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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.

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The Radio-Canada News department in Montreal is seeking a producer with live presentation experience in an automated control room environment.

Working closely with a production team and adhering to the Journalistic Standards and Practices, you will conceptualize, plan and produce a live news program. You will be responsible for its visual treatment, packaging and daily on-air presentation. With your creativity and editorial judgement, you will help your team empower Radio-Canada audiences to make sense of complex and diverse topics and issues.

In a 24/7 news environment, you must be highly adaptable, thrive under tight deadlines and exercise a unifying leadership style with the production teams.

As team leader, you will ensure optimal use of the resources available to you and compliance with the brand image, in line with the Style Guide.

This position has a strong cross-platform focus. You will help modernize our approach to newsgathering and delivery, taking into account the specifics of our platforms and our audiences’ habits.

You will pitch and experiment with new approaches to production, collaborating closely with the various News teams to deliver agile, cross-platform storytelling.

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• Conceptualize, plan and produce live news programming in an automated control room environment.
• Determine the visual treatment and production choices based on the content, program pacing and breaking news developments.
• Manage and co-ordinate the control room production team’s work and ensure optimal use of resources.
• Quickly adapt on-air presentation in response to breaking news, changes in content and unforeseen circumstances, in collaboration with the editorial and production teams.
• Pitch and experiment with new production and creative approaches, particularly from a cross-platform perspective.

This role requires full-time on-site presence.

What You Bring:

Qualifications :

• College diploma or the equivalent in a relevant field.
• Five (5) years’ experience in live on-air presentation, including at least three (3) years directly related to production in an automated environment.
• Excellent editorial judgment, deep knowledge of current affairs and extensive general knowledge.

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• Experience working in an automated control room and strong grasp of the demands of live news production.
• Strong content production skills: multicamera, lighting, editing and graphics.
• Creative drive, intellectual curiosity and an appetite for experimenting with new production approaches.
• Demonstrated ability to perform well under pressure, react quickly to breaking news and manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Leadership, team focus, initiative and superior problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent command of spoken and written French.
• Deep understanding of digital storytelling conventions, formats and audience consumption habits, with the ability to conceptualize content through a cross-platform lens an asset.

If you have a keen interest in news and current events, are a confident leader and are looking to join an established, respected production team, this offer is for you.

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.

As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next

step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:  

• A mandatory Criminal record check. 

• Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

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.

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