Senior Producer, Marketplace, English Services; On-Site

Position: Senior Producer, Marketplace, English Services, (On-Site)
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* Position Title:

** Senior Producer, Marketplace, English Services, (On-Site)
** Status of Employment:
** Temporary Long-Term (Fixed Term)
** Position Language Requirement:
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**** 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.

** Unposting Date:**:59 PM### Marketplace, Canada’s award-winning investigative consumer program, is looking for a journalist who is an exceptional leader to help supervise our team so we can continue to own the biggest consumer news stories in the world, making sense of them for audiences everywhere they want to watch them.  Reporting to the Executive Producer of Marketplace, the Senior Producer will assign, develop and vet content from the world’s top journalists and field producers.

** Please note this is a one year temporary role.
**** Your role:
** You are known for both your creative storytelling skills, your journalistic rigour and your ability to keep calm under tight deadlines.

You are an experienced investigative journalist and proven newsroom leader. You know what it takes to shape stories through a consumer lens, encouraging the team to think big while being mindful of the program’s budget. You will play a key role in our leadership team to ensure Marketplace’s content is available to audiences when and where they want it and work with leaders across CBC News to achieve our shared goals.

You will help develop pitches and research, plan ahead so the team can tackle investigations with gravitas but also pivot to being responsive with quick turnaround stories that make news. You will be responsible for managing the distribution of our strong investigative content across various platforms, and liaising with key players across CBC News to ensure our stories are reaching audiences where they are consuming them.

You’re not just a pro at trying different video storytelling techniques.  You can review a paper edit, screen a rough cut, and understand how to work with the story team to make it better, with speed and confidence.

People love working with you because you’re calm under intense pressure. You have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to mentor, motivate, inspire and support a programming team to make great content. You have an open mind, a great work ethic and a sense of humour. You’re also a champion at giving and receiving feedback. People leave feeling inspired after talking to you.

You live and promote the values of an inclusive and respectful work culture and aren’t afraid to have difficult conversations because you want to make the workplace better.

You love to innovate and evolve video storytelling to reach audiences who may not consume our programming in traditional ways. You are passionate about finding original or under reported stories about the biggest consumer issues facing Canadians and the world.  And you are committed to ensuring these stories reach and resonate with as many people as possible on on-demand, live, social and streaming platforms.

You have excellent journalistic judgment and a comprehensive knowledge of the CBC’s journalistic standards and practices and media law as it applies to investigative stories.
** You possess the following:
*** Seven years of experience in investigative journalism, preferably with a consumer focus
* Three to five years of leadership experience in a newsroom
* An ability to choose relevant, audience focused stories, which reflect issues being discussed by the general public
* Experience conceiving, planning, shaping and vetting news content and current affairs under tight deadlines
* Proven ability to lead through change
* Excellent editorial judgement
* Excellent understanding of TV, social media and on-demand platforms
* Track record of creativity and experimenting with different formats and treatments
* Track record of promoting an inclusive and respectful work culture
* Track record of elevating diverse perspectives, ideas and differing…