Closed Captioner

Job Family Media Production

Primary Location Ottawa

Position Language Requirement French Only

Language Skill Level (Reading)
- Language Skill Level (Writing)
- Language Skill Level (Speaking) Status of Employment Short term

Work schedule(s) Part-time

**What it’s like working 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.

**Your role**

**Please note these are on-call, casual, part-time opportunities and shifts may include being assigned to work flexible hours, including early mornings, late nights and weekends.**

The Ottawa Production Centre is looking for Closed Captioners to provide subtitles to live and deferred broadcasts produced in Ottawa and from other French Services centres across the country.

Whether on-air or behind the scenes, here you join a team that thrives on making the connections and telling the stories that are important to Canadians. So, if you’ve got the ability to keep up with the pace of our ever-changing industry, the passion to make the next great idea even better and the drive to make things happen, this is the place for you.

You must have the integrity and self-confidence to bring our programming to life. In their homes and cars, on their computers and mobile devices, you care about connecting with Canadians. You think on your feet, shine in the spotlight and aspire to inform, entertain and enlighten our audiences.

As someone who supports our programming activities, you are adept at understanding client needs and designing and implementing creative solutions. You take interest in anticipating future trends and strive to keep us at the forefront of broadcast technology - all to ensure we can deliver our programming to our audiences how, when and where they want it.
- University degree or the equivalent.
- Speed and accuracy in typing captions and transcripts.
- One (1) year relevant experience, demonstrating excellent knowledge of the French language, with emphasis on spelling and grammar.
- Knowledge of current events and newsmakers.
- Fluency in the working language (French), spoken and written.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in carrying out tasks.
- Resourcefulness and initiative.
- Excellent work organization skills.
- Good verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work well under pressure.
- Open-minded to new methods.
- Ability to work alone or in a team.
- Relevant experience as a captioner (asset).
- Knowledge of Radio-Canada’s regional TV news and current affairs programming (asset).
- Knowledge of voice recognition software (asset).
- Knowledge of software that controls caption display (asset).
- Availability to work flexible hours, seven days a week.
- 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.

Job Posting Date Aug 11, 2023, 9:34:53 AM

Unposting Date Sep 10, 2023, 10:59:00 PM