At Canada’s National Observer, we don’t just report on climate change—we explore its roots and solutions.
Since 2009, we’ve been at the forefront of figuring out how to monetize excellent journalism, leading the way in Canada with innovative crowdfunding efforts that have made vital reporting possible.
Our commitment to reader-supported journalism has inspired other publications, and our focus on climate solutions has sparked new streams of coverage across the media landscape.
We tackle the complex intersection of business, government, and climate action, providing in-depth analysis on topics that often goes unnoticed by others.

Canada's National Observer

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editor

Canada's National Observer is an independent, reader-funded Canadian news outlet specializing in climate and energy reporting, investigative journalism, and in-depth analysis of politics and public policy. It publishes news stories, opinion pieces, special reports, and podcasts, and focuses on accountability reporting and solutions-oriented climate coverage. The outlet highlights awards and investigative projects and emphasizes subscriptions and donations to support independent journalism.

At Canada’s National Observer, we don’t just report on climate change—we explore its roots and solutions. Since 2009, we’ve been at the forefront of figuring out how to monetize excellent journalism, leading the way in Canada with innovative crowdfunding efforts that have made vital reporting possible. Our commitment to reader-supported journalism has inspired other publications, and our focus on climate solutions has sparked new streams of coverage across the media landscape. We tackle the complex intersection of business, government, and climate action, providing in-depth analysis on topics that often goes unnoticed by others.

• Manage reporters in the afternoons
• Supervise evening copy/newsletters
• Write compelling headlines
• Manage project budgets
• Negotiate freelance contractor agreements
• Manage the editorial calendar, ensuring deadlines are met and quality is maintained
• Help design and implement CNO’s project work
• Fill in for the Editor-in-Chief during vacations and sick days
• Find compelling visuals and improve photography/photo editing tools
• Package stories for social media
• Provide vacation relief for editors and the newsletter editor
• Recruit, hire and manage journalists and editors

Associate Editor

Associate Editor managing reporters, newsletters and story packaging for Canada’s independent climate-focused newsroom. Shaping impactful journalism on environment, energy, politics and disinformation.

operations

• Oversee the organization’s operations, including people management, financial systems, and key funding partnerships
• Maintain an overview of operational health
• Ensure contracts, grant reports, and institutional relationships are handled precisely
• Support the next phase of Canada’s National Observer’s journalism
• Manage HR, labour relations, and employee support
• Manage grants and funding applications
• Oversee business administration and finance
• Manage institutional partnerships and revenue
• Provide executive support
• Report to the CEO/Publisher and connect editorial goals with business sustainability

Director of Operations

Director of Operations strengthening Canada’s National Observer, an independent Canadian newsroom covering climate and accountability journalism. Managing HR, finance, grants, partnerships, and executive support.

data-engineer

• Develop and maintain features for our flagship application Civic Searchlight for investigative journalism and other use cases
• Discover new data sources and build pipelines to integrate them with existing infrastructure
• Implement rigorous monitoring and testing procedures so the database stays reliable as coverage grows
• Help build new tools on top of the database, including improved search, alerts, automated summaries and AI-assisted features
• Contribute to architectural decisions as we move from prototype-scale to production infrastructure

Investigative Data Engineer

Data Engineer enhancing Civic Searchlight database for investigative journalism and public-interest outcomes. Collaborating with technical leads and reporters for developing tools and features.

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Canada's National Observer