Senior Producer, Assignment & Digital Discovery (English Services) (On-Site)

CBC/Radio-Canada • Fredericton, NB

2d • Onsite

About The Position

CBC New Brunswick is looking for a Senior Producer of Assignment and Digital Discovery. This role leads journalistic excellence in afternoon and evening assignment, making CBC NB the all-platform resource for late breaking news, while prepping the delivery of fresh and finessed treatments of the news agenda for the coming day. This role also drives excellence in digital journalism by being a champion of best practices, attention to detail, and understanding audience needs by monitoring and leveraging digital performance data and analytics. The position requires demonstrated leadership excellence and strong journalistic judgement. This position will concentrate on responsiveness and growth - live, breaking coverage and audience growth. This is a full-time permanent position, based onsite in Fredericton or Saint John.

Requirements

• Demonstrated leadership excellence and strong journalistic judgement.
• Experience as an experienced team leader who knows how to plan, direct, and co-ordinate the work of others, as well as manage the performance of team members.
• Ability to balance a senior leadership role that includes an accountability to achieve strategic objectives with the continuous requirement to focus on the details that ensure that content is of the highest quality.
• Good track record of quick editorial judgment and making immediate decisions in complex and stressful environments.
• Critical thinker who can sift through complex layers of a story, and provide guidance or seek consultation when needed.
• Sound experience and judgment in news, Journalistic Standards and Practices and media law.
• Experience in and understanding of all content delivery platforms, and seek collaboration and seamlessness between teams, putting the audience first through a story centric approach.
• Demonstrated experience working to produce content on digital platforms and understand the best practices associated with digital content.
• Promoter of live coverage and thrive during breaking news.
• Exceptional leader, bring a team-first attitude and the ability to motivate and coach teams, encourage creativity and embrace experimentation.
• Enjoy leading in a collaborative manner that fosters an open environment and encourages input from all team members.
• Demonstrated skills in talent recognition, development and retention.
• Enthusiastic and passionate about CBC’s mission and have a thorough understanding of CBC objectives and how to implement them.
• Enjoy breaking down audience data and using that data to guide decision making and have a desire to increase audience engagement.
• Committed to developing content strategies to feature new voices and perspectives and to connect with new, younger and more diverse audiences.
• Engaged, interested and immersed in the diversity of experiences that make up contemporary Canada.
• Will encourage members of the team to bring their life experiences, perspectives and expertise to the program, with the goal of enriching the team and the content of CBC New Brunswick.
• Care deeply about the province of New Brunswick and the audiences we serve.
• Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Leading assignment, identifying and elevating breaking news and stories that develop; anticipating morning audience needs and ensuring those needs are met.
• Driving digital content that meets audience needs by being an implementer of best practices, and champion of creativity and attention to detail.
• Monitoring digital performance data and analytics, consistently providing reports and leveraging data to grow the audience.
• Supervising journalists focused on digital content.
• Providing editorial oversight to ensure our content is original, relevant and impactful, elevates a range of voices and perspectives, identifies legal risk and adheres to our Journalistic Standards and Practices.
• Implementing CBC News strategy and objectives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed