Position Title:

Project Lead, Production Services (English Services)

Status of Employment:

Permanent

Position Language Requirement:

Language Skills:

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:

2026-04-20 11:59 PM

Your role

In this role as Project Manager with CBC Studios, you ensure television, digital, radio and event based production services and resources are provided to meet the needs of in-house production partners and independent clients. As the initial contact for CBC Studios, the Project Manager has overall authority and accountability for ensuring the process remains simple, timely and cost effective, and meets CBC’s overall objectives and goals. In supporting assigned productions from inception to completion, the Project Manager gives direction, resolves conflicts, communicates changes, and actively collaborates with stakeholders. The focus of this role is to find innovative production or workflow solutions to support our content production and business objectives.

Key Tasks:

• Initiates meetings with production partners to review upcoming facility, equipment, labour, and broadcast/presentation requirements.
• Provides expertise and recommendations to support assigned projects, and oversees the movement of the project through all stages on behalf of production partners.
• With direction, conducts operational feasibility studies, and recommends alternatives and solutions to clients and management.
• Reviews key requirements with partners/Producers, Technical Producers, and operations management to ensure accuracy and completeness and to ascertain production priorities and preferences.
• Recommends and consults on resolutions, process and efficiency improvements.
• With consideration given to ES content priorities, make decisions in collaboration with Technical Producers and senior operations managers with respect to crew assignments.
• Provides guidance and direction to resource schedulers as required to meet production needs and deadlines.
• Communicates collaboratively with production, from initial planning to post production feedback meetings, ensuring the involvement of appropriate departmental representatives and key production personnel. Provides reports on meetings and measures of success to departmental managers as required.
• Monitors business policies, practices, and standards for the assignment and scheduling of resources to ensure consistent and efficient communication and workflow, understanding of collective agreement language, CBC Studios business rules, and TBC guidelines.
• Identifies updates or new requirements for production support facilities, and recommends changes with an eye to continuous improvement.
• Ensures timely and clear communication about upcoming projects with Real Estate, Security, Maintenance, Independents and other internal departments.
• Understanding of sustainable production practices in order to meet our goals towards carbon reduction in the studio environment.

CBC Studios is seeking someone who is collaborative, diplomatic and exceptionally well organized. You have a solid understanding of media facilities, production methods, and support roles as they apply to content production. You are well versed in administration and crewing, and you know the value of supporting our partners. You demonstrate strong analytical skills and the ability to solve complex problems. You possess the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities under tight deadlines.

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience. Previous experience in project coordination or a similar role.

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.

Primary Location:

Broadcast Centre 205 Wellington St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3G7

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time