Position Title:
Program Assistant, Social - CBC Gem (English Services)
Status of Employment:
Contractee Long-Term (Fixed Term)
Position Language Requirement:
English
Language Skills:
English (Reading), English (Speaking), English (Writing)
Work 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.
Unposting Date:
2025-09-04 11:59 PM
Please note this is a 1 year contract.
The CBC Gem social team is looking for a self-starting, energetic Program Assistant to help with the daily production of and management of social content.
The successful candidate will have strong organizational skills, attention to detail and an interest in CBC’s entertainment titles.
Under the guidance of the Senior Producer of the CBC Gem Social team, the program assistant will help manage a large amount of information and assets, as well as be assigned to support digital content creation across a range of online platforms.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Sourcing, reviewing and organizing asset deliverables from original and acquired productions (including but not limited to: caption files, photography, scripts);
• Sourcing broadcast masters or other relevant video content as needed;
• Maintaining various aspects of the cloud collaboration service used by the CBC Gem social team;
• Maintaining the CBC Gem social team’s shared cloud drives;
• Repackaging CBC Gem social content for new platforms, e.g., editing thumbnails, loglines or titles;
• Uploading content to CBC’s content-management system;
• Asset review and management for external stakeholders;
• Database and/or tracker creation and management;
• Working with cross-platform content teams to facilitate collaboration opportunities;
• Coordinating calendar reviews and sharing of relevant plans with stakeholders;
• Ensuring content is accessible for CBC social media audiences;
• Assisting with the creation and customization of graphics and templates for social media;
• Assisting with the logistics of internal and external shoots;
• Screening content under the guidance of producers and providing requested timecodes;
• As required, providing general administrative support to the CBC Gem social team.

We are looking for a candidate with the following:

• Recent graduation from university or community college (or equivalent);
• Experience related to streaming services, social media or in a relevant field is an asset;
• Active and skilled in the creation of social content on multiple platforms, primarily TikTok, Meta and YouTube;
• Familiarity with the Adobe suite of products (primarily Premiere Pro and Photoshop);
• Innovative, flexible, with demonstrated initiative.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, along with the ability to work under deadlines and with multiple priorities;
• Keen interest in and an ability to keep pace and adapt to the evolving trends in social and digital media;
• Knowledge of and affinity for CBC programming and understanding of the media industry;
• The ability to contribute to the diversity of perspectives on the team with ideas that will help connect with and grow new audiences;
• Strong knowledge and understanding of, and/or connection to, underrepresented communities across Canada.

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.
As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next

step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:

• A mandatory Criminal record check.
• Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

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
recruitment@cbc.ca
.
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.
Primary Location:
Broadcast Centre 205 Wellington St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3G7
Number of Openings:
1
Work Schedule:
Full tim

• Sourcing, reviewing and organizing asset deliverables from original and acquired productions (including but not limited to: caption files, photography, scripts);
• Sourcing broadcast masters or other relevant video content as needed;
• Maintaining various aspects of the cloud collaboration service used by the CBC Gem social team;
• Maintaining the CBC Gem social team’s shared cloud drives;
• Repackaging CBC Gem social content for new platforms, e.g., editing thumbnails, loglines or titles;
• Uploading content to CBC’s content-management system;
• Asset review and management for external stakeholders;
• Database and/or tracker creation and management;
• Working with cross-platform content teams to facilitate collaboration opportunities;
• Coordinating calendar reviews and sharing of relevant plans with stakeholders;
• Ensuring content is accessible for CBC social media audiences;
• Assisting with the creation and customization of graphics and templates for social media;
• Assisting with the logistics of internal and external shoots;
• Screening content under the guidance of producers and providing requested timecodes;
• As required, providing general administrative support to the CBC Gem social team