Associate Producer Assigned To Creator Network / Content Diversification (english Services), (on - site)

Associate Producer For Content Diversification And Creator Network Unit

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.

CBC Ottawa is looking for a creative, innovative, collaborative and independent-thinking journalist/producer for a unique role as associate producer for the content diversification and creator network unit. This would be a full-time position for 8 months, with the possibility to extend. This position is different from any other in Ottawa's newsroom. Reporting to the unit producer, you will work to put together compelling, original digital content that pushes the boundaries of our storytelling, focusing on new, diverse perspectives and experiences, told in innovative ways with the goal to draw in new audiences. While the majority of your time will be spent working with and developing video storytelling projects with emerging creators, you will also be asked to work on a range of storytelling projects, from first person written pieces to photography to graphic storytelling to everything in between, and your job will also include bringing those stories to the audience, on multiple emerging platforms, to reach the audience where they are. From pitch to publication, you'll strive to find homes for these diverse perspectives and stories at CBC Ottawa and across CBC, while fostering a community of creators and continuing to build this network.

Your strengths are both in imaginative storytelling and developing relationships with potential freelance creators, sources and audience members to develop projects that are firmly rooted in this community but that are also surprising to our audience. You are able to encourage and build momentum with emerging storytellers, bringing in their unique perspectives, while communicating the need to balance this with journalistically rigorous storytelling. Strong journalism, storytelling and relationship-building skills are needed, as well as an ability to write and edit. Video skills are an asset, but an interest in learning new ways of video storytelling is more important, alongside a genuine interest in exploring digital storytelling tools. An interest in mentoring and interacting with those outside the CBC is key, as well as a strong ability to communicate and share your work internally. An independent-thinker who can juggle multiple projects on multiple timelines is essential. Knowledge of contracting and rights issues is an asset.

Key tasks include:

• Seek out, connect and build relationships with emerging independent creators and talent from diverse and digital communities, mentor and guide them from pitch to publication and create a sense of belonging for them within the CBC.
• Throughout the process, provide creative feedback and notes while communicating CBC's journalistic principles and business and rights practices, ensuring that bar is met before publication.
• Assist in developing content including idea generating, chasing of voices, writing, researching, editing, preparing questioning, setting up shoots, fact-checking, developing the writing or ideas of others.
• Assist in packaging Creator Network stories for multiple platforms as they evolve, including writing web articles, radio and tv scripts, Youtube titles and thumbnails, and producing social media content, as well as managing internal communications around publication.
• Assist with assessing First Person story ideas and pitches, helping to shape, mentor, edit, fact-check and package these stories, as well as manage publication rollout.
• Contribute ideas for content and suggestions for treatment of original, compelling, diverse and people-focussed content diversification stories in the Ottawa region.
• Potential to gather audio-visual material including interviews, video and photographs to enhance digital, print, and social media platforms as required.
• Potential to assist with events or other engagement-focussed happenings that enhance the creator community and CBC's role in it, or that generally build on gaps in our coverage.
• Develop and maintain contacts in a range of diverse communities around the region.
• Manage multiple projects on different timelines.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively across multiple departments and outside CBC.
• Act as a CBC ambassador in Ottawa's production and creative communities.
• Adhere to the Journalistic Standards and Practices of the CBC, some familiarity with media agreements, Business & Rights, budgets.

We are looking for a candidate with the following:

• University degree or equivalent.
• Five years' practical and relevant experience, including some experience with collaborating in creative partnerships and content production.
• An understanding of local journalism, and the tools needed to produce it.
• A deep understanding of how to work with creatives from all walks of life, effectively communicating journalism, business and rights and other storytelling needs, while collaborating on unique, diverse, surprising and creative finished products.
• A strong sense of journalistic storytelling with an awareness of contemporary political, economic, cultural and social issues of importance to this community, paired with a good understanding of the needs of a diverse Ottawa audience.
• A deep understanding and appreciation of diversity of perspective, opinion and experience and the ability to tell stories from those perspectives – whatever that looks like.
• Must have strong creative judgement, initiative and a high degree of responsibility for the quality of work throughout the complete production cycle as well as publication, as well as the ability to provide imaginative and effective solutions and suggestions.
• Strong critical thinking skills (familiarity with CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices is essential).
• Excellent writing, editing, video producing and other digital storytelling skills.
• Able to keep track of a number of simultaneous activities and projects and prioritize and plan, and to keep enthusiasm and momentum going on projects that can take months and evolve over time.

• Ability to generate, pitch and pursue strong, creative and original people-focussed story ideas and treatments with the goal of reaching new audience.
• Ability to seek out new voices and freelancers and develop relationships with audience members and potential collaborators.
• Knowledge of the digital space and trends as well as social media.
• A demonstrated connection to diverse communities within the Ottawa area as well as a commitment to producing journalism for audiences that are often underserved and/or underrepresented.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and outreach skills, along with the ability to work under tight deadlines with multiple priorities interacting with different teams across the organization.
• Ability to give effective feedback and coach emerging content.

Please include additional documentation or a link to your work in your cover letter. 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 to the next step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes: A mandatory Criminal record check. Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

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 recruitment@cbc.ca. 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.