Director, ICI Télé Culture, Variety, Society and Sports Sector (Entertainment, Sports, TOU.TV) (French Services) (Remote/Hybrid)

Job Title:

Director, ICI Télé Culture, Variety, Society and Sports Sector (Entertainment, Sports, TOU.TV) (French Services) ... Job Type: Full-time

Language Requirements for the Position: English, French

Language Skills:

English (Writing - B - Intermediate), English (Oral Expression - B - Intermediate), English (Reading - B - Intermediate), French (Writing - C - Advanced), French (Oral Expression - C - Advanced), French (Reading - C - Advanced)

Work at CBC/Radio-Canada

At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains, and brings Canadians together across multiple platforms. Promoting and embodying values such as creativity, integrity, inclusion, and relevance are what drive our achievements.

Do you think you have what it takes to succeed in this exciting and ever-evolving environment? Whether in front of the camera, on-air, online, or behind the scenes, you would be part of a team that thrives in connecting with the Canadian public and telling stories that matter to them.

Application Deadline: 2026-08-03 11:59 PM

This position is a combination of remote work and office presence. Work arrangements will be discussed with hiring managers according to guidelines determined by the sector.

Your Mandate

Reporting to the first female director of Radio-Canada's television, your mandate involves managing all operations necessary to implement content from the original productions of Ici Télé, ARTV, and Explora channels.

Your mandate will require close collaboration with all sectors of Radio-Canada: TOU.TV, the digital sector, communications (social media, public relations, promotions), partnerships, sales, scheduling and broadcasting, business relations and administration, the regional sector, and technical production.

You will oversee the Culture, Variety, and Society team, including content heads in their roles and support their development.

Your Responsibilities:

Operational Management and Content Deployment

• Operations Coordination: Plan and oversee all original productions in the sector, ensuring project tracking with internal and external teams, producers, resource allocation, and schedule adherence until content delivery across all platforms (ICI Télé, ARTV, Explora, and TOU.TV).
• Maximizing Reach: Maximize content discoverability and engagement across various audiences on all platforms, as well as public attachment to the public broadcaster.
• Producer Relations: Support producers daily and at every stage of a project; from pitch, development, to broadcast. Ensure projects align with sector and Radio-Canada's mission.
• Intersectorial Collaboration: Bridge between key sectors of Radio-Canada: TOU.TV, the Digital Sector, Communications (social media, PR, promotions), Partnerships, Sales, Scheduling, Business Relations, Regions, and Technical Production to ensure smooth information flow.
• Digital Transition: Translate senior management directions into actionable plans to leverage television and content strengths across all platforms.
• Major Events Coordination: Coordinate major projects and international initiatives (e.g., Olympic Games, Eurovision contest) with close oversight of all teams.
• Institutional Compliance: Ensure production choices and processes rigorously reflect Radio-Canada's obligations to minority official language communities (CLOSM) and Indigenous community partners.

Team Management, Leadership, and Talent Development

• Team Leadership and Motivation: Lead and motivate the Culture, Variety, and Sports team, fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Supervision and Mentoring: Supervise content heads, support their daily roles, evaluate performance, and implement individual development plans to grow their responsibilities.
• Human Resources Management: Ensure fair labor relations in compliance with collective agreements and company policies in a unionized environment.
• Innovation Culture: Stimulate ideation, creative thinking, and innovation within teams to continuously adapt content offerings to new digital realities.

Your Profile

• Minimum 10 years of experience in a leadership and team management role;
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or a combination of academic training and experience deemed relevant;
• Excellent knowledge of the media industry, television production, independent producers, and industry practices;
• Knowledge of unionized environments;
• Excellent positive leadership, collaborative problem-solving, and communication skills;
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills with employees, colleagues, and industry members;
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in a dynamic environment;
• Expertise in television content to meet the needs of French-speaking audiences across the country;
• Excellent influence, innovation, and creative thinking skills;
• Excellent organizational and planning skills;
• Discretion and integrity;
• Fluent French;
• Good English knowledge (bilingual).

Candidates' skills and knowledge may be subject to testing.

We thank all candidates for their interest, but we will only communicate with those selected for an interview.

As part of our recruitment process, all candidates selected for the background check stage will undergo the following verifications:

• Mandatory criminal record check.
• Additional checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to leading in representing the diversity of our country. We aim to create and tell stories that bring the Canadian population together, which we can only achieve by collaborating with staff who reflect the changing demographics of Canada. As an employer, we promote equal opportunity and an inclusive work environment where individual differences are recognized and valued across all services we offer as Canada's public broadcaster. For more information, consult the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you require accommodation at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an email to recrutement@radio-canada.ca.

We invite you to review our Code of Conduct and familiarize yourself with this document, which you will find on our website. All staff must comply with the Code of Conduct as a condition of employment. We also encourage you to review our conflict of interest policy. In the event of your hiring, it will be important to inform us as soon as possible of any situation constituting a conflict of interest due to your employment, or any situation that constitutes an appearance of a conflict of interest in this regard.

Main Location: 1000, Rue Papineau, Montreal, Quebec, H2K 0C2

Number of Positions Available: 1

Work Schedule: Full-time