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CBC/Radio-Canada Senior Manager, Content Planning, Management and Acquisition (French Services) in Montreal, Quebec
Position Title:
Senior Manager, Content Planning, Management and Acquisition (French Services)
Status of Employment:
Permanent
Position Language Requirement:
French
Language Skills:
French (Reading), French (Speaking), French (Writing)
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:
2024-11-27 11:59 PM
Your role
This is a permanent, hybrid role.
As Senior Manager, Content Planning, Management and Acquisition, you help shape the editorial vision for Radio-Canada’s Kids’ and Youth offering as part of the MAJ project. You supervise a production team and oversee video production and scripted content development, from initial ideation to final broadcast.
Your key tasks:
Demonstrate positive leadership in managing a production team in a unionized environment.
Supervise assignments aligned with MAJ project objectives, managing them from start to finish in conjunction with the relevant people on the team.
Apply your critical skills to enhance, fine-tune and suggest content that will generate traffic and keep users engaged on MAJ platforms.
Develop communities of young people by producing engaging content that resonates with the everyday experiences of the target audience.
Stay current on digital content production trends and develop a distinctive offering in line with each platform.
Network and expand the reach of content created for teachers and educational counsellors.
Guide choices and decisions in line with the public broadcaster’s values and mandate to inform young Canadians.
Appreciate the importance of reflecting contemporary Canada (equity, diversity and inclusion) in your editorial decisions.
Manage a production budget and understand the financial issues involved. Engage with Business & Rights as needed.
Reach out to and work with all Radio-Canada departments to optimize the impact of MAJ productions and content discoverability.
Foster connections across Radio-Canada departments (News, Communications, Promotion, Partnerships, Social Media, TV and Digital) to ensure that initiatives are effectively carried out and supported.
Supervise in-house staff in connection with your assigned projects (digital editors, reporter, video editor, illustrator and producer).
We are looking for a candidate with the following:
University degree in a related field or any other combination deemed equivalent
Two (2) years’ relevant experience managing a team
Five (5) to seven (7) years of recent youth content production experience
Advanced knowledge of digital production
Ability to work well under pressure
Outstanding communication and co-ordination skills
Strong understanding of the digital industry and the challenges of producing news for younger audiences
Good knowledge of CBC/Radio-Canada’s programming, strategic direction and workplace culture
Flexibility to work beyond normal office hours
Please include a URL link to your portfolio with your application.
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.
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 (http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/working-with-us/jobs/diversity-inclusion-cbc-rc) 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 (http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/vision/governance/corporate-policies/values-ethics/conduct) . 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 (http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/vision/governance/corporate-policies/human-resources/conflicts) . 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:
1000, Rue Papineau, Montreal, Quebec, H2K 0C2
Work Schedule:
Full time
At CBC/Radio-Canada (http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en) , 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.