Managing Editor, Edmonton (English Services) (On-Site)

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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.

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Managing Editor, Journalism

Lead a growing newsroom in one of Canada's most dynamic and complex cities. CBC Edmonton is looking for a Managing Editor to drive our editorial strategy and inspire a team of journalists dedicated to serving a growing, diverse audience.

This is an opportunity to shape how the story of Edmonton and Central/Northern Alberta is told across audio, visual, and digital platforms. You will lead the charge in delivering breaking news that matters and original enterprise reporting that connects.

As the senior journalistic leader, you will set the tone for the newsroom. You will:

• Define and execute an editorial vision across CBC digital, radio, and television that balances immediate breaking news with enterprise storytelling.

• Serve as the guardian of CBC’s journalistic integrity, ensuring all content is fair, balanced, and accurate. 

• Move the newsroom forward in an ever-changing landscape, encouraging calculated risks, new formats, and digital-first thinking.

• Ensure our coverage reflects the true diversity of Alberta, building trust with new audiences through inclusive storytelling.

• Oversees the station’s community outreach strategy 

We are looking for an empathetic, strategic leader who believes that great journalism starts with an inclusive newsroom culture:

• You are committed to hiring diverse talent and fostering an inclusive environment where staff feel safe, heard, and inspired to grow.

• You possess exceptional editorial judgment and can make difficult decisions rapidly during high-pressure news events.

• You communicate with clarity and confidence, building strong bridges across the organization 

Experience required:

• Minimum of 10 years' related leadership experience, including experience leading a newsroom 

• A track record of guiding complex journalistic decision making

• Experience managing staff and resources within budgetary constraints

• Experience leading the application of journalistic standards and practices in a daily newsroom setting

• An ongoing interest in and understanding of media trends as they apply to a multiplatform newsroom

• Experience in setting clear objectives and goals, and then to deliver on them 

• Proven ability to make decisions rapidly and frequently within tight deadlines  

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to be clear, concise, and precise on journalistic and  programming matters

• Experience leading a news team during major breaking news events

• Knowledge of the law as it relates to broadcasting and journalism

• Experience hiring and supporting new staff in a journalistic setting, including defining expectations and following up where appropriate

• Experience working with video and/or audio storytelling is essential

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• Provides strategically driven editorial leadership daily and on all station projects

• Responsible for application of the CBC’s journalistic standards and practices 

• Responds to complaints to the Ombudsman 

• Works collaboratively with other CBC leaders to ensure strong national coverage of stories in the Edmonton and Northern Alberta

• Works closely with legal team when required

• Develops and executes strategy against goals

• Builds and maintains strong relationships between the Edmonton local team and colleagues across the country 

• Works with MEs and other colleagues across the country to achieve strategic goals

• Builds relationships with community leaders and groups in the community 

• Works with finance staff to ensure costs are tracked and budgets are followed

• Hires and ensures the training and development of all staff

Why Join Us?

CBC Edmonton plays a key role in the daily lives of hundreds of thousands of people. We offer the chance to lead a team that is eager to win, eager to innovate, and eager to reflect the community we serve. If you are ready to lead with purpose, we want to hear from you.

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 [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.

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