Switcher/director (cmg)

CBC/Radio-Canada

Toronto, ON, Canada
Ross overdrive automation system
Live switching and directing
News production environment
As a team leader in the control room, you are primarily responsible for taking newscasts to air utilizing the Ross Overdrive automation system

Job Summary

  • As a team leader in the control room, you are primarily responsible for taking newscasts to air utilizing the Ross Overdrive automation system.
  • This role involves working collaboratively with editorial and production teams, coding iNews lineups, and executing the switching, directing, and mixing of all audio and video elements involved in the production through Ross Overdrive.
  • CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity, valuing equal opportunity and nurturing an inclusive workplace.

Matching Summary

As a team leader in the control room, you are primarily responsible for taking newscasts to air utilizing the Ross Overdrive automation system.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Ross Overdrive automation system
  • live switching and directing
  • news production environment
  • control room experience
  • technical quality assurance

Nice-to-have

  • creative and technical quality
  • teamwork and collaboration
  • diversity and inclusion
  • adaptability to change

Key Requirements

  • College diploma in production and post-production techniques
  • Five (5) years of practical control room experience
  • Two (2) or more years of technical production/directing duties
  • TV production experience in a news environment
  • Strong technical skills and troubleshooting ability
  • Editorial judgement, leadership, and decision-making skills
  • Ability to work well under pressure
  • Ability to multitask, self-motivated, and self-directed

Work Rights

Not specified

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