Senior Manager, Journalism and Programming (French Services) (On Site)

Position Title:

Senior Manager, Journalism and Programming (French Services) (On Site)

Status of Employment:

Permanent

Position Language Requirement:

French

Language Skills:

French (Reading - C - Advanced), French (Speaking - C - Advanced), French (Writing - C - Advanced)

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:

2026-09-18 11:59 PM

Your role

As Senior Manager of Journalism and Programming for the Estrie station, you are responsible for planning, guiding, organizing, producing and delivering content across all platforms (TV, radio and digital).

To develop your department, you manage the human, physical and financial resources assigned to you to achieve regional and Regional Services objectives. Under the overall authority of management, you work in tandem with all members of the leadership team and ensure that Journalistic Standards and Practices are applied throughout the department.

As Senior Manager, you are a creative, strategic, big-picture leader. You ensure the ongoing development of content creators by fostering their engagement and promoting inclusion. You thrive in a rapidly changing work environment, driven by the public broadcaster’s core values.

Key Tasks:

• Define the editorial vision and assist in planning overall strategic objectives, as well as more specific objectives related to News & Current Affairs, editorial practices, digital platforms, impact journalism and breaking news coverage.
• Advise the Regional Director on what actions should be prioritized to achieve departmental objectives and ensure their implementation.
• Assist in analyzing audience needs and suggest relevant content to help achieve approved objectives.
• Co-ordinate the human and administrative resources required to produce content across all platforms — digital, social, radio and TV (Téléjournal newscasts).
• Engage and coach team leaders and encourage them to suggest and develop relevant features for audiences, whether in the areas of breaking news coverage, impact journalism, or arts, sports and social affairs content.
• Suggest and oversee special coverage initiatives (e.g., special TV/radio broadcasts, podcasts, digital stories, documentaries), taking whatever steps are required to produce them.
• Identify succession needs and sit on selection boards (or designate a representative).
• Develop teams and participate in the performance management process for staff; if necessary, suggest ways to improve performance and skills development.
• Represent station management at public engagement events as delegated by the station director.
• Participate in various local, regional and national committees upon request.
• Maintain contacts with other regional stations to maximize opportunities for efficiencies and synergy.
• Assess operating and capital budget needs and recommend solutions to management. Monitor expenses in line with your department’s allocated budgets. Suggest actions based on programming and production requirements.
• Respond to complaints and editorial issues in consultation with Legal Services. 
• Be on call on evenings and weekends as needed to respond to emergencies.
• Perform any other duties assigned by management.

This role requires full-time on-site presence.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Ten (10) years’ journalism experience and two (2) to three (3) years’ experience in a management or leadership role.
• Excellent knowledge of journalistic processes, newsgathering methods and program production for TV, radio and digital.
• Knowledge of the Radio-Canada production environment.
• Proven editorial judgment and news sense.
• Strong knowledge of storytelling techniques and good understanding of platform-specific writing styles.
• Creative thinking, bold approach and agility in devising innovative solutions, assessing workflows and building new processes.
• Knowledge of effective management and change-management techniques.
• Positive, collaborative and inclusive leadership to engage and inspire creative, self-motivated teams.
• Proven track record in developing people and providing constructive, supportive feedback.
• Ability to handle confidential matters.
• Ability to think cross-functionally to manage a wide range of circumstances every day.
• Ability to work in a team environment, clearly share your vision, listen attentively and demonstrate openness.
• Broad knowledge base.
• Good knowledge of current affairs.
• Fluency in French (mandatory).
• Good knowledge of English (asset).
• Knowledge of CBC/Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices.

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 [email protected].
 
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:

1335 Rue King Ouest Suite 100, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1J 2B8

Work Schedule:

Full time