Shadow Speaker / Captioner (On-Call)

Your role

Radio-Canada Acadie is looking for a part-time Shadow Speaker / Captioner who will be assigned to Le Téléjournal Acadie as well as other news and unscripted programs.

In this role, using voice recognition technology, you will provide real-time captioning for deaf or hard of hearing viewers; you will also transcribe and present the content of these programs in closed-caption format in accordance with CBC/Radio-Canada standards and practices.

Please note this is an on-call part-time position.

Your profile:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Three (3) years’ relevant experience, including at least two (2) in a captioning role

Skills:

• Extensive general knowledge
• Knowledge of current events and newsmakers
• Ability to work well under pressure, manage priorities and be well organized
• Knowledge of scroll control software
• Knowledge of voice recognition software
• Good knowledge of computers and the MS Office environment
• Solid command of spoken and written French (working language)
• Good knowledge of English an asset
• You may be required to work weekend, daytime and/or evening shifts on a rotating basis

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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. 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 [email protected].

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.