Videojournalist (French Services)

CBC/Radio-Canada; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CBC/Radio-Canada is seeking a Videojournalist for its Kelowna station to cover news and current affairs in the Okanagan. The role involves producing content for various platforms including digital, radio, and TV, while requiring strong storytelling and editing skills. An ideal candidate will be fluent in French and English and have at least three years of experience in the field.

Qualifications

• 3 years of practical, relevant experience in video journalism.
• Solid command of French and strong proficiency in English.
• Ability to work flexible hours and on weekends.

Responsibilities

• Cover news and current affairs affecting the Okanagan region.
• Gather, research, and shoot video for all editorial platforms.
• Develop and maintain a network of contacts for story pitches.

Skills

Storytelling

Interviewing

Live Reporting

Research Skills

Editing

Education

University degree or equivalent

Tools

Adobe Premiere

Avid

Dalet

MediaCentral

iNews

Job description

Position Title:

Videojournalist (French Services)

Status of Employment:

Permanent

Position Language Requirement:

English, French

Language Skills:

English (Reading - C - Advanced), English (Speaking - C - Advanced), English (Writing - C - Advanced), French (Reading - E - Exempt), French (Speaking - E - Exempt), French (Writing - E - Exempt)

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:

2025-06-13 11:59 PM

Your challenge

The ICI Radio-Canada Colombie-Britannique team is seeking an experienced, self-motivated, French-speaking cross-platform videojournalist to be based at the CBC/Radio-Canada station in Kelowna, B.C.

Your role will be to cover news and current affairs affecting the Okanagan region and its one million residents, reporting out of the main city of Kelowna. You will tell a wide range of stories, touching on the environment, the economy, politics, social issues and the French-speaking community, working with the editorial team in Vancouver.

You will be expected to travel and file for all editorial platforms (digital, radio, TV and social). You will do taped and live reporting for all platforms with a focus on digital content, online articles and radio segments. You will pitch, research, write and present news stories for our newscasts, web pages and social media accounts, as well as Radio-Canada’s interregional and national programming.

The successful candidate will be an idea generator who thrives on daily and breaking news as well as covering original or developing stories.

Key tasks:

• Develop and maintain a network of contacts.
• Pitch and develop story ideas.
• Gather and research information on regional issues and events.
• Arrange and conduct interviews.
• Shoot, edit, write and present reports for all our platforms.
• Deliver live hits during programs or newscasts.
• Attend daily assignment meetings.
  
  

We are looking for a candidate with the following:

• Combination of education and experience equivalent to a university degree plus three (3) years’ practical, relevant experience in the field
• Excellent writing, storytelling and interviewing skills on both digital and broadcast media
• Ease with live reporting
• Solid command of French (oral and written comprehension and communication) and strong proficiency in English (oral comprehension and communication)
• Familiarity with issues affecting British Columbia, local communities and the French-speaking minority
• Strong editorial judgment and understanding of CBC/Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices
• Ability to work flexible hours and on weekends
• Ability to be a strong self-starter, but also have a proven track record of working collaboratively with a variety of teams
• Ability to plan, organize and co-ordinate your day-to-day work so as to meet tight deadlines
• Ability to manage stress
• Experience working on multiple stories simultaneously
• Proficiency with photography, video and editing tools and ability to use lighting kits
• Valid driver’s licence as well as a driving record that meets the minimum requirements of CBC/Radio-Canada’s insurance company
• Familiarity with in-house production tools is an asset (Dalet, MediaCentral, iNews, Scoop, Hindenburg, Adobe Premiere, Avid)
  
  

Please provide a link to your online demo and articles.

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:

243 Lawrence Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 6L2

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time