The applications for summer 2024 are open!
For detailed instructions on the application process, visit the "jobs" tab in myFuture and specifically search for "Gzowski Internship" to find all relevant information. Application deadline is March 1, 2024, 11:59 Eastern Time.
For more information, please contact CaPS at careers.caps [at] mcgill.ca
About the internship:
In honour of journalist and broadcaster Peter Gzowski, CBC Radio has created an internship program for university students in his name. McGill University students in the final year of their program are eligible to apply.
Over the course of four months, the Gzowski interns will each receive training in the basics of journalism, radio and online production. McGill interns will be placed with CBC Radio Montreal to learn about the craft of making content for all CBC platforms. Interns will contribute to radio programs and online content, and usually do a range of duties including researching, writing, interviewing, and sound gathering.
Remuneration:
CBC offers competitive wage and interns have access to select CBC benefits.
CBC Requirements:
CBC is looking for candidates who:
- Have a working knowledge of 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 2023 or winter 2024 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 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..
● A one-page Letter of Introduction describing what you are studying and why you
are applying for a Gzowski Internship
● An updated curriculum vitae (1-2 pages)
● A short description (no more than one page) of your idea for a radio program and what it would sound like
● A short description (no more than a page) of something you heard on the radio that
you found compelling
● An example of your creative work
● Three reference names and contact information, at least two of which are from
outside your university
Applicants should use the following file-name format:
firstname.lastname_hostorganization (ex.: james.mcgill_cbc.pdf).