Managing Editor

Description:

As Managing Editor for Newfoundland & Labrador English Services, you will lead and inspire CBC’s editorial teams across the province, including stations in St. John’s, Gander, Corner Brook, and Happy Valley-Goose Bay. You will play a strategic role in CBC’s transformation to be more digital, local, and ambitious, guiding journalists to grow new audiences while maintaining high journalistic standards.

Your responsibilities include:

• Providing daily editorial leadership for all programs and projects

• Ensuring CBC’s journalistic standards of fairness, accuracy, balance, and thoughtfulness

• Developing and executing strategies to strengthen local journalism and deepen community ties

• Creating an inclusive and positive work culture by coaching and mentoring staff

• Building connections with colleagues nationally and across French Services in Atlantic Canada

• Networking with community leaders and groups

• Managing complaints to the CBC Ombudsman

• Collaborating with finance and legal teams on budgeting and compliance

• Hiring and supporting journalism staff training

The ideal candidate will have:

• Exceptional critical thinking and strategic leadership skills

• Strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

• Deep understanding of Newfoundland & Labrador communities and journalism needs

• Proven change management and problem-solving skills

• Experience with multiple storytelling formats (breaking news, enterprise journalism, audio, video, digital)

• A commitment to public interest journalism and public broadcasting

Additional assets include:

• Ability to communicate in French and/or an Indigenous language