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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.

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Behind the scenes, but ahead of the curve: help us develop the next-generation public broadcaster.

Created in 2015 to align, lighten and modernize infrastructure, the Technology and Infrastructure (T&I) team is the backbone and the future forward arm of CBC/Radio-Canada. We are the people that make stuff work. We make connections; between media content, systems, people and places. We are the space in between.

A place with purpose. CBC/Radio-Canada has always been a highly-regarded pioneer of media technology. Not just in Canada, but around the world. Today, we’re transforming ourselves from a conventional radio and television broadcaster into a modern digital media company. Technology is the driving force. T&I is the team making it happen.

This role requires full-time on-site presence.

Your team

As someone who supports our programming activities, you are adept at understanding client needs and designing and implementing creative solutions. You take interest in anticipating future trends and strive to keep us at the forefront of broadcast technology – all to ensure we can deliver our programming to our audiences how, when and where they want it.

Your challenge

Directs the activities of other employees in the presentation and coordination of program elements required by the program schedule.  Creative problem solving may be required to solve operating problems where production requirements are clear.  Often works independently using judgment and initiative to solve operational problems.  Normally works under pressure and independent judgments may be necessary under severe time constraints. Within delegated limits of authority, directs and coordinates the work of staff.

Key Tasks: 

• With minimal immediate guidance from program departments, directs on-air presentation and operates equipment to achieve presentation goals. 
• Aligns and monitors audio and video signals, ensuring adherence to technical standards.  
• Trains new coordinating staff and advises management on their progress. 
• Coordinates presentation of live programming in tandem with the production studio. 
• Receives, coordinates, quality checks and program files and related information. 
• Provides specialized assistance and advice to production and others, and attends meetings to ascertain production and presentation requirements. 
• Performs all or part of the function or duties of an equivalent or lower classification. 

We are looking for a candidate with the following: 

• Knowledge generally gained through Community College graduation in relevant courses, or equivalent industry experience.
• Three years directly related experience including one year at the level of a Presentation Technician.
• Requires a superior knowledge and understanding of television program presentation methods and functions. 
• Supervising experience will be an asset. 
• Ability to work in a team environment or independently.

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 [email protected].
 
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.

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