Position Title:

Host (French Services)

Status of Employment:

Contractee Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Position Language Requirement:

French

Language Skills:

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:

2025-02-21 11:59 PM

Radio-Canada Bas-Saint-Laurent is looking for a host for its daily drive-home show, Même fréquence.

In this role, you are a key player in an energetic team of professionals. You must be knowledgeable about the Lower St. Lawrence region in addition to being creative and an excellent team player. Although you will be working in a fast-paced environment, you must stay relaxed, listen to others and retain a positive attitude. The ability to go live and “off script” at a moment’s notice is highly valued.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, News and Programming, Radio-Canada Bas-Saint-Laurent, you must be able to conduct thoughtful interviews on the day’s top stories as well as on a wide of range of local issues that matter to the region’s residents. You must be good at connecting with listeners and have sharp digital acumen. 

Work is governed by CBC/Radio-Canada programming and/or journalistic policies and standards.

This role is based out of the Rimouski station. 

Key tasks:

Help plan, conceive and organize the program or program segments.

Take program content to air. Interact extemporaneously with program participants such as guests, reporters, experts and members of the audience.

Conduct prepared or improvised interviews on a wide variety of current events.

Promote content on our platforms and engage with the audience.

Actively follow day-to-day current events and maintain your expertise.

Participate in public relations or community outreach activities to promote programs and/or the Corporation.

Represent the Corporation or program in a number of forums. 

As required, perform the following tasks: 

Pitch story ideas and interviewees, prepare background notes and questions, conduct interviews on or off air, and provide narration and linking continuity between program segments. 

Present segments or content on other TV, radio or digital programs.

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Your profile: 

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Five (5) years’ on-air experience or equivalent

 

Skills:

Thorough understanding of issues and events particular to eastern Quebec

In-depth knowledge of regional, national and international affairs

Wide range of genuine interests, knowledge and insight, reflecting curiosity in many current affairs topics, and an ability to make them relevant to existing and new audiences

Solid knowledge of CBC/Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices

Engaging, curious, spontaneous and authentic on-air personality

Widely-read, knowledgeable and nuanced thinker

Exemplary journalistic skills, including interviewing, storytelling and critical thinking

Openness to diverse perspectives and ideas, and differing points of view

Excellent command of spoken and written French

Excellent soft skills and conscious, positive leadership

Ability to function independently and in a team setting while collaborating with other CBC/Radio-Canada units

Ability to work effectively under deadline pressure

Genuinely interest in public outreach and being an enthusiastic ambassador of public broadcasting and the program

Knowledge of and creative ideas around the use of social media and digital platforms to connect with and grow audiences a definite asset

Technical skills, including field recording and audio editing, a definite asset

Candidates will be tested as follows:

Skills and knowlwedge testing

Interview

 

It is your responsibility to ensure your application includes an up-to-date resumé highlighting the skills and qualifications required for this position.

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 recruitment@cbc.ca.
 
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:

185 Blvd René Lepage E., Rimouski, Quebec, G5L 1P2

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time