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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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This is a full-time, 12-month contract based in Charlottetown.

This role requires full-time, on-site presence.

Your role

CBC P.E.I. is looking for a video journalist with a focus on video aimed at a live and on-demand audience.

You’re innovative and will try new things, new workflows and new story treatments that are informative and shareable. 

You help our audience make sense of the day. You are flexible and adaptable to the rapidly changing media landscape. You will help guide our video strategy, which places a strong emphasis on using video to reach and engage younger, diverse audiences.

This job is part of our daily news gathering operation. We are looking for someone with the ability to work collaboratively in a newsroom, offering ideas and suggestions to enhance news coverage across all platforms. You are a team player.

This job is for you if you thrive under pressure, believe strongly in accountability journalism and have a proven track record of digging up information and telling original and visually compelling stories.

Local news and community storytelling is more important than ever. You will understand our rapidly changing population and the importance of reflecting all of our communities in our content. You live and promote the values of diversity and an inclusive and respectful work culture. You know the people, the communities and the culture of Prince Edward Island. 

You will be a champion for innovative visual storytelling content, advocating for the creative use of video, still images, and graphics and other visual storytelling techniques.

Key Tasks:

• Pitch original story ideas and original video treatments.
• Gather information from various sources.
• Arranges and conducts interviews.
• Plan, edit and deliver video with a focus on live and on-demand video.
• Understands the key needs of shooting video.
• Edits recorded items on appropriate/available editing systems.
• Works with newsroom leadership to develop clear video strategy and workflows.

Qualifications 

You possess:

• High-level knowledge of legal and ethical issues related to journalism.
• Familiarity and understanding of what videos work for our audience and why.
• Ability to generate original story ideas.
• Ideas about how to make video content engaging and informative to a P.E.I. audience.
• Graduation from University or Community College in a relevant course of study or equivalent industry experience.
• Demonstrated professional experience using various news platforms, including digital, social, radio and television.
• Substantial experience vetting, editing, fact-checking and packaging video content in compelling and innovative ways.
• Substantial experience shooting and editing video. 
• Thrives in an innovative and creative environment. You are comfortable with change and uncertainty. 
• Knowledge of and connection to equity-deserving communities across Prince Edward Island.
• Commitment to including all equity-deserving groups in our storytelling.
• Demonstrates the values of diversity and an inclusive and respectful work culture.
• Comfortable and dynamic on-air presence.
• Ability to thrive under deadline.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team.
• Flexibility in hours, including evenings and on weekends, and ability to work unscheduled overtime.
• Valid driver's license.

Please include links to samples of your work in your cover letter. 

While P.E.I. may have a small population base, CBC P.E.I. has a large reach. In addition to our significant profile on digital offerings, we produce Island Morning (6-830am)  and Mainstreet (4-6pm) on radio and our nightly television supper hour program “Compass" (6-7pm) as well as content that reaches regional and national audiences. The successful candidate will be joining a versatile team of journalists who ensure we serve our audience and tell the stories that matter to the community.

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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