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Job Description Host, Radio (French Services) - SUD00206 **Primary Location**

: Sudbury **Description**

**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. **Your role** We are seeking a dynamic host for the morning radio show *Le matin du Nord*, broadcast live from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on weekdays. You are insatiably curious, a natural storyteller with a passion for drawing information, stories and accountability out of interview subjects every day. You are passionate about Northern Ontario, are deeply familiar with its diverse population and have a strong desire to give listeners knowledge and insight to understand the news. You bring curiosity but also something more: a demonstrated openness to diverse perspectives and ideas. You understand how to use a full range of tones to create strong radio programming. You are enthusiastic about experimenting with talk formats and innovative story treatments. You will play a key role in helping us connect with, and grow, new audiences through the range of stories and perspectives presented on the program, as well as through regular outreach and public events in Great Sudbury and across Northern Ontario. You live and promote the values of an inclusive and respectful work culture. As one of the team leaders, you demonstrate a positive attitude with colleagues and are always looking for creative solutions to challenges. **Please note the work schedule is from 4:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Monday to Friday.** **Key tasks:**

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

* 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. Contribute to our digital platforms (web and social media) and engage with the audience.

* Follow current events and maintain your expertise.

* Participate in public relations or community outreach activities to promote program(s) and/or the Corporation.

* Represent the Corporation or program in a number of forums.

* As required, perform the following tasks:

* Assume production responsibility for the program or program segments.

* Pitch ideas, suggest and line up interviewees, prepare background notes and questions, and conduct interviews on or off air; provide narration and linking continuity between program segments.

* Present segments or content on other TV/radio programs.

**Qualifications**

**What you bring:**

* University degree or equivalent in a related field.

* Five years of comparable radio hosting experience or relevant experience that demonstrates knowledge of the broadcast or a related industry.

* Thorough understanding of issues and events particular to the Northern Ontario area and to Franco-Ontarians.

* 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.

* Engaging, curious, spontaneous and authentic on-air personality.

* Widely read, knowledgeable and nuanced thinker.

* Exemplary journalistic skills, including interviewing, storytelling and critical thinking.

* Ability to function independently and cooperatively in a small team setting while collaborating with other teams and units within CBC/Radio-Canada.

* Openness to diverse perspectives, ideas and opinions.

* English/French bilingualism (oral and written).

* Ability to work effectively under deadline pressure.

* Genuinely loves public outreach and is 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.

* Technical skills, including field recording and audio editing.

* Possession of a valid drivers licence, as well as a driving record that meets the minimum requirements of CBC/Radio-Canada's insurance company.

**We want to hear what you sound like! Please include a link to samples of your on-air work in your cover letter.** Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing. If this sounds interesting, please click on ''Apply online''. 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 countrys diversity. Thats 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. Thats 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 Canadas public broadcaster. For more information, visit the 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 . All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on . 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.

**Proficiency levels of second language:** - = No Level Required

A = Beginner Level

B = Intermediate Level

C = Advanced Level

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