience developing and executing digital and social strategies including setting objectives, tracking results and reporting on outcomes.
• Experience in audience targeting, search engine optimization, digital analytics, and social media engagement and metrics.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong team player.
• Advanced skills in Polopoly, Adobe Analytics/Omniture, CrowdTangle, Photoshop, 9CMS, TikTok, YouTube.
• Canadian Press style; knowledge of CBCNews.ca style an asset.
• University degree or equivalent.
• Minimum seven years recent experience in a multi-platform news environment.

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.

Primary Location:

105-1000 Veteran's Place, N.W., Calgary, Alberta, T3B 4M1

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time