Senior Production Manager - CBC Sports Presents (English Services)

Position Title:

Senior Production Manager - CBC Sports Presents (English Services)

Status of Employment:

Temporary Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Position Language Requirement:

English

Language Skills:

English (Reading - B - Intermediate), English (Speaking - B - Intermediate), English (Writing - B - Intermediate)

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:

2026-11-02 11:59 PM

**This position is a 18 months backfill of a maternity leave**

You will work with the Director on strategic issues involving financial and business implications. You will also be responsible for business planning, financial analysis, reconciliation and reporting, cost management, contract management and procurement, and overseeing and directing the work of others.

Function: The Senior Production Manager (listed as Advisor, Production Planning) is responsible for the financial and business management of all broadcast programs produced and acquired by CBC Sports. Works with the Senior Director of Business and Strategic Planning on strategic issues involving financial and business implications. Responsibilities include planning, budgeting, and reporting on all programs within the unit, and managing and reporting on a number of related departmental budgets.

Key Tasks:

• Provides on-going analysis, evaluation, advice and guidance on production and departmental expenditures and future planning. Participates in the preparation of long-range budgets and business plans.
• For start-up projects, prepares business cases for approval involving the merits and benefits for significant expenditures.
• Prepares and provides program budgets.
• Consults with the Director of ways to redirect and optimise spending within the unit. Supports Director and Executive Director in the preparation of summary documents and presentations for the VP's Office.
• Manages the program and departmental budgets for programs, acquisitions and special projects. Authorises expenditures and budget variances. Determine validity of cost overruns and budget surpluses. Take corrective measures where possible. Determines the number of persons required to carry out production operations and has the authority to determine and effect methods to optimize spending, including the right to transfer or reassign employees due to lack of work.
• Consolidates program budgets and spending on a monthly basis to facilitate reporting. Reviews and consolidates forecasts for the unit overall. Works with the Finance Department in order to resolve any reporting issues.
• Analyses program budget proposals and makes suggestions for adjustments. Identifies existing and potential problems and recommends alternatives and solutions.
• Provides comments on various types of contracts, and recommendations for improvements to contract wording. Identifies potential business and financial issues within contracts, and proposes solutions. For significant contracts, summarises issues at a high-level for the Senior Director. Determines operational requirements and determines the requirements to  hire outside firms, contractors, and/or freelance personnel as necessary to meet production needs.
• Exercises authority over administrative and production support staff, including the selection, hiring and promotion of employees in the immediate scope of responsibilities.
• Suggests policies and standards governing production operations, and exercises responsibility to control the unit's properties, tools, equipment, and resources.
• Provides advice and guidance on the application of collective agreements, corporate policies, guidelines and procedures and other business and administrative matters.
• Keeps abreast of all initiatives and developments emanating from Human Resources, Finance, Business Affairs, and Network and Regional Production Centres. Participates in the change processes as required.

Qualifications 

You possess:

• University degree in broadcast, business, accounting or related.
• A minimum of 5 years of related experience..
• Knowledge of spreadsheet and word processing software (especially Excel) is required.
• Experience using accounting software (SAP) is an asset.
• Requires knowledge of production accounting, financial and contract management as well as good supervisory skills.
• Requires knowledge of the digital and sports industry and production as well as excellent knowledge of program rights.
• Knowledge of labour and talent agreements is essential.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, complex financial information to diverse groups of people, including senior managers.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and respond to several urgent demands in a short time frame.

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 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

Work Schedule:

Full time