Project Manager (French Services) (Telework/Hybrid)
About The Position
Radio-Canada’s News Department is seeking a Project Manager to be responsible for developing staff assignment plans for the Montreal News Centre. This role involves coordinating all relevant data for efficient plan production, ensuring compliance with collective agreements and internal policies. The Project Manager will play a strategic planning and advisory role with production teams and senior editorial staff, negotiating terms with stakeholders, and finding creative solutions for operational continuity while maintaining corporate standards and quality follow-up. Responsibilities include coordinating information across departments to establish assignment schedules and secure necessary approvals for production projects. The role requires on-call shifts worked remotely for last-minute replacements. The work environment is a newsroom setting with atypical schedules, frequent urgent situations, and high stress levels, requiring tact, discretion, leadership, and sound judgment. This is primarily a daytime position (in-office and remote) with additional evening, night, and weekend on-call shifts (remote), shared on a rotating basis.
Requirements
- College diploma or equivalent.
- Three (3) or more years of experience in similar roles (e.g., project management, production logistics, or budget planning).
- Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, autonomy, and respect for confidentiality.
- Strong ability to manage multiple files simultaneously.
- Proven interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Strong ability to develop creative solutions and propose alternatives.
- Ability to work collaboratively and share knowledge.
- Excellent command of French (Reading, Speaking, Writing).
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency with Google Workspace.
- Knowledge of a newsroom production environment.
Responsibilities
- Developing staff assignment plans for the Montreal News Centre.
- Coordinating all relevant data required to produce assignment plans efficiently.
- Ensuring compliance with collective agreements and internal policies.
- Playing a strategic planning and advisory role with production teams and senior editorial staff.
- Negotiating terms with various stakeholders.
- Finding creative solutions to ensure operational continuity.
- Maintaining compliance with corporate standards and ensuring quality follow-up.
- Coordinating information across all relevant departments to establish assignment schedules.
- Securing the necessary approvals to carry out production projects.
- Working on-call shifts remotely to address last-minute replacement needs.
- Demonstrating tact, discretion, leadership, and sound judgment when recommending alternative solutions due to changes in plans.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
