Supervising Producer - Global News

Corus Entertainment•Peterborough, ON

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment, has an exciting opportunity available on its award-winning Kingston news team as a Supervising Producer. Reporting to the News Manager (Peterborough & Kingston), the successful candidate will be responsible for helping assign, write, produce, and deliver news content for broadcast and online platforms. This is a Group 5 position under the current Collective Agreement. If you have a positive, can-do attitude, and a passion for innovation and experience in a television newsroom, consider applying today!

Requirements

Post-secondary education in journalism, communications, or a related field
A minimum of two years of experience as a news producer or a similar role
The ability to respond quickly and knowledgeably to breaking news, communicating coverage plans to affiliate
Understanding and awareness of issues facing residents in Kingston, and surrounding areas
Understanding of innovative production techniques and technology
Knowledge and experience using digital editing platforms
Strong news writing skills
Excellent news judgement and ability to lead news coverage
Exemplary communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability to manage multiple tasks and maintain creativity in a high-pressure, deadline-oriented environment
Ability to manage the demands and pressure of multiple broadcast deadlines
Ability to work well in a team setting, with teams in various locations
Knowledge of social media tools and technologies (X, Facebook, YouTube, etc.), and related applications
Demonstrates excellent writing and other TV production skills
Demonstrates a high comfort level providing clear constructive feedback
Possesses strong organizational skills
A positive, can-do attitude

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Grass Valley editing software is an asset

Responsibilities

Leading editorial discussions and assigning daily news stories to video journalists
Producing local news content from video gathered in the field
Troubleshooting challenges and communicating solutions to teams in the field
Leading breaking news coverage for all platforms and writing and producing breaking news content for newscasts and online, when required
Collaborate with teams to determine editorial direction and content of newscasts
Vet content for all platforms each day
Perform other duties as required