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About the Role
CBC News is launching a new team to unearth deceptive practices and help Canadians protect themselves from online shopping scams, imposter schemes, deep-fakes, and consumer fraud. This role involves shaping programming, championing journalistic content, and leading a team to create content for younger Canadians across visual, audio, and text platforms, with a focus on engaging audiences on the CBC News App, CBC Gem, YouTube, and TikTok channels.
Responsibilities
- Develop new segment treatments with the Executive Producer.
- Assign and coordinate regular editorial content, including story ideas, angles, and formats, using data to ensure resonance with audiences.
- Help develop pitching and story creation skills of journalists on the team.
- Write, vet, and review scripts, stories, and question lines, ensuring adherence to CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices.
- Work with on-air journalists to support delivery and performance across live, breaking, and on-demand formats.
- Communicate with CBC News across regions and platforms, collaborating with peers and ensuring content is shared broadly.
- Guide and support staff through change and team development.
- Exercise editorial responsibility as delegated by the Executive Producer and management.
- Maintain a robust contact list reflecting diverse perspectives, regional representation, and potential guests from equity-deserving groups.
- Obtain and organize technical and production resources as required.
Requirements
- At least five years of recent, significant leadership experience in a fast-paced news environment, particularly in roles involving programming development and enterprise journalism.
- Deep and nuanced understanding of artificial intelligence, consumer fraud, deceptive business practices, and other schemes and scams.
- Demonstrated talent as a programmer with an ear for pacing, tone, presentation, and production.
- Superior writing, editorial, and production skills.
- Ability to identify and execute relevant, audience-focused stories reflecting public discussions.
- A track record of creativity and experimentation with different visual formats, story treatments, and interview styles.
- Highly developed visual storytelling skills.
- Exceptional critical thinking, including problem-solving, crisis management, visual verification, and editorial judgment.
- Solid knowledge of CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices.
- Strong understanding of legal risk.
- Stellar communication and collaboration skills, essential for working across diverse teams and regions.
- Superior coaching and mentoring skills with developing and veteran journalists, freelancers, and guests.
- Experience working with hosts, reporters, guests, and programming teams, providing guidance and meaningful feedback.
- Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
- A mandatory Criminal record check will be conducted.
- Other background checks may be conducted based on operational requirements.
- Adherence to CBC's Code of Conduct is a condition of employment.
- Must inform about any potential conflict of interest as quickly as possible.
Skills
- Journalism
- Audio production
- Programming
- Local current affairs
- Investigative reporting
- Video production
- Visual storytelling
- Vertical video production
- Thumbnail creation
- Headline writing
- Graphic treatments
- Audience engagement
- Data analysis
- Legal risk management
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Crisis management
- Visual verification
- Editorial judgment
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Coaching
- Mentoring
Location
- Toronto, Ontario
Work Type
- On-Site
- Full-time
- Temporary Long-Term (Fixed Term)
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- University degree or college diploma in journalism, or a related industry, audio production and programming is an asset.
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/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting Canada’s diversity.
- We aim to create and tell stories that connect Canadians by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.