Regional Lineup Editor (French Services) (On Site)

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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 Québec is seeking a Regional Lineup Editor for digital services.

In this role, you will prepare the lineup (page layout) for digital media platforms and supervise online content publication in accordance with corporate standards and policies.

Key Tasks:

• Stay abreast of regional, national and international news stories through a wide variety of sources.
• Look for national news items aired on the network that may have regional impact. Identify sources and check facts.
• Attend story meetings for daily and special-event coverage. Suggest story ideas and discuss angles with colleagues. Prepare the newscast lineup (digital layout).
• Cultivate a network of contacts.
• Determine story angles. Write copy stories.
• Monitor breaking news developments with an eye on deadlines.
• Vet stories with journalists and request changes as needed before broadcast or publication.
• Inform the newsroom of any event that may warrant a news bulletin or special coverage.
• After a broadcast, provide feedback to reporters and management.
• Help assess the work of reporters when required.
• Determine digital needs for editorial content, infographics, tables and maps, and oversee their production. Collaborate on special coverage plans and digital layouts based on news prominence. Ensure that all image galleries, stories and hyperlinks remain relevant and accurate. Help organize, moderate and participate in interactive digital events (live panels, chats and discussion forums).
• Perform the duties of a journalist or regional assignment editor as required.
• Carry out all other related tasks as required.

This role requires full-time on-site presence.

Job Requirements:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Five (5) years’ journalism experience or equivalent.

Skills:

• Broad general knowledge.
• In-depth understanding of regional current events and issues.
• Solid command of French (working language).
• Excellent knowledge of the other official language (English) is an asset.
• Expertise in platform-specific storytelling.
• Strong grasp of newsroom logistics.
• Knowledge of production techniques.
• Familiarity with CBC/Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices.

Selected candidates will be tested as follows:

• Journalistic testing (general knowledge, French grammar and writing test).
• 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.
 
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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