Journalist (English Services) (On-Site)

CBC/Radio-Canada; City of Moncton; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

CBC/Radio-Canada seeks a Journalist for English Services to join the Atlantic Investigative Unit. The role, based on-site in Moncton and supported by CBC’s standards, emphasizes investigative reporting, strong interviewing and storytelling across TV, radio and digital platforms.

You will produce compelling stories for rollout across all platforms, maintain high journalistic integrity, and collaborate with colleagues in a fast-paced newsroom environment to inform Canadians on matters of public

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or equivalent required.
• 3+ years journalism experience or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of news and current events; excellent writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Keep up with current events by consulting multiple sources.
• Establish and maintain links with diverse sources.
• Propose and receive topics for news stories and research them.
• Plan reports and conduct interviews; assess relevance and accuracy.
• Direct TV shoots and radio/new media recordings; select clips and visuals.
• Draft reports, briefs, and scripts; adapt content for different platforms.
• Submit texts for approval and oversee editing process.
• Prepare live broadcasts and organize resources for reports.
• Publish texts, reports, and multimedia elements across platforms.

Skills

Current-events knowledge

Excellent writing

Journalistic standards

Digital formats

Content management tools

Audio/Video editing

Audience data

Valid driver's license

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism or equivalent

Tools

Content Management Systems

Audio editing software

Video editing software

Job description

Position Title:Journalist (English Services) (On-Site)Status of Employment:PermanentPosition Language Requirement:EnglishLanguage Skills:English (Reading - B - Intermediate), English (Speaking - B - Intermediate), English (Writing - B - Intermediate)Work at CBC/Radio-CanadaAt 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:2026-11-19 11:59 PMThis role requires full time on site presence.Your roleCBC News is looking for a Journalist to be assigned to the Atlantic Investigative Unit. The job can be based in any of the four Atlantic provinces. As an applicant, you must have excellent interpersonal skills and enjoy working in a team environment. You have a demonstrated record of impactful and creative enterprise and/or investigative journalism. You are genuinely curious, care deeply about truth, and are able to hold the powerful to account on issues of injustice and transparency. You are a skilled interviewer, an adept researcher and a captivating storyteller. You have the skills to produce stories for rollout in news and current affairs, on all platforms, and on local, regional and national programming. You have the curiosity and competence to find and tell investigative stories in any part of the Atlantic region, no matter where you are based. You have a deep understanding of and appreciation for CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices and media law.Tasks:1. Keep up with current events by consulting various sources.2. Establish and maintain links with different sources.3. Propose and receive topics for news stories.4. Research, gather, evaluate and verify all elements of the topics addressed.5. Plan reports around the story to be told. Conduct interviews and assess their relevance. Direct TV shoots. Direct recordings on the radio or for new media. Take photographs or direct photo shoots for new media.6. Listen to audio and view visuals. Select the appropriate clips. Provide information for the graphic illustration of the topics addressed.7. Decide on story angles. Draft various documents (reports, titles, briefs, texts with or without clips, presentation documents, ticker headlines) in a style that suits the medium and update them to reflect current events. Adapt the content of information programs. Depending on the position, translate or adapt copy or interviews into the broadcast language.8. Script and narrate reports.9. Submit texts for approval.10. Oversee the editing process. Retrieve and assemble audio and visual clips for television. Perform rough editing for radio. Prepare audio and visual elements for new media.11. Prepare live broadcasts. Propose questions and clips and suggest their order.12. Deliver the news or reports on air.13. Publish texts, reports as well as audio and visual elements on new media.14. Inform newsroom coordinators of any event requiring immediate broadcasting or special treatment.15. On request, review the texts of other journalists and contribute to their reports.16. Provide host journalists with written information (notes, dispatch) during special programs.17. Ensure the availability of the resources (studio, booth, technician) required to produce your reports.18. Drive a news vehicle.19. For new media, select and update relevant hyperlinks. File and archive website content. Help organize andparticipate in interactive activities (moderating talkbacks, chats, forums). Follow up on e-mails from readers.20. Carry out all other related tasks as needed.More specific duties are as follows:Generate story ideas for news items, reports, interviews and in-depth features.Ensure that your journalism complies with CBC/Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices.Produce copy, video, audio, and photos.Have sound knowledge of the various multimedia formats and best practices.Produce multiple versions of your story for CBC/Radio-Canada’s various platforms as needed.We are looking for a candidate with the following:A) Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree and three years of journalism experience or the equivalent.B) Skills:Strong knowledge of news and current-events.Excellent writing skills.Understanding of CBC/Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices.Proficiency with digital formats.Proficiency with content management tools.Knowledge of audio, video recording and editing functions.Knowledge of audience data.Valid driver’s license.Advanced oral proficiency, intermediate writing proficiency and advanced reading proficiency in English.Strong desire to live and promote the values of diversity and an inclusive and respectful work culture.Selected candidates will be tested as follows:Interviews.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 nextstep 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] 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:165 Main St, Moncton, New Brunswick, E1C 1B8Number of Openings:1Work Schedule:Full time