About the role
Corus Radio has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Broadcast Engineer, Radio Technology in our Ottawa location. Reporting to the Manager, Technical Infrastructure, the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting Radio Operations and Programming on a daily basis. Coupled with this responsibility, you will provide on-going Tier 1 support and maintain the health of on-air and production equipment. This position is ideally suited to an individual who can work with a diverse team and has an understanding of Radio production workflows.
You will contribute by:
- Maintain and repair Corus Ottawa transmitter sites for, CJOT-FM and CKQB-FM. Includes scheduled maintenance and emergency repairs (generator, tower, HVAC, building, etc.)
- Maintain and repair Corus Ottawa Radio Studio for CJOT-FM and CKQB-FM. Includes, scheduled maintenance and emergency repairs
- Administrate and maintain radio automation, on-air production, post production hardware/software and networked systems.
- Assist with daily studio tasks as required. (Tieline connections, audio routing, live setups, etc.)
- Rotating “On Call” duties, plus 24/7 tech support to assist Corus engineers as required.
- Create and maintain engineering documentation. (wire records, inventory, maintenance records, system drawings)
- Troubleshoot and repair broadcast equipment/systems as required.
- Test, install and implement new broadcast equipment.
- Source and order parts and supplies as required.
- Provide assistance and instruction to staff on technical systems.
- Maintain computer and engineering security to be compliant with required business standards, cyber security standards, and audits.
- Coordinate and supervise scheduled maintenance of critical infrastructure systems (HVAC equipment and electrical systems).
- Coordinate with Corus IT to facilitate the maintenance and repair of local office hardware, software, and the corporate LAN/WAN as required.
- Act as engineering/technical liaison with respect to radio personnel or shows.
- Work closely with the Manager, Technical Infrastructure, IT, Cyber Security, Radio Programming and Operations to ensure effective technical support
- Ensure that Broadcast Standards are met and maintained
- Work with the IT department on Networking and computer issues
- Work directly with equipment vendors and suppliers to troubleshoot and repair equipment
- Provide support to building facilities maintenance as required
Skills and Experience you will bring:
- 3-5 years of Radio Broadcast Engineering experience
- Experience maintaining FM Transmitter sites
- Recognized certificate in Broadcast Technology, Electronics or Computer Science or equivalent
- Recognized certificate or experience in IT – Network communications
- Telecom RF Experience
- Knowledge of Radio automation and production workflows
- Experience troubleshooting faults with Radio Studio, Control Room and Transmitter equipment
- Strong knowledge of computers and networking as related to Broadcast systems
- Experience working on equipment associated with Live Remotes, Microwave and Satellite communications.
- Knowledge of current audio streaming technologies
- Valid Ontario Driver License Class G mandatory
Application Deadline: Sept 25, 2025
About Corus Entertainment
Corus is Canada’s leading pure play media and content company, developing and delivering high-quality content and brands across platforms for audiences around the world. Engaging audiences since 1999, the company’s portfolio of multimedia offerings encompass 35 specialty television services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, a suite of digital assets, animation software, technology and media services.
Corus’ roster of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, HISTORY®, Showcase, Adult Swim, National Geographic, Disney Channel Canada, YTV, Global News, Globalnews.ca, Q107, Country 105, and CFOX.
Corus is an established creator of globally distributed content through Nelvana animation studio, Corus Studios, and children’s book publishing house Kids Can Press.
Nelvana is a world-leading international producer and distributor of children’s animated and live-action content with a stable of globally renowned brands that focus on comedies, preschool and boys action series and ancillary consumer products programs.
Established in 2015, Corus Studios is a premium content studio that develops, produces and distributes a wide array of original lifestyle, unscripted and factual content globally.
Toon Boom Animation’s award-winning software is the global standard for 2D animation and storyboarding providing the artistic freedom to create in any style and efficiently publish anywhere.
Kids Can Press is the largest Canadian-owned children’s publisher with a catalog of over 700 picture books, nonfiction and fiction titles for children and young adults.
Corus also owns innovative full-service social digital agency so.da, and in 2019, extended its reach to millennials through new and ongoing partnerships with Complex and Twitter, expansion into short-form content with so.da originals and the acquisition of Kin.
