Digital Associate Producer (French Services) in Vancouver, British Columbia

Position Title:

Digital Associate Producer (French Services)

Status of Employment:

Temporary Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Position Language Requirement:

English, French

Language Skills:

English (Reading – B – Intermediate), English (Speaking – B – Intermediate), English (Writing – B – Intermediate), French (Reading – E – Exempt), French (Speaking – E – Exempt), French (Writing – E – Exempt)

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.

Unposting Date:

2025-02-02 11:59 PM

This is a o ne-year contract and the position is based in Vancouver.

Your role

We are seeking a creative, diligent and resourceful associate producer to elevate journalism across all of Radio-Canada Colombie-Britannique’s digital platforms.

Working under the supervision of the digital producer, you will be responsible for posting daily content primarily for the web page, Info app and our YouTube channel. You will also apply strategies to amplify our content’s reach and engagement in the digital space.

You will work closely with station teams to maximize newsgathering across all platforms and increase the web and social media reach of our productions.

You are innovative by nature and thrive in a team and collaborative environment. We are looking for someone who thinks visually and critically, with excellent editorial skills, and who has a strong understanding of how to connect with different audiences, wherever they might be.

You will have a firm grip of CBC/Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices and will understand the importance of providing accurate, relevant information. You know how to strike a balance between creating engaging experiences while producing work that tackles important, complex issues clearly and concisely.

What you do:

• Provide support to the digital producer and other team members.

• Select and post digital audio clips.

• Write and post companion content for radio.

• Write and lay out web articles.

• Post videos on YouTube.

• Update our databases daily.

• Upload and check the quality of videos posted to the station’s website and other digital properties.

• Work with videographers and editors, radio shows, the Téléjournal Colombie-Britannique team and newsroom staff to promote and repurpose content.

• Oversee the visual design of content using Canva.

• Monitor incoming visual content from different CBC/Radio-Canada units to assess how it can be used locally.

• Be able to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, based on the news cycle and available resources.

• Collaborate with other team members to create digital content such as explainers.

• Keep abreast of the latest trends in video storytelling.

You will also have the opportunity to pitch ideas for digital content and formats, including innovative story treatments. You may be asked to present this multiplatform content on air. You know that creating effective content for the web and social media requires a good grasp of storytelling techniques on those platforms.

What you bring:

• University degree or a relevant combination of education/experience

• Three (3) years’ directly related experience

• Excellent communication, writing and organizational skills, with great attention to detail

• Excellent editorial judgment and ability to identify engaging stories with strong potential

• Ability to work well in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

• Strong interpersonal skills, along with the ability to work under deadline pressure with multiple priorities while interacting with different teams across the organization

• A demonstrated commitment to inclusion and diversity in your work

• Knowledge of English

• Familiarity with CBC/Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices

• Comfort with Avid, Adobe Premiere, Rush, After Effects or similar image editing software is an asset

• Familiarity with web analytics is an asset

• Familiarity with CBC/Radio-Canada digital production tools (Scoop, Picto, Transit, Media Central, Medianet, Dalet) is an asset

• Photography and video gathering skills is an asset

• Audio and video editing skills is an asset

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 (http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/working-with-us/jobs/diversity-inclusion-cbc-rc) 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 (http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/vision/governance/corporate-policies/values-ethics/conduct) . 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 (http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/vision/governance/corporate-policies/human-resources/conflicts) . 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.

Primary Location:

700 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 4A2

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time

At CBC/Radio-Canada (http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en) , 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.