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About the Role

CBC News is seeking a skilled video storyteller to join its new scams unit, focusing on decoding scams and deceptive marketing practices to help Canadians protect themselves. You will collaborate with the visual investigations team, applying enterprise journalism, digital forensics, and modern video production skills.

Responsibilities

Decode the latest scams and deceptive marketing practices.
Help Canadians understand how to protect themselves from scams.
Collaborate with the visual investigations team.
Use video verification tools to geolocate videos and source photos.
Conduct advanced digital sleuthing.
Collaborate with senior investigative journalists.
Use open source information, track crypto wallets, analyze website registrations, and use business registries to uncover fraudulent companies and scammers.
Create vertical stories that grab viewers' attention in the first two to three seconds.
Engage the audience with dynamic pacing, fast-cut edits, and visual layering.
Pay close attention to details in scripts and images.
Participate in a rigorous fact-checking process.
Identify strong video clips from breaking news, interviews, and broadcast items.
Pitch, script, film, and host vertical explainers.
Think visually and creatively to unpack complex topics into simple writing.
Actively watch ongoing news developments for investigative angles and quick-turn scoops.
Manage multiple projects of varying lengths and formats.
File visual, audio, and text content.
Prioritize CBC News mobile and streaming platforms, TikTok, and YouTube.
Be fiercely competitive about OSINT-driven investigations.
Be intensely collaborative in reporting.
Work overtime, early mornings, evenings, and weekends as needed.
Work flexible hours, including overtime as needed.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of comparable experience.
Excels at visual storytelling.
Thrives in a high-pressure, deadline-driven investigative environment.
Exceptional storytelling skills.
Proven ability to produce memorable visual content.
Proven ability to break down complex issues.
A critical mind.
Outstanding interviewing skills.
Extensive knowledge of Investigative reporting.
Proficiency with open-source and digital forensics, including advanced search methods, cross-referencing, source triangulation, and metadata analysis.
Extensive visual verification experience, demonstrated through use of geolocation and chronolocation, and forensic analysis to detect manipulation, origin, and location.
Excellent editing skills.
Highly proficient using Adobe Premiere.
Proficient using motion graphics.
Proficiency in using social media for research and reporting, as well as in storytelling.
A collaborative team player.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Knowledge of CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices.
Ability and willingness to work overtime and various shift patterns including overnights and weekends.
Provide links to a portfolio including two (2) vertical video stories produced and two (2) short-form social videos.
Include a cover letter describing why you are the best person for this role.
Do not use generative AI in documentation.
Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
Candidates who advance will be asked to complete a background check, including a mandatory Criminal record check.
Other background checks may be conducted based on operational requirements.

Skills

Video verification tools
Geolocation
Sourcing photos
Digital sleuthing
Open source information
Crypto wallet tracking
Website registration analysis
Business registry analysis
Vertical storytelling
Dynamic pacing
Fast-cut edits
Visual layering
Attention to detail
Fact-checking
Scripting
Filming
Hosting vertical explainers
Visual thinking
Creative thinking
Clean writing
Simple writing
Investigative journalism
Digital forensics
Modern video production
Advanced search methods
Source triangulation
Metadata analysis
Forensic analysis
Adobe Premiere
Motion graphics
Social media research
Social media reporting
Communication skills
Interpersonal skills
Project management
CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices

Location

Toronto, Ontario

Work Type

On Site
Temporary Long-Term (Fixed Term)
Full time

Experience Level

Minimum 5 years of comparable experience

Education Level

University degree in journalism or an equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.

About the Company

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.
CBC News is a team focused exclusively on decoding the latest scams and deceptive marketing practices.
CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity.
We create and tell stories that connect Canadians by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country.
We 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.

Equal Opportunity

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity.
We 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.
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.