Assignment Editor (Regional), Special Assignments and Enterprise Desk (French Services) (On Site)

CBC/Radio-Canada; Quebec; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CBC/Radio-Canada is seeking an Assignment Editor to oversee regional assignments and the enterprise desk within French Services. You will report to the Senior Manager, News and Programming and lead a three-person editorial hub to drive priority setting and multiplatform coverage in the greater Quebec City area.

You will coordinate journalists, camera operators and editors, manage deadlines, and ensure adherence to CBC/Radio-Canada standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• Five years’ journalism experience or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Assign and coordinate daily work of journalists and camera operators for regional coverage.
• Coordinate multiplatform coverage and ensure resources are available.
• Drive development of original, high-impact stories.

Skills

General knowledge

Regional current events

Creative mindset

French fluency (working language)

English as asset

Newsroom logistics

Storytelling techniques

Production techniques

Multi-story prioritization

Organizational skills

Working under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Position Title

Assignment Editor (Regional), Special Assignments and Enterprise Desk (French Services) (On Site)

Status of Employment

Permanent

Position Language Requirement

French

Language Skills

French (Reading - C - Advanced), French (Speaking - C - Advanced), French (Writing - C - Advanced)

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.

Please note the schedule is Tuesday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Radio-Canada Québec is seeking an Assignment Editor to oversee special assignments and the enterprise desk. You will report to the Senior Manager, News and Programming.

We are looking for a candidate with sharp editorial judgment, keen news instincts and in-depth knowledge of the greater Quebec City area, its key players and its newsmakers.

In this role, you bring a deep understanding of our audience and the stories that matter to them, the agility to clear roadblocks in real time, and a commitment to championing a culture of continuous improvement through constructive feedback.

Working as part of a three-person editorial leadership hub, you will help set priorities, drive advance planning and co-ordinate multiplatform coverage.

You will also collaborate closely with colleagues across the wider network to co-ordinate and fulfil regional coverage requests wherever possible.

In this strategic role, you will drive the development of original, high-impact stories.

Role

Assign and co-ordinate the daily work of journalists and camera operators assigned to regional coverage, in keeping with corporate standards and policies.

Key Tasks

• Keep up with regional, national and international news stories through various sources.
• Contact media relations officers to obtain more information about a press conference or other media event. Decide whether the event deserves coverage.
• Encourage journalists to come up with their own story ideas.
• Choose which events will be covered during the day. Draw up the assignment schedule.
• Attend planning meetings for day-to-day, upcoming and special-event coverage. Discuss the various events to be covered, express your opinions and consider those of the team.
• Inform the National Assignment Editor of local stories having a national angle or liable to take on national importance.
• Assign stories to journalists and co-ordinate their work. Discuss with reporters which angles they should take and direct them accordingly. Supply reporters with additional documentation if necessary. Inform them of what audio and video clips are available.
• Assign camera operators to shoots.
• If necessary, arrange reporters’ and camera operators’ schedules to meet coverage needs.
• Co-ordinate the work of a Research Journalist or Assignment Assistant as needed.
• Co-ordinate requests for collaboration on regional and national news and current affairs programs. Ensure that the required production resources are available to journalists.
• Closely follow events as they unfold. Be prepared to reassign journalists at any time. Plan and chase medium- and long-term assignments and create a bank of story ideas.
• May revise the form and content of the story. May suggest or demand corrections. May refuse to allow a story to be broadcast. Follow up with journalists after the broadcast.
• Write intros as needed.
• Occasionally set up interviews for reporters.
• Ensure that the items under your responsibility are ready on time for the various newscasts per the lineups (digital layouts). Also ensure that adequate human, budgetary and technical resources are available.
• Perform the duties of a Journalist or Regional Lineup Editor as required.
• Carry out all other related tasks as needed.

Job Requirements

Qualifications

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

Skills

• Extensive general knowledge.
• In-depth knowledge of regional current events and issues.
• Creative mindset.
• Fluency in French (working language).
• Excellent knowledge of the other official language (English) is an asset.
• In-depth knowledge of newsroom logistics.
• Very good knowledge of storytelling techniques specific to each platform.
• Knowledge of production techniques.
• Proven ability to advance multiple stories and coverage priorities simultaneously.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to thrive in a high-pressure environment under tight deadlines.
• serrées;
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of CBC/Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete the following:

• Editorial tests.
• 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 [e-mail].

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.

Primary Location

888 Rue St-Jean, Quebec, Quebec, G1R 5H6

Number of Openings

1

Work Schedule

Full time