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About the Role

Responsible for the production & financial management of features & branded content produced for the LA28 Olympics and Paralympics. Responsibilities include planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and overseeing all production logistics. Collaborates with National and International Organizing Sports Committees to ensure efficient content production. This role will work directly with the CBC Sports Executive Producers and Unit Production Managers for each CBC Sports component.

Responsibilities

Creates production plans and budgets for sports features in collaboration with production teams, sales and marketing, and senior management.
Controls and authorizes program expenditures, continuously evaluates financial status, and analyzes budget variances.
Determines optimal suppliers and personnel based on production requirements and budgetary restrictions.
Coordinates and oversees all aspects of pre-production, post-production, and production, including remote location logistics.
Negotiates for the acquisition of goods and services from internal and external sources.
Coordinates staff and delegates responsibilities with Producers to ensure smooth operation of the program unit, hiring freelancers as needed.
Counsels production unit, performers, crew, and staff, contributing to crew cohesiveness.
Hires freelance personnel suited to production and budgetary parameters in consultation with senior production personnel.
Determines staff personnel accountability for assignment to the program in conjunction with Producers.
Coordinates crew travel and interprets/applies talent and labor agreements, CBC policies, and business practices.
Initiates and liaises with Business Affairs for contract preparation and administers contracts to ensure adherence to terms.
Ensures compliance with sound business practices on a per-case basis.
Determines optimum deployment of personnel and services, making daily operational decisions for production and unit.
Prepares financial reports for the Olympic Features & Branded Content file at month-end, quarter-end, and year-end, including commitments and accrual calculations.
Determines allocation of expenditures within an Olympic feature.
Analyzes program budget proposals for productions and recommends alternatives.
Advises management on production intricacies for corporation progress and change.
Maintains concentration, accuracy, and control of production through good judgment, initiative, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Requirements

University degree in Business/Finance or equivalent work experience.
Thorough understanding of the production planning process, production needs, and workflow.
At least five years of experience, with three years in features production or a closely related industry.
Ability to interpret labor and talent agreements, CBC Policies, Business Practices, and CBC Corporate Structure.
High facility with Financial Systems (general ledger, resource planning, scheduling, and tracking tools).
Ability to provide financial information tailored to production and senior management needs.
Strong computer skills, particularly with Google Suite and Microsoft Excel.
Creative and solution-driven approach to maintain production schedule and budget.
Highly articulate with the ability to listen, empathize, support, and challenge others.
Open to new ideas and approaches.
Extremely motivated self-starter.
Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, overtime, and weekends as required.
Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Background check, including a mandatory Criminal record check, may be conducted.
Other background checks may be conducted based on operational requirements.

Skills

English (Reading)
English (Speaking)
English (Writing)
Financial Systems
Google Suite
Microsoft Excel
Negotiating
Communication
Interpersonal skills
Multi-tasking
Judgment
Tact

Location

Toronto, Ontario

Work Type

Contract
Long-Term (Fixed Term)
Full time
Hybrid

Experience Level

At least five years' experience
Three years must involve work in features production or a closely related industry

Education Level

University degree in Business/Finance or equivalent work experience

Benefits

Opportunities for continued learning and professional development.
Mentorship opportunities.
Flexibility in work schedules to help contribute to a healthy work/life balance.

About the Company

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.
CBC Sports offers a creative and dynamic work environment, where your ideas and contributions can be heard, valued and respected.
A supportive management team committed to upholding the highest standards of diversity and inclusivity.
An environment which favours collaboration, inclusion, creativity and innovation.

Equal Opportunity

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity.
We 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.
If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to recruitment@cbc.ca.
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.