The News Director is responsible for managing all elements of news at CJLO 1690AM. This involves training and managing news volunteers, ensuring quality of weekly news and community calendar broadcasts, and doing original reporting as needed.
Deadline: September 3rd.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
News Reporting:
● Ensuring the quality of our daily newscasts
● Writing and editing news scripts for volunteers before newscasts are produced (and as needed)
● Finding leads for stories, accepting pitches from contributors, and keeping on top of local Montreal stories
● Producing and reporting original content and specialty broadcasts, including but not limited to election coverage, protests, and relevant university events
● Assisting full time staff with longer form content for the morning show
● Keeping regular contact with the Station Manager and Program Director regarding the news department Community Calendar:
● Writing community calendar script for volunteers
● Ensuring weekly community calendar broadcast is produced and aired by Monday afternoon
● Keeping on top of local and university events
● Working with the volunteer coordinator to ensure CJLO newsletter is up to date and relevant Volunteer Recruitment & Training:
● Planning how and where to recruit news volunteers and posting adverts
● Conducting outreach to relevant university departments for volunteer recruitment
(Journalism, communications, etc.)
● Helping news volunteers feel welcome and supported
● Developing and managing training manuals, procedures and standards for volunteers
● Training volunteers in the news department tasks, which includes writing, voicing, and
producing
● Planning and goal setting for volunteers
● Suggesting news stories for volunteers
● Following up with volunteers and providing feedback on their newscasts
Our Ideal Candidate is:
● Self-motivated and can take initiative; can analyze and assess what needs to be done
and always thinks of new ideas to improve operations
● Proficient at time-management, delegation, and balancing multiple tasks at once
● Effective and prompt communicator – can always respond in an appropriate amount of
time and handle timely and urgent requests
● Is pursuing a degree in journalism, communications, or a related field
● Experience and/or familiarity with campus-community radio is considered an asset
● Previous experience in radio broadcasting, whether through work or school, is also
considered an asset
Application deadline: Sunday, September 3rd, 2023 – 11:59 PM
Start date: September 18th, 2023
End date: December 17th, 2023
Type of Position: 200 hours in total, approx. 15/hr week for 13 weeks
Rate: $16.65 / hour
Location: In-person at CJLO 1690AM office (7141 Sherbrooke Ouest, CC-430), with some remote and/or on-location work.
To apply: Please send CV & cover letter to manager@cjlo.com by Sunday, September 3rd
2023 11:59PM EST. Please make the email subject line “News Director.”
This position is a part of Concordia University’s Work-Study Program. In order to be eligible for this program, you need to meet the following criteria:
● Enrolled in a degree program (Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD.)
● Studying full-time (as defined in the Undergraduate Calendar or the Graduate Calendar)
in fall or winter terms, or registered for six credits or more in an undergraduate degree
program in the summer term
● Making satisfactory academic progress, with a grade point average more than 2.0
● Receiving government student aid for the current academic year, if you are a Canadian
student* OR
● Paying the full international tuition rate and experiencing an exceptional financial
difficulty as an international student after your first year of studies
● Not currently doing a paid internship like Co-op
In addition to the above criteria, you must also be a Quebec resident. Unfortunately at this
time, international students and Concordia students from out-of-province are not eligible.
CJLO prioritizes the unique contributions that individuals from traditionally under-represented and oppressed communities bring to our organization, and invites these individuals to apply. We encourage ALL applicants to make mention of the diverse experience that they may have had that would make them qualified for this position.
Please indicate clearly in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for Employment Equity. You are encouraged, but not required, to self-identify if you are part of marginalized and oppressed communities that include but are not limited to Indigenous peoples, women, visible and/or racialized minorities, persons with disabilities, immigrant, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and 2-spirited persons.
CJLO 1690AM is located on unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation in Tiohtià:ke, otherwise known as Montreal.
