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About the role

  • Senior journalist covering Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, and Alberta for Postmedia’s Canadian news media platforms. Breaking news and producing multimedia stories across print, web, and mobile.

Responsibilities

  • