Director, Digital Media Operations

The House of Commons Digital Services and Real Property is currently looking to staff the Director Digital Media Operations position.

The Director Digital Media Operations plays a key leadership role in delivering and evolving the House of Commons broadcasting and Audio Visual capabilities. This includes live and on-demand broadcasting of House proceedings committee meetings and public communicationsensuring service continuity technical excellence and an outstanding experience for Members of Parliament House Administration and the Canadian public.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams in a unionized environment. You will be responsible for the strategy planning and operational delivery of end-to-end AV Technology and broadcasting solutions. Your work will directly support transparency accessibility and the modernization of parliamentary democracy through innovative digital services.

Top Reasons to Join the Digital Media and Connected Systems team:

This is an opportunity to be a part of an innovative and dynamic team that is responsible to deliver quality audio and visual content for Members of Parliament HoC Administration and the Canadian public. If you are truly passionate about working with cutting edge technology and having a role in broadcasting Canadian democracy this is the job for you.

Qualifications :

Education :

• Degree from a University OR an acceptable equivalent education training and experience.

Experience :

• Experience leading the design implementation and operation of digital media or broadcasting services in a complex high-visibility environment;
• Significant experience managing large cross-functional teams in live broadcast settings with a focus on uptime reliability and service quality;
• Demonstrated experience in managing vendor relationships technical contracts and public procurement processes;
• Experience engaging senior stakeholders and providing strategic recommendations on the future of media services;
• Experience managing budgets assets and human resources in a unionized environment;
• Knowledge of broadcast production workflows AV systems integration video streaming technologies and media archiving;
• Familiarity with Canadian broadcasting accessibility requirements (e.g. captioning language 
• services);
• Knowledge of enterprise IT principles including architecture security and systems integration in a media-heavy environment;
• Experience in utilizing their understanding of the unique needs of others adjusting their communication style and successfully inspiring action to accomplish objectives across the organization;
• Demonstrated experience leading negotiations and navigating complex or sensitive conversations in a constructive and solution-oriented manner while considering diverse perspectives to reach effective resolutions;
• Proven ability to identify key priorities align resources to meet objectives and integrate budget planning with program goals and operational processes;
• Experience in leading change initiatives driving commitment to new ways of doing things and aligning changes with transformational strategies;
• Significant client-management and service experience;
• Experience working with simultaneous interpretation and complex events.

Assets :

• Significant knowledge of the House of Commons and Senate procedure and culture.

Additional Information :

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace by providing a barrier-free recruitment and selection process. If you have an accommodation request require material in an accessible format or need additional support with the application process please contact Recruitment and Selection Services at .

Each bilingual position is assigned a linguistic profile that identifies the level of second language proficiency for reading comprehension written expression and oral interaction required. The profile for this position is CCC. Consideration may be given to candidates with other linguistic profiles. 

Please note the following candidate may be required to: 

• Work irregular hours including evenings and on weekends 
• Carry a mobile device 
• Travel nationally and/or internationally as needed 

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Qualified candidates may be considered for future vacancies for this role or for other similar and/or related roles on an indeterminate and/or fixed term basis.

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