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Position Title:

Senior Producer, Dragons' Den (English Services)

Status of Employment:

Contractee Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Position Language Requirement:

Language 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:

2025-01-17 11:59 PM

Please note that this is a contract position from February 2025 to November 2025.

Please also note that a strong internal candidate has been identified for this role.

As Senior producer, you will be responsible for planning, conceiving and developing the production of one of CBC's most popular television series. You will collaborate with other members of the Dragons’ Den team to prepare program objectives, develop content and prepare scripts. You will work with the Unit Production Manager to handle financial and production resource requirements and maintain contacts in the assignment area. You will ultimately evaluate all facets of production and manage the team as a whole.

You will plan, conceive, organize, and/or develop the production and realization of a program segment, program, or series. Work must adhere to CBC journalistic and/or program policies, standards and practices and the Senior Producer is ultimately responsible for ensuring that this occurs. Nevertheless, there is wide latitude for initiative, independent judgment and creativity. There is a regular and ongoing requirement to co-ordinate the work of others.

Key Tasks:

• Conceives and develops program ideas and concepts. Participates in the preparation of program objectives.

• Develops the program content including assigning, researching, gathering, writing and/or editing. As required, commissions writing and/or research. Prepares scripts. Determines the style, pace, tempo, line-up and format of the program.

• Plans, organizes and co-ordinates the program or the components and/or segments of a program, or programs.

• Plans, selects and requests, in collaboration with the Unit Production Manager, the financial and production/resource requirements including the creative contributors and other participants, the material and facilities. During program preparation, production and post-production, is responsible and accountable for exercising budget authority.

• Exercises editorial responsibility as delegated by Management, including fair dealing and rights issues for the program.

• Evaluates all facets of a production including the performance of program and production personnel, and freelance contributors.

As required, performs the following tasks:

• Direct talent, sound and/or image;

• Select, re-write and/or edit copy or text written by others;

• Ensure, in collaboration with Copyright Clearance Officers or others, the proper and accurate clearance of all material used in the program;

• Determine the order and importance of various elements of a program;

• Assign, co-ordinate and supervise the work of personnel who contribute to the program or segment for which the Senior Producer is responsible;

• Identify, develop and maintain contacts appropriate to the area of assignment;

• Oversee internet site design and structure and organize and co-ordinate on-line content;

• Oversee the shooting, editing, encoding, digitizing and packaging of digital audio and video for the internet;

• Prepare programs for the Internet, including coding, and manipulating images and graphics;

• Edit and mix, or direct the editing and mixing of audio and/or visual elements;

• Assure the maintenance of a level of communication or rapport with members of the audience which is both feasible and appropriate to the style and nature of the program and participate in this activity as necessary.

You possess:

• Completion of a university degree or equivalent is required;

• Job requires a minimum of seven years’ experience working on a reality based program with strong emphasis on writing skills and a journalism background;

• Minimum three years' experience which must involve work with a directly related television network or program;

• A broad understanding of and interest in the areas of small business, venture capital, and business start-ups/entrepreneurship;

• An established background in the field of journalism, including in-depth knowledge of business television and unscripted programming;

• Proven ability to exercise strong editorial judgment under very tight deadlines;

• A keen interest in finding new ways to creatively push the look of the program; able to work with and enhance the visual brand package;

• Strong writing and presentation skills, especially writing voice over to picture while supervising an edit;

• Ability to produce paper edits, without supervision;

• Strong creative skills;

• Exceptional story editing skills;

• Proven ability to produce high-impact creative programming that will effectively communicate key messages;

• Able to work flexible hours (including evening and weekends);

• Able to function well in a hectic, sometimes stressful environment, to handle multiple priorities and simultaneous projects, and to meet deadlines;

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

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 (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:

Broadcast Centre 205 Wellington St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3G7

Number of Openings:

1

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.