Sports Reporter (French Services)

CBC/Radio-Canada; Montreal; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading Canadian broadcaster is seeking a Sports Reporter for its French Services. The position involves delivering compelling sports news content across multiple platforms, requiring strong communication skills in both French and English. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and relevant journalism experience. Join a dynamic team committed to informing and entertaining the public.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Networking opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• Three years of journalism experience preferred.
• Fluency in French and familiarity with the sports scene essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and interviews to produce news content.
• Write copy and edit audio/video for sports coverage.
• Deliver content across TV, radio, and digital platforms.

Skills

Solid command of French

Broad general knowledge

Strong interviewing skills

Ability to write effectively

Understanding of journalistic standards

Very good knowledge of digital journalism

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Media Composer

Dalet

Job description

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Position Title:

Sports Reporter (French Services)

Status of Employment:

Permanent

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:

2025-07-03 11:59 PM

Please note this is a permanent part-time position with an irregular schedule, weekends from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.

In this role, you will report to the Sports Managing Editor (internet/digital services/radio/TV) and work as a reporter/host for the Sports express sportscast. You must have the integrity and self-confidence to deliver accurate, relevant news content across all of our platforms.

You will conduct research and interviews, write copy, edit audio and video, and produce thorough, fact-checked, dynamic, compelling news content for delivery primarily on our TV, radio and digital platforms.

Your work must also adhere to CBC/Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices.

Your profile:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Three (3) years’ journalism experience or equivalent
  
  

Skills:

• Broad general knowledge
• Thorough familiarity with the sports scene
• Solid command of French (working language)
• Solid command of English is an asset
• Ability to write effectively for all platforms (digital, mobile, social, radio and TV) and strong interviewing skills
• Understanding of CBC/Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices
• Ability to thrive in a team environment while being a resourceful self-starter
• Creative, enterprising and inquisitive approach to fact-gathering
• Strong personal initiative and independence in creating digital content
• Very good knowledge of digital journalism, digital formats and social media management
• High level of proficiency with Media Composer and Dalet
• Ability to work well under pressure to tight deadlines
  
  

Your Application: Please send us the following:

• Your resumé
• Your cover letter (preferably in French)
• Links to one or two samples of your on-air work as a sports host (include in your resumé or cover letter)
  
  

Shortlisted candidates will be tested as follows:

• Theory test
• 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 [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:

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

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Part time

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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