Senior Media Librarian, Content Lifecycle Operations

The Content Lifecycle team within CBC’s Transformation Office provides expertise and guidance to support the lifecycle of CBC content for today and tomorrow. We connect our clients to the material they need and we share our expertise and knowledge of CBC's production systems and rich media collections. Through our efforts, CBC storytellers are more empowered to tell impactful stories to Canadians. Our services are available to all of our regional and national content creators.

The Acquisitions team is seeking a highly skilled Senior Media Librarian specializing in Digital News Media to join our team. As a pivotal member of our organization, you will be responsible for acquiring, cataloging, and archiving digital news media assets. A critical responsibility of this role will be troubleshooting technical errors to ensure proper archival storage and reusability potential of our digital media resources. The ideal candidate would be someone who thrives in autonomous environments, adept at independently troubleshooting and resolving issues with minimal supervision while demonstrating proactive initiative. This role requires a deep understanding of digital media formats, metadata standards, and archival best practices to ensure the preservation and accessibility of our digital news collections. You will be utilizing your skills as an information professional by working closely with production and technical support partners to ensure the efficient and effective management and use of media, systems and tools as content flows through its lifecycle.

Shift work or weekend work may also be required, as is the potential to work occasional holidays.

Key Tasks:

• Develop, maintain, and execute strategies for acquiring digital news media content.
• Implement archival policies and procedures to preserve digital news media assets, ensuring long-term accessibility and usability.
• Analyze requirements and suggest recommendations based on industry standards and best practices that contribute to optimal performance and user experience.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to support their digital media needs, discuss system and workflow improvements, and ensure compliance with copyright and licensing agreements.
• Conduct QC on acquired assets to surface, investigate, and resolve potential technical errors and/or metadata inconsistencies
• Provide training and support to Media Librarian team members to ensure proper cataloging standards and practices are being met
• Oversee digital and file-based production media assets, including selecting broadcast materials to preserve with the assistance of program and corporate selection criteria, and assigns metadata as required.
• Maintain active relationships with partner teams and content creators related to digital and file-based assets.
• Promote an understanding of digital and file-based content management via written documentation, one-on-one, or group training.
• Performs any or all of the tasks of a Media Librarian.

We are looking for a candidate with the following:

• University Degree in Library Science or the equivalent, with the appropriate subject specialty for the assignment.
• Four years of comparable and relevant experience.
• Excellent collaboration and organizational skills and a solid understanding of content management practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders and convey complex information to non-technical users.
• Proven ability to transform workflows and processes to meet evolving business and production needs.
• Strong technical understanding of CBC file-based production workflows, systems, tools, and media including, Avid PAM and MAM, Isilon, DTV, 9CMS, iNews, Medoc-Eureka.
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment that may require quick decision making and the ability to work well under time constraints and deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail. Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong inter-departmental knowledge and the ability to prioritize tasks are considered assets for this role.
• Knowledge of CBC/Radio-Canada programming, programming policies and journalistic standards and practices.
• Thorough understanding of preservation and handling of file-based media.

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