About the role
Corus Radio has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Broadcast Engineer, Radio Technology in our Ottawa location. Reporting to the Manager, Technical Infrastructure, the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting Radio Operations and Programming on a daily basis. Coupled with this responsibility, you will provide on-going Tier 1 support and maintain the health of on-air and production equipment. This position is ideally suited to an individual who can work with a diverse team and has an understanding of Radio production workflows.
You will contribute by:
- Maintain and repair Corus Ottawa transmitter sites for, CJOT-FM and CKQB-FM. Includes scheduled maintenance and emergency repairs (generator, tower, HVAC, building, etc.)
- Maintain and repair Corus Ottawa Radio Studio for CJOT-FM and CKQB-FM. Includes, scheduled maintenance and emergency repairs
- Administrate and maintain radio automation, on-air production, post production hardware/software and networked systems.
- Assist with daily studio tasks as required. (Tieline connections, audio routing, live setups, etc.)
- Rotating “On Call” duties, plus 24/7 tech support to assist Corus engineers as required.
- Create and maintain engineering documentation. (wire records, inventory, maintenance records, system drawings)
- Troubleshoot and repair broadcast equipment/systems as required.
- Test, install and implement new broadcast equipment.
- Source and order parts and supplies as required.
- Provide assistance and instruction to staff on technical systems.
- Maintain computer and engineering security to be compliant with required business standards, cyber security standards, and audits.
- Coordinate and supervise scheduled maintenance of critical infrastructure systems (HVAC equipment and electrical systems).
- Coordinate with Corus IT to facilitate the maintenance and repair of local office hardware, software, and the corporate LAN/WAN as required.
- Act as engineering/technical liaison with respect to radio personnel or shows.
- Work closely with the Manager, Technical Infrastructure, IT, Cyber Security, Radio Programming and Operations to ensure effective technical support
- Ensure that Broadcast Standards are met and maintained
- Work with the IT department on Networking and computer issues
- Work directly with equipment vendors and suppliers to troubleshoot and repair equipment
- Provide support to building facilities maintenance as required
Skills and Experience you will bring:
- 3-5 years of Radio Broadcast Engineering experience
- Experience maintaining FM Transmitter sites
- Recognized certificate in Broadcast Technology, Electronics or Computer Science or equivalent
- Recognized certificate or experience in IT – Network communications
- Telecom RF Experience
- Knowledge of Radio automation and production workflows
- Experience troubleshooting faults with Radio Studio, Control Room and Transmitter equipment
- Strong knowledge of computers and networking as related to Broadcast systems
- Experience working on equipment associated with Live Remotes, Microwave and Satellite communications.
- Knowledge of current audio streaming technologies
- Valid Ontario Driver License Class G mandatory
Application Deadline: Sept 25, 2025
About Corus Entertainment
Corus is Canada’s leading pure play media and content company, developing and delivering high-quality content and brands across platforms for audiences around the world. Engaging audiences since 1999, the company’s portfolio of multimedia offerings encompass 35 specialty television services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, a suite of digital assets, animation software, technology and media services.
Corus’ roster of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, HISTORY®, Showcase, Adult Swim, National Geographic, Disney Channel Canada, YTV, Global News, Globalnews.ca, Q107, Country 105, and CFOX.
Corus is an established creator of globally distributed content through Nelvana animation studio, Corus Studios, and children’s book publishing house Kids Can Press.
Nelvana is a world-leading international producer and distributor of children’s animated and live-action content with a stable of globally renowned brands that focus on comedies, preschool and boys action series and ancillary consumer products programs.
Established in 2015, Corus Studios is a premium content studio that develops, produces and distributes a wide array of original lifestyle, unscripted and factual content globally.
Toon Boom Animation’s award-winning software is the global standard for 2D animation and storyboarding providing the artistic freedom to create in any style and efficiently publish anywhere.
Kids Can Press is the largest Canadian-owned children’s publisher with a catalog of over 700 picture books, nonfiction and fiction titles for children and young adults.
Corus also owns innovative full-service social digital agency so.da, and in 2019, extended its reach to millennials through new and ongoing partnerships with Complex and Twitter, expansion into short-form content with so.da originals and the acquisition of Kin.