REPORTER/EDITOR - ASSIGNED AFTERNOON DRIVE (ENGLISH SERVICES)

Job Description Reporter / Editor - Assigned Afternoon Drive (English Services) - WIN00849 Primary Location

Windsor Description

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. Who you are :

You love to check out the latest innovative interactive making the social media rounds (logging it, perhaps, as inspiration for future projects.

You devour current affairs, and are on top of buzzworthy stories. Youre excited about the possibilities that multi-platform reporting offers.

You love the craft of writing and feel privileged to tell peoples stories. Youre tapped into local communities and want to give them a voice, especially those from under-represented communities and groups, specifically Black, Indigenous, people of Colour, people with disabilities and youth.

You listen and know that no detail is too small to get right. You ask why a lot. You doggedly pursue stories and feel comfortable working on your own, but know that current affairs and news is collaborative.

You want to work as part of a team to provide the best content. Youre not happy with the bare minimum of effort, instead taking every story one step further.

You may not know all of CBCs tools but youre technically adept and willing to learn. You know your way around a studio and are comfortable in providing technical support through a live broadcast.

You understand the needs of all platforms, radio, digital, mobile,and TV so you can understand their needs when gathering your own stories.

In this role, youll be reporting specifically for a regional program, Afternoon Drive, which covers Windsor, London and communities in between, responsible for bringing stories of the region to radio, digital, mobile and social platforms.

If this is you, wed love for you to apply for our reporter / editor position.

Key tasks :

• Chase current affairs stories, interview sources and write stories for broadcast.
• Monitor area traffic and bring traffic information to air daily.
• Contribute to on-air conversations with the aim of engaging the audience through talkback, social media and text
• Experience and proven ability to write and voice clear, concise and critical stories for radio, including interactives, sound paks and other longer-form treatments.
• Pitch original stories on a daily basis that highlight people and places in southwestern Ontario, with an emphasis on stories involving Black, Indigenous and people of Colour, persons with disabilities, and youth.
• Package digital stories with the best photos and most engaging video clips, plus links and other multimedia.
• Write & produce stories based on gathered interviews or live-streamed events, filling gaps as needed.
• Write headlines that draw people in both on the website and mobile devices.
• Quickly write breaking news stories for multiple platforms.
• Take photos and videos with a DSLR, smart phone and other mobile devices
• Edit stories written by team members when needed.
• Post stories on social media accounts.
• Operate a soundboard during a live on-air broadcast and provide other technical support to the programming team.
• Experience in determining potential legal issues and journalistic policy violations, and ability to act on them.

Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate with the following :

• A university degree or equivalent preferred.
• Three years of experience with audio platforms specializing in current affairs is preferred.
• Must possess a valid driver's licence, and a willingness to travel.
• Storyteller with a strong demonstrated connection to or interest in the diversity of Windsor-Essex County and other communities in southwestern Ontario, including a strong knowledge of issues facing Black, Indigenous, people of Colour and people with disabilities.
• Proven ability to work in diverse teams with a broad range of perspective.
• Technical ability to self-operate radio control-booth equipment during live broadcasts, to record interviews and voiced items.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge of web, mobile and social media tools and industry trends.
• Ability to generate original, enterprise journalism.
• High energy and enthusiasm towards journalism.
• Ability to work a variety of shifts including occasional early starts and occasional late finishes.

Please include a link to your website, blog or video with samples of your written and on-air in your cover letter or resume.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing. If this sounds interesting, please click on ''Apply online''. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

CBC / Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our countrys diversity. Thats 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.

Thats 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 Canadas public broadcaster.

For more information, visit the 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 recruitment@cbc.

ca. You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our . All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment.

We also invite you to take a look at our policy on . 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.

Proficiency levels of second language : - No Level Required

A Beginner Level

B Intermediate Level

C Advanced Level