Video-Journalist (English Services) (On-site)

CBC/Radio-Canada • Hamilton, ON

1d • Onsite

About The Position

CBC News is looking for an experienced and creative videojournalist to join our team to bring stories from communities in southwestern Ontario to our video platforms. Equally comfortable in front of the camera as behind it, the successful candidate will be a strong journalist and innovative storyteller who brings original ideas and treatments to their stories, has an understanding of what works for social and streaming platforms, excels at breaking news and has demonstrated skills in video and digital journalism. A keen observer and critical thinker, you must be able to analyze a broad range of issues and thrive in the fast-paced, high-pressure world of multiplatform news. You will know how to gather, write, edit and package stories for a variety of platforms including digital, radio, social, TV and streaming. In this role, you will focus your storytelling on communities in southwestern Ontario within the region around the urban centres of Hamilton and Kitchener-Waterloo, concentrating on areas and people that traditionally have been under-represented in media coverage. You will play a key role in helping us grow and engage audiences in these communities. As such, you will put audience needs at the centre of your journalism, ensuring your work highlights a broad range of perspectives, experiences and points of view. You will ensure that all CBC journalistic standards are met and that our stories are fair, balanced, accurate, thoughtful, immediate and resonate with the communities we serve. You possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, are at ease with juggling multiple tasks and priorities at once and are able to troubleshoot yourself and your team out of any technical problem.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced daily multiplatform news environment.
• Sound news judgment and a demonstrated ability to react quickly to breaking news and changing priorities, and chase multiple stories at once.
• Ability to generate, pitch and pursue strong story ideas that meet the needs of our audiences in southwestern Ontario
• A proven work ethic, strong communication skills and a positive, team-first attitude.
• Superior writing skills across platforms.
• Superior shooting and editing skills, and demonstrated experience producing innovative visual content for multiple platforms (digital, social, television)
• Ability to present stories live on-air, from within the studio and out in the field.
• Knowledge of emerging storytelling formats and willingness to embrace change and new tasks across all CBC platforms.
• Superior level of technical knowledge with a variety of cameras, broadcast equipment and non-linear editing platforms, including strong troubleshooting skills related to live video transmission.
• A strong desire to live and promote the values of diversity and an inclusive and respectful work culture.
• A strong proven connection to the communities we serve in Hamilton, and a deep and nuanced 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.
• University degree in journalism or equivalent with a minimum of five years of recent, related experience.
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours as required.

Responsibilities

• Pitch, research, write, shoot, edit and package compelling original stories for all platforms that will engage and inform the audience, deepen our community connections and elevate a range of voices.
• Respond quickly to breaking news events – chasing, gathering, shooting, writing and packaging stories for digital, radio, social and visual programming.
• Regularly present stories on-air, both live and packaged, providing analysis and context to enhance the audience’s understanding of issues.
• Distill large amounts of complex information under tight time constraints.
• Demonstrate effective and creative storytelling treatments and presentations.
• Research internal archives and source user-generated content to effectively support and shape compelling visual stories.
• Leverage strong interpersonal skills to foster and maintain a broad pool of sources and contacts.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop and break stories, and coordinate long-term coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level