Interim Managing Editor, English Services

• Lead four Southwestern Ontario teams in Windsor, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Hamilton, including the Niagara Region bureau
• Drive local editorial strategy for the stations
• Develop, implement, and oversee objectives with measurable outcomes
• Oversee local daily news, pilots, live and on-demand coverage, community outreach, and news specials
• Collaborate with CBC leaders and units across the country
• Build meaningful relationships with new audiences, including the 35–49 demographic
• Lead change and adapt station work to evolving community needs
• Hire, inspire, mentor, support, and develop staff
• Ensure journalistic standards are met and content is fair, balanced, accurate, thoughtful, and intelligent
• Address non-journalism issues with other departments, including maintenance, security, and technical matters
• Provide daily and project-based editorial leadership
• Work with legal teams when required
• Develop local partnerships and community outreach strategies
• Build connections between local teams and colleagues across Canada
• Answer complaints to the CBC Ombudsman
• Track costs and follow budgets with finance staff
• Support staff training and development
• Troubleshoot station site issues with executive producers
• Travel to stations as required
• Manage special programming, including town halls, forums, specials, holiday events, enterprise series, and investigative projects
• Monitor published content for accuracy, immediacy, and integrity
• Manage editorial matters, HR, financial resources, and budgets

• Exceptional critical thinking skills
• Keen understanding of and passion for local journalism
• Clear, concise, and collaborative communication style
• Compassionate and collaborative leadership approach
• Ability to connect with a wide range of personalities, perspectives, and experiences
• Strategic approach to daily journalism against established objectives and priorities
• Experience with breaking news, features, investigative, audio, video, and digital storytelling
• Cultural sensitivity and commitment to workplace diversity
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including feedback, positive reinforcement, and conflict management
• Commitment to continuous learning
• Sense of adventure and eagerness to try new things
• Minimum 10 years of related leadership experience, including newsroom leadership
• Proven leadership and management skills during significant change
• Track record guiding complex journalistic decision-making
• Experience applying journalistic standards and practices in a daily newsroom
• Understanding of CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices
• Knowledge of law relating to broadcasting, digital media, and journalism
• Strong understanding of media trends and implications for CBC News and local journalism
• Ability to make rapid, frequent decisions under tight deadlines
• Experience leading a news team during major breaking-news events
• Experience hiring and supporting new staff in a journalism setting
• Experience with video and/or audio storytellingli>
• Experience managing teams remotely
• English and French reading, speaking, and writing skills
• Must travel to stations as required
• Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing
• Successful candidates advancing in recruitment must complete a mandatory criminal record check and potentially other operationally required background checks
• Employees must adhere to the CBC/Radio-Canada Code of Conduct
• Employees must comply with the conflict-of-interest policy

Demonstrates strong leadership in local journalism, with a focus on strategic editorial management, community engagement, and adherence to journalistic standards. Proven ability to mentor and develop teams while navigating complex decision-making in a fast-paced news environment.

• Leadership Experience in Newsroom
• Strategic Editorial Management
• Understanding of CBC's Journalistic Standards
• Experience with Video and Audio Storytelling
• Bilingual Communication Skills (English and French)

• Local Journalism
• Editorial Strategy Development
• Investigative Storytelling
• Digital Storytelling
• Budget Management
• Crisis Management
• Content Accuracy Monitoring
• Team Management
• Community Outreach Strategy
• Legal Knowledge in Broadcasting

• Critical Thinking
• Collaborative Communication
• Compassionate Leadership
• Interpersonal Skills
• Conflict Management

• Journalistic Standards and Practices
• Media Trends
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Community Engagement
• Broadcasting Law