CBC Doc Mentorship Program fall deadline

CBC Radio’s Doc Mentorship Program is open for another round of applications. Experienced audio freelancers are invited to submit a pitch to the program by November 20th, 2021. All work must be completed by March 2022. The program, which is also open to all CBC employees, is accepting applications for three different mentorships: the Doc Mentorship […]

Posted on October 26, 2021 at 7:23 pm by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: , , ,

CBC Doc Mentorship Program spring deadline

CBC Radio’s Doc Mentorship Program has a spring deadline approaching. Experienced audio freelancers are invited to submit a pitch to the program by May 7, 2021. The program, which is also open to all CBC employees, is accepting applications for three different mentorships: the Doc Mentorship program,  The Current’s Advanced Doc Maker program and the Emerging Indigenous Doc Maker […]

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CBC Doc Mentorship Program deadline October 16

CBC Radio’s Doc Mentorship Program is once again open for pitches this fall. Experienced audio freelancers are invited to submit a pitch to the program, which is also open to all CBC employees – staff, contract and temps. The program is accepting applications for three different mentorships: the Doc Mentorship program,  The Current’s Advanced Doc Maker program and […]

Posted on September 24, 2020 at 7:00 pm by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: , , , , , , ,

Doc Mentorship Program deadline January 6

Audio freelancers, CBC Radio’s Doc Mentorship Program has a winter round of mentorships available this year, and the deadline for applications is January 6, 2020. Experienced audio freelancers are invited to submit a pitch to the program, which is also open to all CBC employees – staff, contract and temps. The program pairs up documentary […]

Posted on December 11, 2019 at 6:00 am by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: , , , , , , ,

CBC Doc Mentorship program deadline October 7

Audio freelancers, if you’re interested in making a documentary for CBC Radio, it’s time to get ready for another Doc Mentorship program deadline. Experienced audio freelancers are invited to submit a pitch to the program by October 7, 2019. The mentorship program is also open to all CBC employees – staff, contract and temps. The program […]

Posted on September 19, 2019 at 8:25 pm by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: , , , , , ,

Freelance at the CBC? You may be eligible to vote on the new collective agreement.

CMG-CBC agreement – Freelance workers eligible to vote From Tuesday, March 26 to Thursday, March 28, Canadian Media Guild (CMG) members working at CBC/Radio-Canada will have the opportunity to vote on the tentative agreement reached between our union and the Corporation. The vote will take place online using our electronic voting system. In order to […]

Posted on March 25, 2019 at 4:43 pm by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: , , ,

Next CBC Doc Makers deadline March 5

Audio freelancers, the next deadline for CBC Radio’s Doc Makers mentorship program is March 5.  There are three programs accepting applications: the Doc Mentorship Program, the Current’s Advanced Doc Maker Program and the Emerging Indigenous Doc Maker Program. CBC employees, temps, and experienced Canadian audio freelancers are invited to pitch sound-rich, unique stories to the programs. If your […]

Posted on February 6, 2019 at 9:20 pm by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: , , , , ,

Bargaining on CBC freelance issues underway

In November members of the CMG freelance bargaining subcommittee met with CBC management to begin negotiations on provisions for freelancers in the CMG-CBC collective agreement, which expires March 31, 2019.  The major issues under discussion are  – the proper use of contracts including:        – the appropriate use of the different categories    […]

Posted on December 10, 2018 at 7:00 pm by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: , , ,

Getting freelance work with the CBC

Freelancing for CBC isn’t as easy as it used to be, but there are still gigs to be found at the Mother Corp. The “Getting Work With the CBC” panel at the recent Level Up conference in Toronto offered some insights into just where to find it. The panel was part of a two-day conference […]

Posted on October 25, 2018 at 10:43 pm by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: , , , , ,

The Born Freelancer attends a CBC info session hosted by Field and Post

This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? We’d love to hear from you in the comments.   The scene: A downtown Vancouver conference centre during a rainy Friday afternoon early last month. Two hundred or so independent writers and producers are attending […]

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