Reporter-Editor assigned to Local Affairs (French Services) (On Site)

CBC/Radio-Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Reporter-Editor assigned to Local Affairs (French Services) at CBC/Radio-Canada Toronto is an on-site, temporary long-term role through March 2027. The candidate will identify and produce local Francophone stories affecting Toronto and Southern Ontario, reporting across text, video, or audio formats for CBC platforms with emphasis on digital delivery.

Requirements include a journalism degree with at least three years' experience, strong ethics, and fluency in French with advanced English.

Qualifications

• University degree in journalism or equivalent with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Ability to find story ideas and present them to a broad audience.
• Proven professional ethics within diverse teams.
• Advanced knowledge of issues affecting Francophones in Toronto and Southern Ontario.
• Experience in validating, reviewing, fact-checking, and formatting news content.
• Ability to write reports from interviews or live events, filling gaps as needed.
• Willingness to learn and take on new tasks across platforms.
• Strong journalistic judgment and ability to work effectively under pressure in a newsroom.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; strong team spirit.
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion and respect in the workplace.
• Ability to develop original, self-directed journalism.
• A valid driver’s license and driving record is an asset.
• Ability to work various shifts, including early mornings, late evenings, and weekends.
• Knowledge of audio and video editing software is an asset.
• Excellent command of French and very good knowledge of English is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Pitch and produce stories that touch Francophones in Toronto and Southern Ontario, in short or long formats.
• Design and deliver engaging journalistic content across text, video, audio and text editing.
• Work with team members in news and programming in Toronto and elsewhere.
• Establish relationships with a wide range of sources.
• Provide analysis on news topics.
• Edit audio and video content to meet deadlines.
• Respond quickly to breaking news.
• Summarize large amounts of complex information under time constraints.

Skills

French language proficiency

Journalism ethics

Communication skills

Team collaboration

News reporting under pressure

Education

University degree in journalism

Tools

Audio editing software

Video editing software

Job description

Position Title:

Reporter-Editor assigned to Local Affairs (French Services) (On Site)

Status of Employment:

Temporary Long-Term (Durée déterminée)

Position Language Requirement:

French

Language Skills:

French (Reading - C - Advanced), French (Speaking - C - Advanced), French (Writing - C - Advanced)

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.

Your role

Radio-Canada Toronto is looking for a reporter-editor to join its team. This is a temporary position until the end of March 2027.

The selected candidate will identify and produce local stories that directly affect and feature Francophones in Toronto and Southern Ontario. They will also be called upon to report, explain, and popularize news stories on various topics.

They will present their content in text, video, or audio format across all Radio-Canada platforms, with priority given to digital formats.

Your responsibilities:

• Pitch and produce stories that directly touch and feature Francophones in Toronto and Southern Ontario, whether in short or long formats, text or visual.
• Design and deliver engaging journalistic content, from research and writing to video, audio, and text editing.
• Work closely with other team members in news and programming in Toronto and elsewhere.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with a wide variety of sources and contacts.
• Provide analysis on news topics.
• Edit audio and video content to produce reports within established deadlines.
• Respond quickly to breaking news.
• Quickly summarize large amounts of complex information under time constraints.

This role requires full-time on-site presence.

Your profile:

• University degree in journalism or equivalent, and at least three (3) years of recent and relevant experience.
• Ability to find story ideas and present them to a broad audience from an engaging perspective.
• Proven professional ethics within diverse teams.
• Advanced knowledge of key issues affecting Francophones in Toronto and Southern Ontario, including immigration, health, education, and other areas.
• Experience in validating, reviewing, fact-checking, and formatting news content.
• Ability to write reports based on interviews gathered or live web events, filling in gaps as needed.
• Willingness to learn and take on new tasks across all Radio-Canada platforms.
• Strong journalistic judgment and ability to work effectively under pressure in a newsroom.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; strong team spirit.
• Strong commitment to embodying and promoting diversity, inclusion, and respect in the workplace.
• Ability to develop original, self-directed journalism.
• A valid driver’s license and driving record meeting CBC/Radio-Canada insurer minimum requirements is an important asset.
• Ability to work various shifts, including early mornings, late evenings, and weekends.
• Knowledge of audio and video editing software is an asset.
• Excellent command of French and very good knowledge of English, an asset.

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:

Full time