Copy Editor (Senior Writer) (English Services) (Telework/Hybrid)

National Media Awards Foundation; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

CBC/Radio-Canada in Toronto seeks an experienced Copy Editor (Senior Writer) for English Services. The role blends editing, writing and digital packaging for our fast-moving news sites, with a focus on breaking coverage and live pages.

The successful candidate will mentor colleagues, ensure accuracy under tight deadlines, and apply CBC journalistic standards. Weekend work, hybrid arrangements, and a strong command of digital storytelling are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of recent experience editing in a digital news environment.
• Substantial experience copy editing, fact-checking, writing and packaging news content for a digital audience.
• Ability to think critically and work independently.
• Understanding of CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices and knowledge of legal and ethical issues related to journalism.
• Proven ability to manage large volumes of fast-moving information.
• Understanding of how and when to leverage multimedia assets, including video, audio, graphics, photos and social media embeds.
• Active user of social media platforms.
• Aptitude with text and video content management systems.
• Open mindset.
• Ability to work weekends, early mornings, statutory holidays when required.

Responsibilities

• Copy edit breaking, developing, enterprise and feature news, as well as display copy for social media, graphics and videos.
• Curate and/or edit live story pages.
• Ensure copy is accurate, fair and balanced.
• Work with writers and producers to develop story ideas, assignments and structure, and give them constructive feedback.
• Identify and respectfully communicate gaps in a story, keeping the bigger picture in mind while editing the details.
• Package digital stories according to mobile-first considerations.
• Help writers and reporters develop their digital writing skills.
• Communicate digital news best practices.
• Uphold and contribute to best practices.

Skills

Copy editing

Fact-checking

News writing

Digital packaging

Social media savvy

Deadline-driven

Education

University degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Content management systems

Video/graphics assets handling

Job description

Position Title: Copy Editor (Senior Writer) (English Services) (Telework/Hybrid)

Status of Employment:

Permanent

Position Language Requirement:

Language Skills:

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 that the successful candidate(s) can be based in any of the following locations near a major CBC location: Calgary, Charlottetown, Edmonton, Fredericton, Halifax, Iqaluit, Ottawa, Regina, Saint John, Saskatoon, St-John’s, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Vancouver, Whitehorse, Windsor, Winnipeg, Yellowknife

CBC News is looking for an experienced copy editor to join our digital team at Canada’s leading news website and app. You’re an accomplished journalist and an excellent news editor with a sharp eye for stories that connect with contemporary Canada. You are capable of working collaboratively with some of the most experienced journalists in the business while also supporting and mentoring newer ones.

Reporting to the senior producer of the editing team and the digital executive producer, you ensure the accurate and efficient delivery of news copy to CBC’s digital, social and video news platforms, always with the audience in mind. You have uncompromising attention to detail and high quality standards. You write and refine sharp headlines and engaging copy. You are proficient in leveraging visual storytelling and packaging tools and techniques and adapting to evolving technologies.

You are comfortable jumping from topic to topic: you could be working on a live page for an election one day and pivoting to a health explainer the next day. You know what sings on a video title as much as you know how to restructure an investigative piece to bring the best to the audience.

In this role, you also play a crucial part in our breaking news coverage, ensuring timely updates and accurate information across live story pages. You’re a critical thinker, multitasker and self-starter who is comfortable making independent editorial decisions in accordance with the CBC News Journalistic Standards and Practices, as well as the overall digital strategy.

You care about the people you work with and have a genuine familiarity with and appreciation for different perspectives, opinions and experiences. You live and promote the values of diversity and an inclusive and respectful work culture.

This is a permanent, part-time position on weekends.

Job responsibilities

• Copy edit breaking, developing, enterprise and feature news, as well as display copy (titles, descriptions and posts) for social media, graphics and videos.
• Curate and/or edit live story pages.
• Ensure copy is accurate, fair and balanced
• Work with writers and producers to develop story ideas, assignments and structure, and give them constructive feedback.
• Identify and respectfully communicate gaps in a story, keeping the bigger picture in mind while editing the details.
• Package digital stories according to mobile-first considerations.
• Help writers and reporters develop their digital writing skills.
• Communicate digital news best practices.
• Uphold and contribute to best practices.

Relevant skills and experience

• Minimum five years of recent experience editing in a digital news environment.
• Substantial experience copy editing, fact-checking, writing and packaging news content for a digital audience.
• Ability to think critically and work independently.
• Understanding of CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices and knowledge of legal and ethical issues related to journalism.
• Proven ability to manage large volumes of fast-moving information.
• Understanding of how and when to leverage multimedia assets, including video, audio, graphics, photos and social media embeds.
• Active user of social media platforms.
• Excellent news judgment.
• Ability to work effectively, collaboratively and gracefully under 24/7 newsroom deadline pressure.
• Stellar communication and interpersonal skills.
• Open mindset.
• Aptitude with text and video content management systems.
• Experience applying Canadian Press style. Knowledge of CBCNews.ca style an asset.
• Reporting experience an asset.
• University degree or equivalent experience.
• Ability to work weekends, early mornings, statutory holidays when required.

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:

Broadcast Centre 205 Wellington St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3G7

Work Schedule:

Part time

Job Criteria

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Part-time
• Job function: Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
• Industries: Broadcast Media Production and Distribution