Digital Editor, Media Creativity (French Services)

Digital Editor, Media Creativity (French Services)

Position Title: Digital Editor, Media Creativity (French Services)

Status of Employment: Contractee Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Position Language Requirement: English, French

Your role: Radio-Canada is looking for a dynamic and versatile Digital Editor to join the Media Creativity team. You’ll play a pivotal role in integrating branded content and sponsorships across Radio-Canada’s digital platforms, as well as in supporting social media amplification campaigns. Reporting to the Manager, Project Management and Operations, Media Creativity, you’ll work closely with the cross-platform project management team and digital platforms teams for Radio-Canada.ca (Mordu, ICI TOU.TV, RC OHdio).

Key tasks – Content Management:

• Integrate branded content, contests and sponsorship-related visuals into in-house content management systems (Scoop, Picto, etc.) and external platforms (YouTube, etc.).
• Manage the online publishing and promotion of various content formats, including text, logos, photos and audio/video files, according to strict timelines.
• Contribute to content creation by writing engaging advertising headlines, hooks, short introductions, series descriptions and episode summaries.
• Produce basic graphic designs for branded content and internal communications, such as the departmental newsletter.
• Adapt and format visual assets for diverse content types, including resizing logos to platform-specific technical requirements and cropping visuals to required dimensions.

Key tasks – Social Media Support:

• Craft compelling copy for social media posts across various platforms to promote branded content and advertiser partnerships with shows.
• Create basic graphic designs and crop visuals for social media publications.
• Perform basic video editing for social media clips in line with current standards.
• Caption video content for social media posts.
• Monitor campaign-related social media pages and manage community engagement, including responding to comments.
• Co-ordinate approvals and source materials for amplified social media posts on digital platform accounts.

Your profile:

Qualifications:

• University degree in a related field (communications, marketing, journalism or equivalent)
• Three (3) or more years of related experience

Desirable skills:

• Knowledge of and interest in the media industry
• Knowledge of Radio-Canada programming
• Relevant experience in digital content management
• Knowledge of social media platforms and best practices
• Ability to quickly become proficient in software relevant to your job focus (in-house CMS and video processing tools)
• Basic graphic design skills (layout, image formatting, etc.)
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Strong organizational skills, diligence and attention to detail
• Ability to adapt and prioritize effectively
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team
• Ability to handle stress and pressure during busy periods
• Bilingualism (English and French)
• Knowledge of the advertising industry

Selected candidates will be tested as follows:

• Practical test related to the position
• 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 recruitment@cbc.ca.

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: 1000, Rue Papineau, Montreal, Quebec, H2K 0C2

Number of Openings: 1

Work Schedule: Full time

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

Industries: Broadcast Media Production and Distribution