Senior Producer, Story Development, English Services, (On-site)

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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.

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CBC Toronto is looking for an exceptional editorial leader to shape our local news coverage and lead our story development teams. If you’re an experienced journalist and inclusive leader with a passion for storytelling and treatments that will grow new audiences on mobile and streaming platforms, this is the opportunity for you.

As a senior producer for story development, you oversee the teams responsible for the craft of storytelling - reporters, producers, editors, writers, packagers. You work in collaboration with our audience growth leaders to turn audience insights into editorial action. You help focus stories and refine treatments based on audience and delivery needs. You anticipate where a story needs to go next and push teams to pitch accordingly.

You understand the CBC’s mission and strategic priorities across platforms. You are committed to public service journalism in a digital age. You have your finger on the pulse of changing audience consumption trends and want to meet audiences where they are to serve their needs.

You are excited by experimentation. You are eager to drive change and bring others along for the ride. You are invested in the development of new formats and programming that’s relevant to the needs of people in the GTA. You are committed to ensuring that our journalism reflects diverse communities that make Toronto a truly unique city.

Reporting to the executive producer of news, the successful candidate will work in collaboration with other editorial leaders with CBC Toronto and across the CBC News division to deliver the best content for live and on-demand platforms in text, audio and video formats. 

The position requires full-time, on-site presence at the Toronto Broadcast Centre. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure all stories have a strong focus that addresses an audience need.
• Oversee the team tasked with the craft and development of stories.
• Identify follows and pitch new stories, based on audience needs.
• Lead teams through breaking news stories.
• Work collaboratively with assignment desk and audience growth leaders to interpret audience data to help inform story development and treatment decisions and generate story ideas.
• Provide feedback and coaching to story development and newsgathering teams.
• Guide teams through complex legal, journalism and editorial standards, in association with senior leadership.
• Oversee the work of broadcast producers, reporters, writers, editors and associate producers.

Skills & Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years related editorial newsroom leadership experience.
• Strong journalistic and storytelling experience, particularly in a daily news environment and an appreciation for the challenges teams face in the field.
• Extensive experience with journalistic standards and practices. 
• A solid understanding of audience needs and consumption trends.
• Demonstrable leadership skills and experience to inspire and direct staff during periods of significant change.
• Experience with conflict resolution.
• Experience guiding and developing talent, craft and performance.
• Proven ability to find solutions and make decisions to tight deadlines.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities while juggling tasks and/or projects.
• Strong analytical skills to solve complex journalistic and operational issues.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to be clear, concise, and precise on journalistic and programming matters.
• Knowledge of the law as it relates to copyright, broadcasting and journalism.
• Cultural sensitivity, awareness and a demonstrated commitment to the value of diversity in the workplace.

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 theDiversity 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 torecruitment@cbc.ca.
 
You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on ourcorporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy onconflicts 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.

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