Reporter/Editor, Assigned to Afternoons (English Services) (On-site) in Edmonton, Alberta

Position Title:

Reporter/Editor, Assigned to Afternoons (English Services) (On-site)

Status of Employment:

Permanent

Position Language Requirement:

English

Language Skills:

English (First Official Language), English (Reading), English (Speaking), English (Writing)

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:

2024-12-25 11:59 PM

This role requires full time on site presence.

Your role

Are you an ambitious self-starter and collaborative team player who excels at breaking news, is passionate about local news and current events and has a strong interest in uncovering issues that matter to your audience?

CBC Edmonton is looking for an experienced reporter/editor to join our news team. An exceptional journalist and a keen observer, you must be able to analyze a broad range of issues and thrive in the fast-paced, high-pressure world of a multiplatform newsroom.

You will primarily work weekday afternoons/evenings, starting at 2 p.m., and as such, you will play a key role in covering breaking news, both from the newsroom and in the field. You will be expected to quickly and efficiently turn around stories and updates, ensuring our audiences on our radio, digital, social and visual platforms have the news they need to know in a timely and comprehensive manner. To do so, you will have strong news judgment and great research skills, and you will know how to find even the most difficult of sources on tight deadlines.

You will put audience needs at the centre of your journalism, ensuring your work highlights a broad range of perspectives, experiences and points of view, especially those from people who have been traditionally underrepresented in the media. You will ensure that all CBC journalistic standards are met and that our stories are fair, balanced, accurate, thoughtful, immediate and resonate with the communities we serve.

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

Your responsibilities:

• Respond quickly to breaking news events – chasing, gathering, writing and packaging stories for digital, radio, social and visual programming.

• Regularly present stories on-air, providing analysis and context to enhance the audience’s understanding of issues.

• Distill large amounts of complex information under tight time constraints.

• Pitch, research, write and package original stories for all platforms that will engage and inform the audience, deepen our community connections and elevate a range of voices.

• Cultivate and develop working relationships with a large pool of sources and contacts.

• Collaborate with colleagues to develop and break stories, and coordinate long-term coverage.

​ Your profile

• Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced daily news environment.

• Sound news judgment and a demonstrated ability to react quickly to breaking news and changing priorities, and chase multiple stories at once.

• Ability to generate, pitch and pursue strong story ideas that meet the needs of our audiences in Edmonton and northern Alberta.

• An understanding of Alberta’s political landscape, economic drivers and demographics, and a strong proven connection to the communities we serve in Edmonton and northern Alberta.

• A proven work ethic, strong communication skills and a positive, team-first attitude.

• Superior writing skills across platforms.

• Ability to present stories live on-air, from within the studio and out in the field.

• Knowledge of emerging storytelling formats and willingness to embrace change and new tasks across all CBC platforms.

• A strong desire to live and promote the values of diversity and an inclusive and respectful work culture.

• Possession of a valid driver’s licence and a driving record that meets the minimum requirements of CBC/Radio-Canada’s insurance company.

• University degree in journalism or equivalent wa minimum of three years of recent, related experience.

• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours as requith ired.

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 (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 [email protected] .

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:

123 Edmonton City Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 2Y8

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.