Position Title Senior Designer (French Services)

Status Of Employment Temporary Long-Term (Durée déterminée)

Position Language Requirement French

Language Skills French (Reading), French (Speaking), French (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 2026-03-12 11:59 PM

This is a temporary full-time position (5 days per week) as part of an approximately one-year maternity leave replacement. The Ottawa Production Centre is seeking a Senior Designer who will primarily support French-language production services.

In this role, you will act as a design specialist, creating and producing visual elements while meeting production deadlines.

All work is carried out in accordance with recognized CBC/Radio-Canada and industry standards. Within this framework, you will benefit from professional autonomy, allowing you to exercise sound judgment, propose creative solutions, and take initiatives aligned with production needs.

You will work in a dynamic production environment with tight deadlines. You will be responsible for planning, organizing, and executing assignments independently while ensuring alignment with editorial objectives and program priorities.

The Successful Candidate Will Also

• Develop and propose original visual concepts to support editorial content and maximize visual impact and audience appeal.
• Adapt, enhance, and extend existing creative concepts, demonstrating agility in their interpretation.
• Design, produce, and deliver both static and animated graphic elements, including short or full animation sequences.
• Create logos, layouts, panels, pictograms, labels, and packaging for programs, print materials, and multimedia content.
• Analyze expressed needs and provide creative recommendations to address visual challenges and achieve production objectives.
• Experiment with and test new design approaches or methods to improve practices and outcomes.
• Perform all or part of the duties associated with an equivalent or lower classification.
• Depending on assignment, perform one or all of the following functions: design simple set elements and contribute to knowledge transfer and support skills development within the team.

We Are Seeking a Candidate With The Following Profile

• University degree in graphic design or equivalent relevant training
• Strong understanding of television production realities and digital platforms
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in graphic design or a related field
• Functional bilingualism (French and English), both written and spoken
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to communicate clearly and precisely in writing and verbally
• Advanced proficiency with graphic design and animation software, including After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Animate
• Demonstrated experience working on projects or programs emphasizing creativity and innovation
• Basic knowledge of computer systems and networking
• Ability to identify technical issues related to graphics equipment and software and resolve minor problems
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a demanding production environment with tight deadlines
• Strong judgment, discretion, professionalism, tact, and diplomacy
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively to team collaboration
• Variable schedule based on operational needs of the production centre

Assets

• Experience working on creative and innovation-driven projects or programs
• Basic knowledge of IT and networking

Please include any additional documents or links to your portfolio, website, blog, or video in your application. 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: 181 Queen Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1K9

Number Of Openings 1

Work Schedule Full time