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About the role

  • Multimedia Journalist reporting Cape Breton news for Postmedia, a Canadian news media company. Producing print, web, mobile, video, and investigative content for local audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Report on news and current events in Cape Breton, focusing on the Cape Breton Regional Municipality and surrounding communities
  • Break news and write longer news features and explanatory pieces
  • Report and write stories with a CBRM focus for print, web, and mobile audiences
  • Tailor content to the varying needs of print, web, and mobile platforms
  • Initiate and develop ideas for enterprise stories and investigative projects
  • Cultivate sources and establish expertise to break stories and set the news agenda
  • File video clips for digital platforms
  • Work with digital teams to create interactive maps and graphics, searchable databases, and other multimedia elements

Requirements

  • Previous experience at a news organization
  • Fluency in digital platforms, multimedia journalism and social media
  • Ability to work quickly and independently, meet multiple deadlines, and make efficient decisions
  • Familiarity with data journalism and investigative reporting an asset
  • Strong understanding of issues, industries and attributes unique to Cape Breton
  • Ability to work remotely as part of a newsroom team
  • Possess a valid driver’s licence and vehicle
  • Cover letter, résumé, three samples of published work (if any), and at least two signed references

Benefits

  • Full-time, permanent employment
  • Unionized position subject to the terms and conditions of the collective agreement

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$40,319 - CA$60,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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