Position Title: Status of Employment: Temporary (STTRC) Position Language Requirement: French Language Skills: 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: 2026-02-01 11:59 PM Your role As a Special Effects Technician, you are responsible for designing, preparing, supplying and executing special effects, consulting directly with requesters to determine their special effects needs and conducting the necessary research. Key responsibilities: Review and analyze requests, and research complementary information; clarify and confirm ideas with the appropriate parties as required; ensure you have full and accurate details, information and instructions to determine special effects. Design special effects (e.g., pyrotechnics, water effects, flame systems) and determine the mechanical logic required; draft the necessary technical plans, sketches and blueprints for their creation. Advise on and suggest special effects to enhance the final product. Provide clear instructions and specifications to painters, set builders and other tradespeople to ensure the effects are incorporated correctly. Obtain materials from Corporate stores or contact external suppliers to purchase, rent or borrow the necessary items while adhering to production budgets. Fabricate or assemble scenic elements and special effects devices, repairing, modifying, installing, camouflaging, maintaining and dismantling them as needed. Perform the work required to fabricate special effects (plumbing, wiring, welding, etc.). Prepare and present, as needed, cost submissions and estimates for labour and materials. Ensure strict adherence to safety protocols during the operation of effects. File applications for authorization to use firearms and explosives in compliance with current regulations and legislation. Conduct performance and safety tests on special effects. Ensure that special effects components are handled and transported with care; check their condition, recommending any necessary repairs or modifications; handle and transport (or arrange transportation of) equipment and devices, ensuring they are delivered and returned. Retrieve or ensure retrieval of all materials used. Operate special-effects devices and teach others how to do so. Assist, as needed, in executing work and setting up special effects. Conduct the necessary research and consultations to meet specific special-effects requests. Maintain provided tools, performing any necessary repairs; report on their operating condition if need be. Fabricate moulds for special effects. Attend planning or production meetings as needed. Report any breakdowns or defects in equipment or material to the relevant people. Complete the appropriate forms and documents; share information verbally or in writing to ensure proper follow-up and to keep others informed. Familiarize other employees with their duties and work environment. Carry out, as needed, all or part of the duties of another job classification within an equivalent or lower salary group, as well as other related duties. Relationships: Report to the appropriate supervisor or others depending on the assignment. Maintain relationships internally and externally. Please note this an on call position and you may be required to work early morning, late evening, or weekend assignments. Your profile: High school diploma Four (4) years’ experience required to perform duties satisfactorily and become proficient with special effects, including pyrotechnics, smoke, etc. 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. 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: 1000, Rue Papineau, Montreal, Quebec, H2K 0C2 Work Schedule: Part time 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.
