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Company:  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Industry:  Broadcasting / Radio
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Job Type:  Full Time
Country:  Canada
State/Province:  Any
City:  Vancouver
05/01/2024 08:07 PM
Position Title:
Videographer (On Site) (French Services)

Status of Employment:
Permanent

Position Language Requirement:
English, French

Language Skills:
English (Reading - B - Intermediate), English (Speaking - B - Intermediate), English (Writing - B - Intermediate), French (Reading), French (Speaking), French (Writing)

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:
2024-05-14 11:59 PM

Your role

We are looking for a Videographer to join the Radio-Canada Colombie-Britannique team in Vancouver.

Based on current plans, you will be assigned primarily to the weekend shift and be scheduled from Wednesday to Sunday, with your Friday assignment being as a Resource Specialist.

As a Videographer, you will perform tasks related to shooting and editing news items and programs. As a Resource Specialist, you will be responsible for planning, selecting, organizing and acquiring staff and equipment to meet the day's production requirements. Work is generally performed according to accepted CBC/Radio-Canada or industry standards, but there is latitude for independent action, judgment and initiative. Duties are performed under the guidance of the Operations Producer as well as the on-air host of the weekend Téléjournal newscasts. You may also be required to work without immediate supervision. The job requires someone able to work under pressure while remaining professional.

Key tasks:
  • Prepare, align and set up field cameras, ensuring optimum visual and technical quality under prevailing conditions.
  • Light the subject or scene; compose and record program material using a camera, with an eye to meeting technical and esthetic requirements for editing.
  • Edit audio and video.
  • Perform basic maintenance on equipment.
  • Shoot stills for our digital platforms.
  • Co-ordinate production resources, including the sending and receiving of audiovisual material, and the recording of items on the Téléjournal set.
  • And as a Resource Specialist:
    • Provide advice on optimizing resources and prioritizing their use in the event of scheduling conflicts.
    • Ensure that clients have proper access to facilities provided and that these are in a suitable condition for the intended use.
    • Assign, co-ordinate and prioritize needs for operations personnel.
    • Ensure that the scheduling, assignment and other reporting systems under your responsibility are updated accurately and in a timely fashion.


As assigned or required, you may perform any or all of the following tasks:
  • Ask scripted questions of subjects being recorded.
  • Help produce infographic content.
  • Ensure the proper functioning, maintenance, shipment and storage of materials and/or facilities provided or acquired.


What you bring:

Objective criteria:
  • College diploma or equivalent
  • Technical knowledge and understanding of daily television and digital program production methods
  • Understanding of picture composition and single-camera lighting
  • Three (3) or more years' specialized experience in the news field or remote broadcasting
  • Ability to edit recorded items on appropriate/available editing systems, such as Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro and vMix
  • Excellent command of French (French-speaking work environment)
  • Intermediate oral, writing and reading proficiency in English (BBB)
  • Proficiency with production resource equipment, routers and recording gear at the Vancouver station (Dejero, Capture, etc.)
  • Resourcefulness to find solutions to maintenance issues when specialized staff are not around
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Ability to work various shift patterns, including overnights and weekends, often in unexpected overtime situations


Subjective criteria:
  • Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment while maintaining a calm, professional attitude
  • Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to pursue the acquisition of story elements with minimum supervision ensuring a high degree of accuracy, quality and creativity
  • Proven ability to work in a team, with highly developed interpersonal and communication abilities
  • Capacity for creative thinking
  • Openness to change and new approaches
  • Demonstrated initiative


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.

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:
700 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 4A2

Number of Openings:
1

Work Schedule:
Full time
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