Supervisor, Production Services (On-Site) (English Services)

CBC / Radio-Canada; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company is seeking a Supervisor in Production Services to oversee production operations and staff in Vancouver. The successful candidate will ensure efficient workflows, manage personnel performance, and collaborate with various teams to maintain high-quality standards in news production.

Qualifications

• 5 years of television production experience, including leadership.
• Broad understanding of audio and video production.
• Knowledge of journalistic principles and ethics.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily production operations and staff scheduling.
• Coordinate between different CBC departments for collaboration.
• Manage budgets for news program productions.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Leadership

Problem Solving

Education

College Diploma in Media Arts and Technologies

Job description

Status of Employment :

Permanent

Position Language Requirement :

Language Skills :

Work at CBC / RadioCanada

At CBC / RadioCanada 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 everchanging 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.

Unposting Date : 59 PM

This position is permanent full time (36.25 hrs) onsite and is based in Vancouver

Your role :

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Production Services for British Columbia you will ensure that operations staff are an efficient and collaborative part of our B.C. news team. Your responsibilities include but are not limited to : Supervising daily production operations and staff scheduling in B.C. such as Videographers / Video Producers Switcher Directors Editors or Makeup Artists. Contributing to the planning of noncap purchases production workflows training and innovation for CBC News.

As the Supervisor you will demonstrate excellent organizational initiative and problem solving skills. You will collaborate closely with editorial leaders and the Senior Manager to plan and schedule production staff ensuring the effective utilization of resources and the smooth execution of field and on site operations.

You will guide and advise production programs and management teams on resource use and opportunities. Within the scope of assigned resources you will determine staffing needs and work with assigned schedulers to plan based on employee relationships and leave requests their respective skills and existing collective agreements.

You will manage and supervise personnel reporting to you in accordance with the collective agreements and authorize overtime and special leave as appropriate. You will evaluate employee performance and determine training requirements while having effective feedback conversations about their daily work and ongoing development. If required you will participate in personnel selection and hiring of temporary employees and permanent fulltime positions.

Within the scope of daily operations and various special projects you will coordinate the work carried out by the production team with that performed by other areas (maintenance outside contractors) whether work is completed by inhouse or outside personnel. You will prepare summaries production plans and financial estimates as well as make recommendations relating to noncapital and ordinary capital expenditures.

In this position you may occasionally be required to work long hours or on weekends. You may be asked to change the hours you work on short notice in the event of a business or production need requiring immediate coordination and support.

Responsibilities :

Supervises inhouse content production activities for English Services in British Columbia

Aid in scheduling of staff in collaboration with the local scheduling team.

Assist in the development of production budgets for a variety of News programs series live coverage etc. as is necessary

Coordinate with all CBC stations in BC to arrange for production with these stations.

Liaises with other CBC departments and locations to define and carry out shared initiatives as one CBC News division.

Collaborates with the French Services production team in British Columbia on shared priorities and initiatives.

Responsible for quality control of work produced by staff being supervised to maintain a high News Division standard.

Assesses training needs initiates the development of training programs for staff to meet production and department needs.

Assists in the management of the B.C. vehicle fleet.

Participates in annual Capital / Noncapital Planning to meet program priorities.

As the ideal candidate you will have :

A college diploma in media arts and technologies or equivalent is required.

Five (5) years experience in television production with some time spent in a position of leadership.

A broad understanding of all facets of professional audio and video production including field gathering control room operations and post production editing workflows

Knowledge of journalistic principles practices and ethics as it relates to news production.

Highly organized; able to work independently to prioritize tasks and see them through to completion in a deadlinedriven environment with minimal oversight.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Must be able to work with editorial teams and contribute suggestions to the creative process of audio and video production while guiding them to appropriate production techniques.

Available after hours and on weekends to support breaking news coverage manage sick calls and assist in resolving technical outages.

Knowledge of Human Resource corporate policies Health and Safety policies and collective agreements an asset.

A keen interest in local and national public affairs and current events. Able to demonstrate editorial judgment

French Language skills are an asset.

This position will not be filled until consideration has been made by the CBC / RadioCanada / APS Workforce Adjustment Committee.

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 / RadioCanada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our countrys diversity. Thats because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians by having a workforce that mirrors the everchanging makeup of our country. Thats 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 Canadas 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 email to .

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.

Primary Location :

Number of Openings : Work Schedule :

Full time

Required Experience :

Manager

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

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