ENG Digital Technician - Crime Beat

Corus-Entertainment; Toronto; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Corus-Entertainment’s Global News division in Toronto invites applicants for the ENG Digital Technician role. You will shoot interviews, b‑roll, and drone footage, and edit material into compelling Crime Beat episodes for multiple platforms.

We seek a creative, deadline-driven professional with extensive on-location and non-linear editing experience, proficient in Grass Valley Edius, Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro. On-site, flexible hours, weekend shifts may be required.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education and/or experience in Journalism/Broadcasting or equivalent.
• Minimum 4 years of experience with documentary style on location filming.
• Minimum 4 years of experience with non-linear editing tools: Grass Valley Edius, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro.
• Creative thinker, able to innovate the storytelling process; open to taking risks in the development of unique content for a multi-faceted digital news operation.
• Must be able to adapt to the rapidly changing media and technology landscape.
• Work effectively under pressure, time constraints and to deadline.
• Must have a strong understanding of social media tools & technologies.
• Ability to improve and positively impact the team through cooperation and collaboration.
• Maintain and communicate a high level of enthusiasm and commitment; applies feedback in a positive manner.
• Ability to handle highly sensitive and emotional subject matter with care; acts sensitively while filming survivors of trauma.
• Demonstrate positive working relationships with team members and other departments.

Responsibilities

• Shoot various elements including interviews, anchor links, b-roll, drone footage.
• Advanced knowledge of ENG and Digital Camera functions and settings.
• Advanced knowledge of documentary style lighting, framing and audio for interview subjects.
• Digitally edit video and audio into Crime Beat episodes, news and special programming for multiple markets.
• Work collaboratively or independently on episodes with minimum supervision.
• Liaise with producers about scripts, video and audio requirements.
• Responsible for visual and sound quality control on location shoots.
• Apply best colour correction practices on location shoots.
• Consult with editors to ensure camera and sound settings align with standards.
• Direct and/or supervise production activities when necessary.
• Manage equipment bookings for shoots.
• Support promotions by identifying and capturing promotional material.
• Experience with news production systems: rundowns, scripts & timing requirements.
• Identify visuals to enhance content.
• Create stock reels for future use.
• Maintain professional journalism standards.

Skills

ENG filming

Non-linear editing

Camera operation

Lighting & audio

Storytelling

Education

Journalism/Broadcasting degree or equivalent

Tools

Grass Valley Edius

Adobe Premiere

Final Cut Pro

Job description

Division: Global News

Work Status: Full-time

Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite)

About the Role

Global News has an immediate full-time opportunity for an ENG Digital Technician, located in Toronto. Reporting to the Executive Producer, Crime Beat, the following is a paraphrase of the primary functions but does not outline all the duties that may be assigned to this position.

You will contribute by

• Shoot various elements including interviews, anchor links, broll, drone footage.
• Advanced knowledge of ENG and Digital Camera functions and settings.
• Advanced knowledge of documentary style lighting, framing and audio for interview subjects.
• Digitally edit video and audio into compelling Crime Beat episodes, news, current affairs and special programming content for use across multiple markets and platforms.
• Work both collaboratively and independently on episodes in a creative and technically accurate manner with minimum supervision.
• Liaise with producers about scripts, video and audio requirements from various sourcesand formats.
• Responsible for the visual and sound quality control of all on location shoots.
• Superior knowledge of best colour correction practices, apply said practices to all on location shoots.
• Consult with editor(s) to ensure camera settings, sound settings, framing is consistent with program technical standards.
• Incorporate and generate packaging elements as required.
• Direct and/or supervise production activities when necessary.
• Manage equipment bookings for their shoots.
• Help support promotions and publicity teams in identifying and capturing elements for promotion of the show.
• Experience with news production systems: rundowns, scripts & timing requirements.
• Recommend and locate visuals that will enhance our content.
• Create/bank stock reels of original and feed material for future use.
• Thorough understanding of News Journalistic principles and common practices.
• Position requires flexible hours (morning, evenings as needed) and occasionally working weekend shifts.

Skills and experience you will bring

• Post-secondary education and/or experience in Journalism/Broadcasting or equivalent.
• Minimum 4 years of experience with documentary style on location filming.
• Minimum 4 years of experience with non-linear editing tools: Grass Valley Edius, Adobe Premiere,Final Cut Pro.
• Creative thinker, able to innovate the story-telling process; open to taking risks in the development of unique content for a multi-faceted digital news operation.
• Must be able to adapt to the rapidly changing media and technology landscape.
• Work effectively under pressure, time constraints and to deadline.
• Must have a strong understanding of social media tools & technologies.
• Ability to improve and positively impacts the team through cooperation and collaboration.
• Maintain and communicate a high level of enthusiasm and commitment; applies feedback in apositive manner.
• Ability to handle highly sensitive and emotional subject matter with care; acts sensitively while filming the survivors of trauma.
• Demonstrate positive working relationships with team members and other departments.
• Use good judgment in handling multiple priorities and perform all job-related tasks and assignments in a timely, efficient and accurate manner.
• Effective problem solver, good at handling conflict.

Application Deadline: September 23, 2026