Reporter-Editor, Full-Time

Reporter/Editor

Permanent

Position Language Requirement:

English

Language Skills:

English (Reading - C - Advanced), English (Speaking - C - Advanced), English (Writing - C - Advanced)

Work at CBC/Radio-Canada

At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. 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.

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

This is a full time permanent role located in Prince George, B.This is work in the office, with some travel and includes rotations on weekend shifts.

Reporter-Editor, Prince George, British Columbia

Are you an ambitious self-starter and collaborative team player who is passionate about local news and current events and has a strong interest in uncovering issues that matter to your community and audience?

CBC News is looking for an experienced multiplatform reporter to join our team in Prince George. This role is focused on broadening CBC’s news coverage in Canada, ensuring stories and voices from these communities are reflected in our journalism across digital, radio, social, streaming and TV.

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, especially those from people who have been traditionally underrepresented in the media. You will regularly find opportunities to meet new people and expand your network of contacts.

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.

Pitch, research, gather and produce original story ideas for digital, social, radio, streaming and TV programming that will engage and inform the audience, deepen our connections in the community, and elevate a range of voices.

Respond quickly to breaking news events as they unfold.

Deliver exclusive and enterprise material on a regular basis.

Cultivate and develop working relationships with a large pool of contacts and community members.

Collaborate with colleagues across CBC to develop and break stories, plan and produce features, and coordinate long-term coverage.

Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced daily news environment.

A proven track record of connecting with local communities.

Superior writing skills across platforms, and experience in gathering, editing and packaging audio and video.

Ability to present stories live on-air, from within the studio and out in the field.

A strong desire to live and promote the values of diversity and an inclusive and respectful work culture.

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 three years of recent, related experience.

Ability and willingness to work flexible hours as required.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

A mandatory Criminal record check.

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 View email address on ca.snapjobsearch.com.

You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. 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.

Full time