Director of Local Operations, CBC News

Director of Local Operations, CBC News

Position Title: Director of Local Operations, CBC News

Status of Employment: Permanent

Location: Toronto, ON; Vancouver, BC; Yellowknife, NT; Winnipeg, MB; St-John's, NL

Time Type: Full time

Posted On: 2 Days Ago

Application Deadline: January 8, 2025

Reporting To: Senior Director, CBC News Operations

As the Director of Local Operations, you will support and oversee local leaders managing day-to-day operations across the organization and drive our ongoing digital transformation as part of the CBC News Operations senior leadership team.

Main Responsibilities:

• Oversee and support local operations managers in managing day-to-day operations across local production centres.
• Ensure consistency and cohesiveness in operational standards and practices across CBC News.
• Maintain alignment with Senior Managing Directors and provide timely updates on operational matters.
• Collaborate to define strategic priorities for CBC News Operations.
• Represent local production centres within the CBC News Operations Senior Leadership team.
• Advocate for CBC News in enterprise-wide strategic planning related to technology and workflow.
• Interact with peers and senior management to achieve results.
• Serve as a key point of contact to escalate issues to senior management.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in media production, journalism or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of media production tools and technology.
• Understanding of audience consumption behaviour and News Strategy.
• Reliable, collaborative, and highly organized manager.
• Long-term planning skills.
• Negotiation skills - a strong asset.
• Functional bilingualism (English/French) - a strong asset.
• 5 years experience as a manager in media production.

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 will be asked to complete a background check, including a mandatory Criminal record check.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to reflecting our country’s diversity and values equal opportunity in our workplace.

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

Number of Openings: 1

Work Schedule: Full time