Sun Media posted numerous Help Wanted ads today with a Dec. 31 application deadline as the chain prepares for a March launching of its Sun TV News channel.
Most of the positions are Toronto-based: Talk show producer; senior weather anchor; writer/editor; senior news anchor; news anchor; senior graphics artist; graphics artist; studio switcher; studio director; assistant director; audio operator; graphics playback operator; line up editor; multimedia content producer, resource coordinator.
Other TV jobs have been posted for Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary and Winnipeg.
While the positions are TV oriented, jobs descriptions indicate responsibilities for some jobs include Sun Media's print and online venues.
Salaries offered for key positions will be an early indication of how competitive PKP intends to be in staffing his new television venture.
PKP will have to open his wallet if he hopes to attract some notable names who would throw away their current careers for an unproven station. Most of those jobs are seeking 3-5 years experience.
ReplyDeleteWatch them be filled by college grads instead like his Centre of Excellences. Very few people already working will want to be a part of this.
Will TV staff also be under a points system? 1 pt for a voiceover, 2 for a standup and 50 if you throw in a mention of how great Harper is in your story.
ReplyDeleteHmm. The ads call for "Talk show producer; senior weather anchor; writer/editor; senior news anchor; news anchor; senior graphics artist; graphics artist; studio switcher; studio director; assistant director; audio operator; graphics playback operator; line up editor; multimedia content producer, resource coordinator."
ReplyDeleteI hope you don't think these are all separate positions. Quebecor probably wants one person to do all these jobs.
They're obviously off to a great start. Head over to their web sit at http://www.suntvnews.ca/latest-news/ and you will notice that the 'latest news' section hasn't been updated since Nov. 26. This should give us some indication of how well the station will be run when it actually goes to air. Amateur Hour!!!
ReplyDeleteEven crashes computers when trying to refresh. Yeah, top-notch, up-to-date, state of the art website alright. Minus-50 points, PKP et al.
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