Executive Producer, Canada Newsgathering, English Services, (On-site) Temporary Long-Term (Fixed Term) Position Language Requirement: English Language Skills: English (Reading - P - Professional), English (Speaking - P - Professional), English (Writing - P - Professional) At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. 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. CBC News is looking for an exceptional leader and accomplished journalist to drive editorial assignment of our Canadian coverage, ensuring audiences are getting the news they need every day.

As the executive producer of Canada’s newsgathering team, you and co-executive producer are working with news leaders across the country to drive live and daily domestic news coverage across visual, audio, text, streaming and social platforms. You’re a leader who is motivated by serving audiences with breaking news and the latest developments on major stories. You are fearless amid ambiguity, remaining calm and responding quickly as stories unfold and programming teams lean on you for guidance.

You help deploy teams to gather, verify and present accurate information to audiences. You have a deep understanding of what drives the audience to watch, listen and read across dayparts, relying on data and research to inform your decisions. You bring extensive knowledge and appreciation of live production across platforms, modular and visual storytelling, and digital presentation.

You’re a critical link between CBC News and the journalists you support.

Editorial and Assignment Planning: You, working closely with your fellow executive producer of Canada newsgathering, are a key decision maker in determining what stories we cover 24/7 and across platforms. You can pivot quickly to cover breaking and live news; and are equally adept at planning for future events and specials in collaboration with CBC News colleagues.



You are innovative in your approach with a focus on finding more opportunities to report live from the field.

You oversee assignment meetings and the pitch process, ensuring a Canadian overview is reflected in our daily news coverage. You ensure deployment roadmaps, budgets and travel are planned out as required. You ensure your teams are connecting with producers across CBC News to coordinate coverage for programs and platforms, integrating world and regional teams to bolster coverage plans when required.

Leadership & Staffing: You are a key leader within CBC News. You connect regularly with senior leadership about staffing requirements, interpersonal relationships and any necessary shift changes.

Champion Audience Growth: Your decisions are focused on expanding our reach to current and younger news consumers, and to deepen our engagement with all Canadians. You are able to translate insights and data into actionable content strategies for all platforms. You help your team navigate complex ethical and legal considerations with grace and precision.

Foster Authentic Storytelling: You champion content that truly reflects the richness and diversity of perspectives, ideas, and real-life experiences. You collaborate with journalistic leaders across CBC News, ensuring our daily coverage is reflective of the stories and issues that help Canadians make sense of their world.

Innovate & Strategize: You demonstrate daily the role of a public broadcaster in a media landscape proliferated with misinformation, disinformation and rapidly evolving technologies. You lean into data, and use it to drive audience-focused strategies for your team. Has a minimum of seven years of leadership experience in a fast-paced news setting, particularly in roles involving breaking news,



national coverage and overseeing large teams through times of change.

Experience risk assessment and management is an asset, experience in change management. Demonstrates exceptional critical thinking, news judgement and a deep knowledge of the legal and ethical issues in journalism. Is an astute strategist, capable of translating audience insights and data into effective content decisions and programming results that meet the evolving needs of Canadian news consumers.

Finds solutions to a variety of technical, resource and operational issues and can make decisions on tight deadlines; can effectively juggle multiple short and long term tasks and projects. Brings a deep and nuanced understanding of both domestic politics, events, geography, and history, coupled with strong cultural awareness and sensitivity. Is flexible to work varying hours and overtime, including early mornings, nights, weekends and holidays to respond to the demands of live and breaking news.

As collaboration is a key requirement, you will be expected to be on-site. This is a Monday-Friday role. Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing. A mandatory Criminal record check. 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 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 [email protected].

You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. Full time #

📌 Executive Producer, Canada Newsgathering, English Services, (On-site) (Calgary)
🏢 CBC / Radio-Canada
📍 Calgary