We're hiring a Junior Reporter

Important note:

This job is funded through a Canada Summer Job (CSJ) Grant. To be eligible, youth must:

  1. be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment*

  2. be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment**; and,

  3. have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations

*The youth must be 15 years of age at the beginning of the employment period. The youth may be more than 30 years of age at the end of the employment period as long as the youth was 30 at the beginning of the employment period.

**International students are not eligible participants. International students include anyone who is temporarily in Canada for studies and who is not a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person who has been granted refugee status in Canada. Youth awaiting a refugee status ruling, as well as those who hold a temporary visitor visa, youth visa or work visa are ineligible. As the objective of the Canada Summer Jobs program is to support youth entering the Canadian labour market, the temporary nature of an international student's time in Canada does not allow for a long-term connection to the labour market.

Job description

As Junior Reporter at CHLY, you will be working within a broadcast facility that provides a community service to its listeners. You will primarily work with and assist the News Director with news gathering and reporting, and to a smaller degree will assist the Summer Radio Camp Coordinator with CHLY’s second Summer Radio Camp for youths with teaching basic news reporting skills.

Qualifications & Requirements

The applicant is ideally:

  • Pursuing an education in broadcasting, journalism, media studies, business, a related field, or has displayed a previous keen interest in CHLY 101.7FM;

  • Passionate about and/or has experience with campus-community or public radio; audio production skills (hardware and software);

  • Professional oral, written, digital, and interpersonal communication skills;

  • Excellent organizational and time-management skills.

Tasks & Responsibilities

The applicant will work with a small team (sometimes remotely) in a non-profit broadcasting environment to:

  • Assist the News Director in research, production, and hosting of the developing Mid-Coast Morning show;

  • Working with the News Director, research, write and produce CHLY’s 3 minute Daily News Update;

  • Report on stories in the Nanaimo community for articles on our website and for broadcast online;

  • Assist in day-to-day activities of the station: answering phones, emails, assisting volunteers, etc;

  • Assist in updates to the website, eg: events calendar, show pages, etc;

  • Assist staff with social media and email newsletters to promote the station’s news updates and activities;

  • Assist in and/or take a leadership role in the show collectives for Vancouver Island University Students and volunteers:

    • IE: Reviewing guidelines, frameworks, job descriptions for volunteer roles and Student Collective Coordinators as created by the Executive Director;

    • Occasional hosting/co-hosting the VIU Meter with the Summer Camp Coordinator;

  • Pending changes in Public Health orders—Assist in tabling at events in the community to promote the station;

  • Assist the Summer Camp Coordinator in the execution and planning of the (now to be hosted online) 2020 Summer Radio Daycamp;

  • Assist the Summer Camp Coordinator in the supervision of the Summer Daycamp participants;

  • Assist the Summer Camp Coordinator in teaching basic reporting skills to the participants;

  • Assist in and/or take a leadership role in editing the content produced by the Summer Daycamp participants;

  • Assist other staff with writing and recording public service announcements (PSAs) for local music, arts, and cultural events in the community, as well as creating and updating PSAs to promote the station’s shows, programs, and activities.

  • Other tasks as assigned.

Other Details / Mentoring

  • Will report to the Executive Director of CHLY and receive mentoring and direction from the Executive Director, and other staff;

  • Will report to the Senior Reporter and News Director in regard to their contributions to the News Department at CHLY;

  • Will work with the Summer Camp Coordinator in regard to the Summer Radio Camp for Youths;

  • The Executive Director, staff, and station volunteers will provide on-site, hands-on training on station equipment.

Compensation: Rate of pay is $15.00/hr, with 480 hours total for the contract. Hours worked per week will vary between part-time and full-time depending on workload. As a reporter, some flexibility will be required.

Send resume with a cover letter by Friday, June 5th, 2020 to:
jesse.woodward@chly.ca CC: lisa.cordasco@chly.ca Subject line: CHLY Hiring Committee CSJ - Junior Reporter

Official start date: June 8th 2020.

Official end date: Sep 30th 2020.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. CHLY is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Postings, Temporary, Canada Summer JobsJesse Woodward