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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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Radio-Canada Acadie is seeking a National Lineup Editor assigned primarily to Téléjournal Acadie.

As one of the editorial pillars of the newsroom, you prepare and format relevant journalistic content for Téléjournal Acadie, keeping in mind current events and issues of interest to Acadia and the four Atlantic provinces. You will also be required to collaborate on the production of digital content and must be familiar with its standards and codes.

Working closely with newsroom assignment editors, the Téléjournal Acadie team, and journalists, you structure news content to meet the needs of our audiences, in accordance with the Corporation's standards and policies.

Key tasks:

• Follow regional, national, and international news using various information sources.
• Research, gather, analyze, verify, and select reports and news items for broadcasts. Identify sources and verify facts.
• Collaborate with assignment editors, web desks, and radio desks to plan daily coverage, upcoming coverage, and special event coverage. Propose topics and discuss story angles with colleagues. Prepare the rundown for news broadcasts.
• Maintain a network of contacts.
• Select visual excerpts. Adapt the content of these excerpts or reports into various formats for broadcasts.
• Verify and correct journalists' work as needed before reports are aired.
• Identify news treatment angles. Write copy, headlines, and report intros. Prepare live interactions with field journalists.
• Distribute and coordinate the work of production teams (text, sound and audiovisual editing, headlines and presentations, graphics, design), interview preparation, and source verification.
• In television, supervise the content of the newscast during the broadcast. In the control room, give directions and exchange information with the team. During the broadcast, decide on rundown modifications if news developments require it.

This role requires full-time on-site presence.

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Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Seven (7) years of journalism experience or equivalent.

Skills:

• Strong communication skills.
• Confident and positive leadership.
• Broad general knowledge and strong analytical skills.
• Excellent knowledge of regional, national, and international current events.
• Mandatory bilingualism: French and English.
• Very good knowledge of newsroom logistics.
• Ability to provide feedback.
• Knowledge of the multiplatform production environment (TV, radio, web) is an asset.
• Maintain an up-to-date network of resource persons.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the Corporation's journalistic standards and practices.

Selected candidates will be tested as follows:

• Journalistic tests (French test, general knowledge, and writing).
• Interview.

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 [email protected].
 
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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