Changes to come
For more information, please contact CaPS at careers.caps [at] mcgill.ca
About the internship:
McGill University students in the final year of their program are eligible to apply. Gzowski Interns kick off their internship experience by receiving a week of training in the basics of journalism, radio and online production at the CBC in Toronto. For the remainder of the 4 month internship the McGill intern will be placed with CBC Radio Montreal to learn about the craft of making content for all CBC platforms. The Intern will contribute to radio programs and online content, and do a range of duties including researching, writing, interviewing, and sound gathering for various CBC channels.
CBC Radio created this internship for university students in honour of journalist and broadcaster Peter Gzowski.
Remuneration:
CBC offers competitive wage and interns have access to select CBC benefits.
CBC Requirements:
CBC is looking for candidates who:
- Have proficient French: the intern should be able, for example, to request information from a source in French, to translate information received in French, to watch a news conference in French and comprehend the details, etc.
- Work well in a team
- Demonstrate a high degree of creativity
- Be curious about the world
- Be engaged in their communities
- Imagine themselves one day working for the public broadcaster
- Want to be part of a diverse and inclusive newsroom
- CBC Montreal is a local newsroom. Candidates should have a strong interest in local news, and an involvement and/or interest in Montreal's communities.
Eligibility
- Must be graduating McGill students, completing their studies in fall 2024 or winter 2025 from any faculty.
- Applicants who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents must have a valid work permit by the start of the internship period.
Application Package Requirements:
- A resume (1-2 pages max)
- Letter of Intent describing what you are studying and why you are applying
- A description of your idea for a radio program (1 page max)
- A description of something you heard on the radio that you found compelling (1 page max)
- A creative work sample. This does not have to be written and can be in a variety of formats (e.g., a video, an essay, an audio recording).
- Three references, at least two must be outside your university
Application Process:
- Applicants must use myFuture to submit their application.
- All required documents must be combined into a single PDF file and uploaded through the myFuture platform.
- Applicants should use the following file-name format: firstname.lastname_hostorganization (ex.: james.mcgill_cbc.pdf).