Media Librarian (English Services) – TOR07850 

Job Family: Media Production
Primary Location: Toronto Position
Language Requirement: English Only 
Status of Employment: Temporary
Work schedule(s): Full-time  

Please note: this is a full-time temporary position for approximately 16 weeks.  

What it’s like working 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.

Your Role

Content Management and Preservation is seeking a Media Librarian to support the work of its clients in content production, presentation and preservation.  You will provide library and information services to facilitate access and retrieval of media assets in our various production and preservation systems. You will also be employing your skills as an information professional in cataloguing CBC’s content in accordance with CBC’s corporate and departmental standards and policies. Work is governed by CBC programming and journalistic policies as well as various agreements governing the possible use of these materials.

Key Tasks:

• Accurately summarize audio/video content.
• Catalogue and classify content using metadata standards and controlled vocabularies.
• Prepare detailed summaries of the content of programs and/or library holdings.
• Provide program material and/or research information on-demand and assist Producers, Researchers, on-air personnel and others in the selection of material and the use of the library.
• Advise program production personnel on the availability of broadcast materials and assists them in obtaining materials.
• Research information using local resources.
• Screen broadcast material and select stock footage, prepare shot lists.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

We are looking for a candidate with the following:

• Graduate degree from an accredited library school or equivalent education and experience
• A Master’s degree in Library Science is considered an asset.

• 1 year of comparable and relevant experience. 
• Knowledge of metadata standards, subject analysis and controlled vocabularies.
• Knowledge of or experience cataloging digital collections.
• Technical knowledge of recording media is an asset.
• Understanding of file-based production workflows, systems and tools is an asset.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal). 
• Ability to work without supervision.
• Strong interpersonal skills working in a team environment.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Self-motivated and self-sufficient.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability and willingness to work overtime, evenings, early mornings, weekends and/or holidays when required.
• Knowledge of CBC/Radio-Canada programming is an asset.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

If this sounds interesting, please apply online! 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 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.

Wherever in the wording of the job description either gender is used, it shall be understood to include all genders.