Host (French Services)

CBC/Radio-Canada; Sherbrooke; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

CBC/Radio-Canada recherche un animateur pour le programme 'Par ici l'info'. Le candidat devra posséder de solides compétences en journalisme et comprendre les enjeux de l'Estrie. Ce rôle dynamique exige une personnalité engageante et la capacité d'innover dans la couverture radio tout en interagissant avec le public.

Qualifications

• Cinq ans d'expérience à l'antenne du radio.
• Capacité à travailler de manière indépendante et en équipe.

Responsibilities

• Planifier et organiser des segments d'émission.
• Mener des interviews et interagir avec le public.

Skills

Compréhension des enjeux régionaux

Compétences journalistiques élevées

Présence authentique à l'antenne

Ouverture à des perspectives diverses

Connaissance des médias sociaux

Education

Baccalauréat ou équivalent

Job description

Position Title:

Host (French Services)

Status of Employment:

Contractee Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Position Language Requirement:

French

Language Skills:

French (Reading), French (Speaking), French (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:

2025-06-23 11:59 PM

Your role

We are looking for a host assigned to Par ici l'info, a live radio show airing from 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., Monday to Friday.

You have a natural talent for storytelling, insatiable curiosity, and a particular knack for uncovering information during daily interviews. You’re deeply familiar with the Estrie region—its population’s interests, concerns, and challenges are no mystery to you. You enjoy explaining, analyzing, and breaking down the news.

You are curious and open-minded, welcoming different viewpoints and ideas. You understand that making great radio requires a wide range of tones. You're excited by the opportunity to experiment with talk radio formats and innovate in how topics are covered.

You’re eager to work with an experienced and dedicated team that has contributed to Par ici l'info’s success for many years.

You will play a key role in helping us engage and grow new audiences through the variety of topics and perspectives featured on the show, our presence in the digital space, and through outreach activities and public events held in the Estrie region.

You embody and promote the values of a respectful, inclusive culture. As a team leader, you demonstrate a positive attitude with colleagues and are always looking for creative solutions to challenges.

Please note that the working hours are from 4:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Key responsibilities:

• Take part in planning, designing, and organizing the show or show segments.
• Interact spontaneously with guests, journalists, contributors, experts, and members of the public.
• Conduct news interviews across all topics, both pre-planned and on-the-spot.
• Promote content across all platforms, including in the digital space, and engage with the audience.
• Stay up to date with current events and maintain subject-matter expertise.
• Participate in public or community relations activities to promote the show or CBC/Radio-Canada.
• Represent the Corporation or the show in various forums.
  
  

As needed, you may also:

• Take on production responsibilities for the show or specific segments.
• Suggest interview ideas and guests, prepare notes and questions, conduct live or pre-recorded interviews, and ensure narrative flow between segments.
• Present segments or content on other radio or television programs.
  
  

Your profile:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Five (5) years of on-air experience or equivalent
  
  

Skills:

• Excellent understanding of regional issues and events in the Estrie area
• Strong knowledge of local, national, and international current affairs
• Broad range of interests and knowledge that reflects your curiosity about various current topics, and ability to make them relevant to existing and new audiences
• Engaging, dynamic, and spontaneous personality with an authentic on-air presence
• Thoughtful, well-informed, cultured, and nuanced individual
• Outstanding journalistic skills, especially in critical thinking, storytelling, and interviewing
• Openness to diverse perspectives, ideas, and opinions
• Excellent command of spoken and written French
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated leadership
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, including collaboration with other CBC/Radio-Canada units
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Genuine interest in public-facing activities and serving as an ambassador for the public broadcaster and the show
• Knowledge of social media and digital platforms, and creative ideas to use them to connect with and grow the audience, definite assets
• Technical skills, including field recording and audio editing, strong assets
  
  

You will be required to undergo the following:

• 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.

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:

1335 Rue King Ouest Suite 100, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1J 2B8

Work Schedule:

Full time