Business Senior Writer, English Services; On-site

Position: Business Senior Writer, English Services, (On-site)
Position Title   Business Senior Writer, English Services, (On-site)
Status of Employment   Permanent
Language Requirements   English Language

Skills:

English (Reading - P
- Professional), English (Speaking - P
- Professional), English (Writing - P
- Professional)
About 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.
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.
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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.
We are looking for a talented, enthusiastic senior writer to join our business team permanently starting in September. You are someone who lives in social and digital spaces and is hungry to tell stories to these audiences. You are passionate about business news and full of ideas about what stories to cover and how to best tell them in a way that makes sense to our digital audiences.

Whether the story involves trade disputes or the latest consumer trends, you understand the economic forces behind the news and can distill ideas into clear, compelling narratives. As a senior writer, you will pitch original stories and move fast on breaking news. You have strong writing, research, and interviewing skills and work well in a high-pressure, deadline-driven environment. You are confident working with text, audio and video in all the spaces that touch our mobile audiences.

You have a list of business sources and an understanding of how to pitch stories that will appeal to the young, diverse audience that is our target demographic. You are hungry to file. The successful candidate could be based in Toronto but we would consider applicants from other parts of Canada if they can work at a CBC station that can operationally support video work.

This job cannot be done from home.
This job is 5 days a week, full-time, with an ability to work overtime or weekends as required.
Key Tasks     Pitch stories on the economy, cost of living and challenges facing Canadians.
Have strong breaking news skills - file into live story pages and publish breaking news stories quickly and accurately.
Be comfortable covering major or fast-moving events such as tariff announcements, AI advancements, interest rate decisions, and consumer reports.
Research, interview and gather new information.
Pitch and shape stories with our target 30-49 diverse Canadian audience in mind.
Drive to develop content that will be relevant to this demographic.
Make business stories relatable to a general audience and explain the impact these stories have on people’s everyday lives.
Write stories that will work for a mobile audience - as text files or live page entries.
Be comfortable generating stories in video and audio as needed for our mobile/social audiences.
Generate and execute journalism that elevates a range of voices and perspectives.
Work collaboratively with editors and vettors to…