Windsor Reporter-Editor (English Services) (On Site)

Radio-Canada; Windsor; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CBC Windsor is recruiting an experienced Windsor Reporter-Editor for our English Services team. This on-site role focuses on producing, editing and packaging digital news and current affairs content, while writing quickly and accurately and developing local sources in Windsor.

You will work across digital platforms, chasing original stories and collaborating with colleagues to ensure fair, balanced and timely coverage that resonates with residents.

Qualifications

• University degree in journalism or equivalent with a minimum of three years of recent, related experience.
• Sound news judgment and a proven ability to react quickly to breaking news and changing priorities.
• Experience reporting live and breaking news.
• Superior writing and vetting skills across platforms.
• Willingness to embrace change and new tasks across CBC platforms.

Responsibilities

• Pitch, gather, research and produce original daily ideas that set the agenda in Windsor.
• Respond quickly to breaking news events – chasing, gathering, writing and packaging stories for digital platforms.
• Respond to breaking news as it happens.
• Providing analysis and context to enhance the audience’s understanding of issues on digital platforms.
• Distill large amounts of information under tight deadlines.
• Participate in curating material for social platforms.
• Contribute to story ideation for social platforms.
• Identify potential legal issues and journalistic policy violations.
• Cultivate and develop working relationships with a large pool of sources and contacts in Windsor.
• Work closely with colleagues across the CBC to enhance coverage for the audience.

Skills

Fast-paced newsroom

Story pitching

Breaking news reporting

Digital storytelling

Team player

Education

University degree in journalism

Job description

Position Title

Windsor Reporter-Editor (English Services) (On Site)

Status Of Employment

Permanent

Position Language Requirement

English

Language Skills

English (Reading - P - Professional), English (Speaking - P - Professional), English (Writing - P - Professional)

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.

Are you an energized newshound looking to push the boundaries on digital platforms? Are you a collaborative team player who wants to work in a newsroom that leads the daily agenda in the city and tells stories that matter to the local audience?

CBC Windsor is looking for an experienced reporter-editor to join our news team to help elevate stories on digital and social platforms. We’re looking for a creative journalist who can analyze a broad range of issues in a fast paced multi‑platform environment.

You must be a person who knows how to write quickly, package and edit digital news and current affairs content, including for visual platforms. You are comfortable chasing your own original stories, as well as working with material gathered by your colleagues. You are always thinking about the best way to present a story so that it reaches as many people as possible. You’re innovative and you will try new things, including story treatments and workflows. You like to look at data and you’re always asking what the audience needs from CBC Windsor’s reporting.

You ensure that your work highlights a broad range of perspectives, experiences and points of view, especially from those people who have been traditionally underrepresented in the media. You make a point of meeting new people, engaging in the community, and updating your contacts. You will be certain that all CBC journalistic standards are met and that our stories are fair, balanced, accurate, thoughtful, immediate and resonate with the communities we serve.

This position requires full-time, on-site presence at CBC Windsor. Flexibility to work a variety of shift times and days will be required.

Your Responsibilities

• Pitch, gather, research and produce original daily ideas that set the agenda in Windsor.
• Respond quickly to breaking news events – chasing, gathering, writing and packaging stories for digital platforms.
• Respond to breaking news as it happens.
• Providing analysis and context to enhance the audience’s understanding of issues on digital platforms.
• Distill large amounts of information under tight deadlines.
• Participate in curating material for social platforms.
• Contribute to story ideation for social platforms.
• Identify potential legal issues and journalistic policy violations.
• Cultivate and develop working relationships with a large pool of sources and contacts in Windsor.
• Work closely with colleagues across the CBC to enhance coverage for the audience.

Your Profile

• Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced daily multiplatform news environment.
• University degree in journalism or equivalent with a minimum of three years of recent, related experience.
• Sound news judgment and a proven track record of reacting quickly to breaking news and changing priorities, and chasing multiple stories at once.
• Experience reporting live and breaking news
• A proven work ethic, strong communication skills and a positive, team-first attitude.
• Superior writing and vetting skills across platforms.
• Excellent critical thinking skills, including knowledge of and familiarity with CBC journalistic standards as well as the legal and ethical issues related to journalism.
• Knowledge of and an interest in emerging storytelling formats and a willingness to embrace change and new tasks across all CBC platforms (audio, video, digital).
• A strong desire to live and promote the values of diversity and an inclusive and respectful work culture.
• An understanding and appreciation of diverse perspectives and lived experiences.
• Possession of a valid driver’s licence and a driving record that meets the minimum requirements of CBC/Radio-Canada's insurance company.
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours as required.

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

825 Riverside Drive West, Windsor, Ontario, N9A 5K9

Number Of Openings

1

Work Schedule

Full time