Position: Journalist
Position Type: Full-time, Permanent (Existing Vacancy)
Location: Remote in Alberta, Edmonton
About the company:
Postmedia is a Canadian news media company representing more than 110 brands across multiple print, online and mobile platforms. Award-winning journalists and innovative product development teams bring engaging content to millions of people every week whenever and wherever they want it. This exceptional content, reach and scope offer advertisers and marketers compelling solutions to effectively reach target audiences. We are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team.
The Opportunity:
Postmedia is seeking a journalist who will help drive superior coverage of important local and regional issues to fill a full-time vacancy in Sherwood Park and Strathcona County. Excellent news reporting and writing skills are required, as well as the ability to thrive working independently as part of a regional news environment. The successful candidate will be expected to break news and produce innovative reporting as part of the news team. Applicants are expected to have excellent news judgment and demonstrable strengths in accurate, clean reporting, and a proven ability to initiate stories and enterprise features. Beyond reporting capabilities, candidates should understand the goals and opportunities offered by digital platforms to break news and reach audiences. The successful candidate must be comfortable with filing stories for multiple platforms on tight deadlines and be keen to learn and experiment to find new ways to tell stories and engage readers.
What you'll do:
- Work independently as part of a collaborative regional newsroom to find, develop and tell stories that people in Leduc, Beaumont and Devon and Alberta care about and that affect their daily lives.
- Report and write stories for print and web audiences, tailoring content to the needs of those platforms.
- Exhibit superior news judgment, with the ability to draw on legal and journalism ethics knowledge.
- Write short and longform stories that help readers live and thrive in the region and deliver understanding of the region for readers in the West.
- Cultivate sources and establish expertise to set the news agenda and break stories.
Who you are:
- Experience at a community news organization in a deadline-oriented role.
- Fluency in digital platforms, multimedia journalism and social media.
- Ability to work quickly and independently, meet multiple deadlines, and make efficient decisions.
- Ability to work constructively as part of a newsroom team.
Compensation:
Employment offers presented to the selected candidate are based on a combination of qualifications, experience, responsibilities of the role and the candidate's location.
Pay Rate: $30,000 - $40,000
We thank in advance all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. Only candidates legally eligible to work in Canada will be considered. No phone calls or agencies please.
Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all areas of the hiring process. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please make your needs known in advance. Accommodation requests will be provided on an individual basis.
Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to employment equity and an inclusive barrier-free selection process and work environment. Postmedia Network Inc. encourages applications from women, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.
Skills Required
- Experience at a community news organization in a deadline-oriented role
- Excellent news reporting and writing skills
- Accurate, clean reporting ability
- Proven ability to initiate stories and enterprise features
- Understanding of digital platforms and audience engagement
- Fluency in digital platforms, multimedia journalism, and social media
- Ability to work quickly and independently while meeting multiple deadlines
- Ability to work constructively as part of a newsroom team
- Strong news judgment and knowledge of legal and journalism ethics
What We Do
Postmedia is a Canadian news media company operating in local, regional, and metropolitan markets through print, online, and mobile platforms. It publishes national, metropolitan, community, and specialty newspapers, while managing a broad digital network of news and information websites, mobile products, and online assets. The company also provides distribution and advertising services, connecting audiences and advertisers across Canada for businesses and readers.
