Senior Writer; French Services

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Senior Writer (French Services)

Temporary Long-Term (Durée déterminée)

Full-time

English, French

English (Reading - B, Intermediate), English (Speaking - B, Intermediate), English (Writing - B, Intermediate), French (Reading), French (Speaking), French (Writing)

Full-time, 38.75 hours per week spread over two weekdays and two weekend days. 12‑month temporary replacement.

Broadcast Centre 205 Wellington St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3G7

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Radio‑Canada Toronto is looking for an enthusiastic Senior Writer with strong journalistic skills and experience in digital news to join our daily news team. Working for Radio‑Canada Toronto website and associated digital platforms, you will write news stories to tight deadlines, coordinate digital content, and add multimedia material to enhance audience value.

Selects Radio‑Canada assigned stories and writes material for publication on Radio‑Canada and our associated social platforms. Demonstrates and maintains exceptional skill in writing headline news stories, editing, and packaging following Radio‑Canada’s style to tight deadlines. Work is governed by and adheres to CBC/Radio‑Canada journalistic and programming policies, standards, and practices. Editorial leadership provides guidance, but initiative and independent judgment are expected.

Work can involve the coordination or revision of the activities of others and close cooperation with other journalists is essential.

• Writes, edits, packages, and publishes digital content in a clear and concise manner for a regional and national audience.
• Curates and updates the Radio‑Canada Toronto landing page.
• Ensures the website and stories adhere to the priorities of the day.
• Gathers and reports information from various sources.
• Rewrites material as necessary to make it more relevant to the platform.
• Ensures all text conforms to Standard French grammar and Radio‑Canada’s style, including proper spelling and capitalization.
• Writes headlines to search and social guidelines.
• Selects photos, and video/audio clips to accompany online stories.
• Critically edits material written by others and/or items produced by others and provides constructive feedback.
• Prepares and writes articles and headlines from information provided by reporters, or wire copy, CBC, or original sources.

• University degree or equivalent.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of directly related experience that includes proven knowledge of online and digital news media.
• Substantial and demonstrable knowledge of regional, national and international issues.
• Sound editorial judgment to evaluate information and ability to work effectively under pressure in a newsroom with tight deadlines.
• Ability to write on a wide range of news and current affairs topics.
• Experience and proven ability to write and edit using best practices and style for digital platforms.
• Ability to select and edit photos and video to enhance storytelling.
• Experience in determining potential legal issues and journalistic policy violations in digital content.
• Must be available to work shift work.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to determine the newsworthiness of a story for online audiences.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; strong team player.
• Excellent French communication and writing skills and a very good knowledge of English.

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. We value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace that mirrors the ever‑changing makeup of our country. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an email to

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Candidates who advance to the next step will be asked to complete a background check, including a mandatory Criminal record check and, if required, additional checks based on operational needs.