The posting
Position Title:
Correspondent, World News Berlin CBC News
Status of Employment:
Temporary Long-Term (Fixed Term)
Position Language Requirement:
English
Language Skills:
English (Reading - P - Professional), English (Speaking - P - Professional), English (Writing - P - Professional)
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:
2026-11-20 11:59 PM
Helping Canadians make sense of our world is our mission. As Canada looks for new partners across Europe, CBC News is looking for a creative and clever journalist to help us cover a region of growing importance.
We are hiring a correspondent to be based in Berlin. The successful candidate will be an exceptional journalist who thrives on working independently; they bring a broad range of storytelling skills and are excited to produce strong social media-first content, aimed at mobile and streaming audiences.
We are looking to hire a journalist who thrives when covering the latest news; a reporter who is always generating and pitching stories; someone who breaks news and is always pushing forward on new angles on stories.
You thrive in a demanding daily news environment meeting multiple deadlines. You understand how stories work across platforms and on any given day you could be filing to one or more platforms including social and digital, video and audio. You are adept at delivering live analysis and context, often on short notice, just as easily as you’re able to deliver social-first video and packaged reports. All of your journalism adheres to the CBC News Journalistic Standards and Practices.
In this position, you will be supported by the World News teams in London and Toronto, including the Senior Producer who will assign European coverage.
Key Responsibilities:
- Cover the news in Europe: join the team of journalists reporting on news on the continent, and other locations, as assigned. Working with the assignment team and other reporters in London, the Europe correspondent will generate and produce journalism guided by our audience news needs, across our platforms.
- Go live on any platform whenever a story requires it.
- Produce original content while also responding to breaking news and emerging stories in a fast-paced environment.
- Pitch and cover stories that resonate with our national audience, with an ability to find the significance in world events for a Canadian audience.
- Research and analyze complex issues using specialized sources to ensure our audience gets a deep, nuanced understanding of important topics.
- Quickly identify significant issues and respond strategically to ensure they are covered accurately and effectively.
- Develop and maintain a strong network of contacts with a wide range of sources.
What is required:
- You are a journalist with a minimum of 5 years of comparable experience, including significant reporting experience at a network/national level, and are currently employed in a permanent position with CBC/Radio-Canada.
- Your extensive experience demonstrates that you can pivot quickly when a story changes, you remain respectful to colleagues when there are competing deadlines and content demands, and be open to social-centric presenting / hosting.
- Exceptional storytelling skills, with a proven ability to produce memorable social, written, audio and visual content
- Exceptional critical thinking skills, with an ability to breakdown complex issues and explain them clearly to audiences
- Demonstrated ability to produce compelling vertical visuals and social media content
- Strong on-air presence and skill with live reporting.
- Extensive knowledge of world news and current affairs issues
- A collaborative team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and willingness to work long and flexible hours, including overtime, evenings and weekends as needed.
- Excellent interpersonal skills combined with a successful track record of working as part of a small team
- Strong grasp of CBC News Journalistic Standards and Practices, with an ability to understand how they apply in your daily storytelling.
- A university degree in journalism or an equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.
Application Requirements
To be considered for this role, please provide links to your portfolio that include at least:
- Two (2) social media stories
- Two (2) examples of packaged stories for broadcast (audio and visual)
- Two (2) examples of live breaking news coverage
- Two (2) text stories
- Cover letter, that will be used, in part to evaluate written communication.
- Current CV
Please, do not use generative AI in your work samples or cover letter unless, of course, your work example is a story about AI. Consult these guidelines for helpful tips on how to apply, know what’s the process, and how to put your best foot forward.
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 [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.
Primary Location:
181 Queen Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1K9
Number of Openings:
1
Work Schedule:
Full time
