Job Description

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.

Your role

The Cross-Platform Reporter Program (CRP) recruits the top graduates from university journalism and communications programs across the country, provides them with basic training (primarily in digital reporting) and hires them for a multi-week internship at Radio-Canada\xe2\x80\x99s regional stations. The CRP serves the dual purpose of giving interns real-world experience while allowing Radio-Canada to enhance its local news coverage in the short, medium and long term.

The Cross-Platform Reporter Program is a temporary position, consisting of six (6) weeks of classroom training given virtually followed by nine (9) weeks of work in one of Radio-Canada\xe2\x80\x99s regional stations across the country, from Moncton to Vancouver.

Selected interns will receive the following:

• Classroom training (6 weeks: January 22 \xe2\x80\x93 March 1st, 2024)

The six-week curriculum includes modules on Journalistic Standards and Practices, writing for radio and television, digital editing and publishing, interviewing techniques, MediaCentral, Dalet and iNEWS software, live TV, iPhone reporting, grammar and style, and more.

• Temporary employment (9 weeks: March 4 \xe2\x80\x93 May 3, 2024)

You will be paired with a single Radio-Canada station for the duration of the program. The six weeks of classroom training will take place at that station, as will the period of employment. You will work in partnership with a coach selected by the host station. Intern reporters will be assigned independently and consolidate their learning in a realistic work environment.

Successful candidates will have a keen interest in news and current affairs, strong initiative and creativity, but above all the desire to tell stories. They are mobile and willing to work in their assigned region. They will receive compensation during the 15-week program.

Applications must include the following three items:

Incomplete applications will not be considered. * Resum\xc3\xa9

• Letter of interest: Answer the question, \xe2\x80\x9cWhy do you want to take part in the CRP and how does it fit into your career path?
• Simulated live stand-up (video) shot on a smartphone, where you present a news story of your choice. Between one and two minutes maximum. You can upload the stand-up to a content-sharing platform (YouTube, Google Drive, etc.), providing the link in your resum\xc3\xa9 or letter of interest. You don\xe2\x80\x99t have to include an interview clip or do any editing. The most important thing will be how you tell the story on camera.

This job posting stems from an initiative to hire candidates who will bring not only diverse skills and perspectives but diverse professional and personal experience to CBC/Radio-Canada to enrich our content and reflect contemporary Canada.

Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate with the following:

Qualifications:

• Candidates must have a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in journalism, communications or a related field or a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in progress
• Candidates who are not Canadian citizens or landed immigrants must have a valid work visa or study visa at the time of their application
• Mobility is mandatory for those selected to be able to work on a temporary position in one of Radio-Canada\xe2\x80\x99s 20 regional stations

Skills:

• Knowledge of Canadian and world affairs
• Superior French-language skills (spoken and written) and good knowledge of English (spoken and written)
• Knowledge of and presence on social media
• Initiative to generate and chase stories
• Interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate your day-to-day work so as to meet tight deadlines
• Ability to travel and work flexible hours
• Knowledge of CBC/Radio-Canada platforms and programming an asset
• Valid driver\xe2\x80\x99s license, as well as a driving record that meets the criteria of CBC/Radio-Canada\xe2\x80\x99s insurer

Selected candidates will be tested as follows:

• French and English tests
• Journalistic tests
• Interview

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

If this sounds interesting, please click on \'\'Apply online\'\'. 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\xe2\x80\x99s diversity. That\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the 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 . All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on . 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.

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