Chief Editor, Enquêtes

Position Title:
Chief Editor, Enquêtes (French Services)

Status of Employment:
Permanent

Position Language Requirement:
English, French

Language Skills:
English (Reading - B - Intermediate), English (Speaking - B - Intermediate), English (Writing - B - Intermediate), French (Reading), French (Speaking), French (Writing)

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:
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Your role

Radio-Canada News and Current Affairs is looking for a Cross-Platform Chief Editor who will be assigned to the investigative reporting show Enquête.

To succeed in this role, you must have extensive experience in investigative journalism, insightful knowledge of CBC/Radio-Canada's Journalistic Standards and Practices (JSP) and sound editorial judgment. You must also have strong writing ability in order to respond to audience complaints as well as be familiar with the operation of our Legal Services team.

You will be responsible for supervising sometimes complex investigative reports in compliance with our JSP. You will also be responsible for planning, organizing, directing and monitoring the production of news content for TV, radio and digital platforms. Your creativity and knowledge of current newsgathering trends will also enable you to generate original, innovative story ideas to evolve programs and content across our TV, radio and digital platforms.

You must provide leadership while maintaining respectful and constructive relationships with team members, Legal Services and management in accordance with corporate workplace health and safety policies.

You must also perform administrative tasks related to your employees' day-to-day work.

We are looking for a candidate with the following:

Qualifications:

• University degree in journalism or a related field
• Ten (10) or more years' journalism experience

Skills:

• Expertise in producing investigative stories
• Superior knowledge of journalistic processes, newsgathering methods as well as production of stories, programs and content for TV, radio and digital platforms
• Superior editorial judgment and thorough understanding of CBC/Radio-Canada's Journalistic Standards and Practices (see our website)
• Extensive current-events knowledge and strong analytical skills
• Knowledge of the media and communications industry
• Management experience an asset
• Significant team management experience (planning, organizing, directing and scheduling) an asset
• Strong interpersonal skills and ease at managing workplace conflicts
• Creative and innovative mind
• Ability to work well under pressure and handle multiple developing stories
• Ability to work independently and anticipate events
• Superior French-language skills (language of work)
• Intermediate oral, writing and reading proficiency in English (BBB)

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.

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 .

You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website . 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 . 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:
1000, Rue Papineau, Montreal, Quebec, H2K 0C2

Work Schedule:
Full time

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