Position Title:
Senior Producer, Social/Audience Growth, English Services, (Telework/Hybrid)Status of Employment:
PermanentPosition Language Requirement:
EnglishLanguage
Skills:
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:
:59 PMPlease note that the successful candidate can be based in any of the following locations near a major CBC location:
Calgary, Charlottetown, Edmonton, Fredericton, Halifax, Iqaluit, Ottawa, Regina, Saint John, Saskatoon, St-John's, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Vancouver, Whitehorse, Windsor, Winnipeg, Yellowknife.
The CBC News social and audience team is seeking a Senior Producer to help lead an award-winning team of journalists who create short-form video for and platforms like Tik Tok, You Tube and Snapchat. The Senior Producer also oversees the Ask CBC News team, the audience engagement branch of CBC News responsible for communicating trends and audience questions.
You’re a natural leader and an expert in Canadian news, international headlines and trending stories. You champion and understand short-form video storytelling and experiment with social-first formats to reach younger and diverse audiences in Canada and beyond. You train and vet reporters and producers across CBC News teams to turn multiplatform stories into digital video. You have an eye for a strong pitch, engaging script and can coach journalists through hosting and presenting.
You help guide the team’s editorial agenda by paying attention to audience trends and perspectives, champion inclusive programming that reflects today’s Canada.
You put the audience first and encourage others to do the same.
Through assigning, vetting, and other editorial coordination, you ensure accuracy, balance, and compelling visual direction on CBC News-branded social accounts. As a strong critical thinker, you make decisions and provide editorial guidance in line with CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices and the overall digital news strategy. You are also familiar with CBC News programming.
You have deep experience and knowledge of social media strategies and metrics and understand distribution. Collaborative work is vital in this role as you nurture relationships across the CBC News division to achieve shared goals. You strengthen our team with inclusive, creative ideas, and encourage open discussions.
You care about the people you work with and have a deep appreciation for different perspectives, opinions and experiences. You live and promote the values of diversity and an inclusive and respectful work culture.
This permanent, full-time role is scheduled Monday to Friday 12 to 8 p.m. ET with overtime as required.
Key job responsibilities
Assign daily news for the network social team by focusing story content with visually compelling treatments.
Vet social content in video and text formats to meet CBC News standards.
Format pitches for social-first videos for teams across the country and in world bureaus
Train and provide regular feedback to the social team and reporters and producers across CBC News.
Drive editorial decisions around breaking news, live coverage, and enterprise stories for social and digital platforms.
Track, interpret and respond to metrics to make data-driven decisions.
Direct social rollout of major investigations from the fifth estate, visual investigations and more.
Lead regular training sessions for social-first best practices for Tik Tok, You Tube and other social platforms.
Relevant skills
Minimum seven years recent experience in a social news environment.
Strong journalistic skills and…
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