Position Title:

Senior Producer (French Services)

Status of Employment:

Temporary Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Position Language Requirement:

English, French

Language Skills:

English (Reading - C - Advanced), English (Speaking - C - Advanced), English (Writing - C - Advanced), French (Reading - E - Exempt), French (Speaking - E - Exempt), French (Writing - E - Exempt)

Work at CBC/Radio-Canada

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. 
 
Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

Unposting Date:

2025-02-03 11:59 PM

Your role

As Senior Producer, Assignment and Planning, you enable collaboration between the Regina and Saskatoon stations as well as with CBC colleagues, following up to ensure that our content is promoted across the network. You review the station’s productions and provide feedback to teams and individuals. You are a well-informed person who follows the news and developing stories. A large part of your role involves managing issues and answering questions. You are a coach, a leader and the rudder that keeps everyone rowing in the right direction. You must also be a good listener and open to suggestions.

You will be responsible for supervising the resources needed by journalists and other Saskatchewan staff to do their jobs. More specifically, you will lead a team or subgroup in planning, conceiving, gathering and producing content for all our programs and platforms. With the Senior Content Manager, there is a regular and ongoing requirement for you to plan, direct and co-ordinate the work of others.

You will successfully carry out your role by assigning and vetting stories and program ideas and concepts. You will assign, research, gather, write and edit. You will also be actively involved in training and developing new journalists.

You must play a team supervisory role, which includes responsibility for achieving program or platform goals and objectives, with the continuous requirement to focus on details of a program and/or platform to ensure that content is of the highest quality. You must also comply with CBC/Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices. You must be able to make immediate decisions in complex and stressful environments, and lead staff in the use of program or production techniques and procedures consistent with an integrated content company.

 

We are looking for a candidate with the following:

University degree or equivalent with seven (7) years’ experience, of which three (3) must involve work in broadcasting or a closely related industry, directly related to the area of assignment

Strong team leadership skills with the ability to inspire others

Demonstrated talent as a programmer with an ear for pacing, tone, presentation and production

Superior writing, editorial and production skills an asset; interest in cross-platform media production

Solid journalistic background

Ability to choose relevant, audience-focused stories that reflect issues being discussed by the general public

Ability to quickly react and respond to breaking stories; interest in and knowledge of events and issues important to Saskatchewanians, with a focus on francophone affairs

Demonstrated skills in the area of conflict resolution, mentoring, talent recognition and development

Ability to innovate and take risks

Bilingualism (English and French) required

A commitment to reflecting community and diversity

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
 

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our recruitment process, 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.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, 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. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. 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.

Primary Location:

2440 Broad Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 3Z4

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time