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

Requirements

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 current 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

Core Competencies
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.

Highest-signal resume keywords

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)

ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills

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

Soft Skills

Critical Thinking

Collaborative Communication

Compassionate Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Conflict Management

Industry Keywords

Journalistic Standards and Practices

Media Trends

Diversity and Inclusion

Community Engagement

Broadcasting Law

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📌 Interim Managing Editor, English Services (Ontario)
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