Torstar Corporation is a progressive media organization with a long, proud history in newspapers and a passion for capitalizing on the fluid world of digital and mobile media. Torstar’s vision for success is driven by a deep customer-centric obsession, continued journalistic excellence, advanced data-driven competency and a culture that is selfless, focused, agile, collaborative and results driven. The successful candidate will be a champion of those priorities while keeping the customer at the heart of all the creative work that they will be doing.
Our Commitment to Diversity
We strive to be a leader in building and cultivating an employee community framed around fairness, support and opportunity. We believe that what makes us different, makes a difference. And as a team, the diversity of our backgrounds, interests and experiences is what enriches our work, and our workplaces. We welcome all, and we strive for an inclusive culture that allows individual growth and shared success.
The Toronto Star is seeking a Digital Producer who thrives on speed, accuracy and innovation to join our Home and Live team. Working with editors and reporters across the newsroom, the Digital Producer will help identify, enhance and distribute our best journalism on digital platforms. Your strong news judgement and enhanced digital skills will help manage an engaging and lively homepage, app, and social media feeds, giving our stories power and impact. The successful candidate thrives within the urgency of a live news environment. The digital producer will report to the digital editor in this role.
News happens 24/7: This role requires the ability to work flexible shifts, including early mornings, late evenings and weekends.
What you'll do:
- Shape the homepage: Curate and edit the lineups on thestar.com and our mobile app, with audience engagement in mind. Offer new material off the news of the day – or in advance of the news – and suggest and implement creative ways to enhance The Star’s journalism.
- Tell stories creatively: Produce packages that use visuals, multimedia, and social media to grab readers’ attention.
- Run live coverage: Take charge of rolling files for breaking news (weather, elections, major news events), keeping coverage sharp and timely.
- Social media: Help run the Star's social media accounts with intention, crafting copy that stops the scroll and drives reader engagement.
- Work with data: Use analytics, SEO, and platform insights to shape coverage, track success and make recommendations for the most effective timing of story release.
- Be a team player: Create and contribute to an environment of growth, demonstrate enthusiasm and support colleagues on digital best practices.
- Uphold the core values of the Toronto Star and the Atkinson principles.
This is a unionized position.
Salary: $61,153.45 to $96,697.60
Please submit your application by 5 p.m. on July 17, 2026.
Qualifications- Bachelor’s degree in journalism or equivalent professional experience.
- Proven track record at a high-traffic news outlet, with expertise in digital-first journalism.
- Strong editorial judgment and capacity to edit quickly.
- Proficiency in publishing tools, analytics, and social media.
- Ability to perform under pressure while maintaining accuracy and fairness.
Torstar Group of Companies is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier free recruitment process ensuring equal access to employment opportunities for candidates, including persons with disabilities. In compliance with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Ontario Human Rights Code we will endeavour to provide accommodation to persons with disabilities in the recruitment process upon request. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please notify the hiring manager upon scheduling your interview of your requirements.
This posting is for an existing vacancy. Our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) uses AI for initial screening and assessment; however, all final selection decisions are made by our Hiring Managers.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in journalism or equivalent professional experience
- Proven track record at a high-traffic news outlet with expertise in digital-first journalism
- Strong editorial judgment and capacity to edit quickly
- Proficiency in publishing tools, analytics, and social media
- Ability to perform under pressure while maintaining accuracy and fairness
- Ability to work flexible shifts including early mornings, late evenings and weekends
What We Do
Torstar Corporation is a leading Canadian media and data company that aims to help people better understand the world and each other. Built on a long and distinguished history in daily and community newspapers and nationally recognized digital businesses, The Torstar Group of Companies includes The Toronto Star, The Hamilton Spectator, the Waterloo Region Record and other regional daily news brands, as well as 75 community news brands across Ontario with a number of digital properties including eyeReturn, VerticalScope, Homefinder.ca and Save.ca. Our flagship newspaper, the Toronto Star, was founded in 1892, and its website, thestar.com, is now one of the most-visited newspaper sites in the country. Today over 2500 dedicated employees work together to continuously improve how we serve our customers and clients and report on the most important stories affecting people's lives.
