Communications Agent (French Services)

Job Title: Communications Agent (French Services)

Employment Type: Permanent

Language Requirements:

French (Writing - C - Advanced), French (Oral Expression - C - Advanced), French (Reading - C - Advanced)

Work at CBC/Radio-Canada

At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains, and brings Canadians together across multiple platforms. Promoting and embodying values such as creativity, integrity, inclusion, and relevance are what drive our achievements.

Do you think you have what it takes to succeed in this exciting and ever-evolving environment? Whether in front of the camera, on-air, online, or behind the scenes, you would be part of a team that thrives in connecting with the Canadian public and telling stories that matter to them.

Closing Date: 2026-08-06 11:59 PM

The Citizen Experiences and Partnerships team at Radio-Canada in Sherbrooke is looking for a Communications Agent. This permanent position will be based in Sherbrooke.

Your Mandate

Under the direction of the Citizen Experiences Manager, you are responsible for developing, coordinating, and operationalizing brand activations and events to position the Radio-Canada brand, maximize its reach, and strengthen its presence in the community and citizens' attachment to the public broadcaster.

Mainly, you will have to

• Develop, plan, and operationalize innovative brand activations and event experiences in the Estrie region to generate interest and engagement from various publics towards the public broadcaster, its banners, and its products;
• Participate in negotiations with partners, draft agreements, and ensure their follow-up and implementation;
• Deploy and coordinate internal-external communication plans to ensure optimal visibility of various projects;
• Prepare clear and strategic briefs and ensure understanding by stakeholders (field activations, ambassador briefs, etc.); collaborate with various communications teams (360-degree strategy, creative studio, etc.);
• Participate in the conceptualization of brand activations in line with the mandate, development, and deployment of activations or major events;
• Collaborate on event calendar planning, production schedules, coordinate all steps, conduct field surveys, and manage budgets;
• Manage contests in connection with our partnerships (writing texts for various declinations (website, banners, social networks), writing contest rules, legal approvals, research, negotiation, and management of the prize, communications and visibility, and follow-up with winners and suppliers);
• Collaborate on press relations by writing press releases and ensuring their distribution;
• Support program and technical teams in the development of emission releases within the framework of citizen activities and partnerships;
• Coordinate the need for ambassadors according to partnership and/or citizen experience activities, train and supervise them;
• Collaborate on the performance evaluation process of deployed solutions to identify improvement opportunities;
• Regularly evaluate the performance of activities, conduct post-mortem follow-ups, and optimize results;
• Manage and respond to the partnerships email inbox;
• Support various event-based and cultural mediation operations as needed.

This position is a combination of remote work and office presence. Work modalities will be discussed with hiring managers according to guidelines determined by the sector.

Desired Profile:

Qualifications

• University degree, or equivalent significant experience, in communications, advertising, marketing, or a related field;
• Three (3) years of experience in similar positions.

Skills

• Knowledge of Radio-Canada, its mandate, and its programming;
• Excellent negotiation, planning, and organization skills;
• Undeniable interest in event management, given the nature of the job and the conditions associated with it;
• Leadership, autonomy, sound judgment, and initiative;
• Strong ability to manage multiple files at once and resistance to stress;
• Great creativity in designing events and promotional activities;
• Team player, creative, solution-oriented, who can work under sometimes tight deadlines;
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Google Sheets, Google Calendar, Jira, and other relevant software;
• Excellent writing skills;
• Good knowledge of the cultural environment in the Estrie region;
• Experience and deep understanding of marketing principles and brand value;
• Required availability for sometimes irregular working hours involving long working hours;
• Hold a valid Class 5 driver's license.

If your application is selected, you will be subject to

• Practical test;
• Interview.

The skills and knowledge of candidates may be subject to testing.

We thank all candidates for their interest, but we will only communicate with those selected for an interview.

As part of our recruitment process, all candidates selected to proceed to the background check stage will be subject to the following verifications:

• Mandatory criminal record check;
• Other verifications may be conducted depending on the operational requirements of the position.

CBC/Radio-Canada has committed to demonstrating leadership in representing the diversity of our country. We aim to create and tell stories that bring the Canadian population together, and we can only achieve this by collaborating with a workforce that reflects the changing demographics of Canada. As an employer, we promote equal opportunity and an inclusive work environment where the recognition and appreciation of individual differences are reflected in all the services we offer as a public broadcaster of Canada. For more information, consult the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you require accommodation at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an email to recrutement@radio-canada.ca.

We invite you to review our Code of Conduct and familiarize yourself with this document, which you will find on our website. All staff must comply with the Code of Conduct as a condition of employment: We also invite you to take a look at our conflict of interest policy. In the event of your hiring, it will be important to inform us as soon as possible of any situation constituting a conflict of interest due to your hiring, or any situation that constitutes an appearance of a conflict of interest in this regard.

Main Location: 1335 King West Street Suite 100, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1J 2B8

Number of Positions Available: 1

Working Hours: Full-time