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About the role

  • National Bureau Chief leading reporters and national coverage of Canadian business and economics for Postmedia’s Financial Post. Shaping stories, editorial products and newsroom priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Work with regional bureau chiefs to identify priorities and compile a daily schedule of stories
  • Monitor sister publications for business and economic coverage with national-audience potential
  • Direct reporters based in Ontario and Quebec covering regional economies, including automotive and critical minerals
  • Set coverage priorities, develop story ideas, assign and direct daily stories, and provide timely constructive editing
  • Contribute to video, podcast and other multimedia offerings as needed
  • Develop and oversee editorial products such as newsletters and in-person events in Ontario and Quebec
  • Maintain editorial standards for accuracy, fairness, insight and relevance
  • Build national editorial franchises with regional bureau chiefs and senior editors
  • Contribute to newsroom leadership, editorial oversight and other priorities

Requirements

  • At least five years in a daily newsroom, ideally with a background in business, financial or economic journalism
  • Excellent news judgment and ability to identify stories, trends and developments that matter to readers
  • Ability to explain what drives events and what comes next
  • Excellent writing and editing skills, with ability to work quickly and accurately under tight deadlines
  • Comfortable working across breaking news, daily analysis, explanatory journalism, enterprise reporting and long-form features
  • Strong understanding of Canadian business and the economy, with appetite to develop that knowledge further
  • Collaborative leadership skills and ability to work effectively with reporters, editors and newsroom leaders
  • Cover letter, résumé and links to recent work required for application

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

CA$85,000 - CA$100,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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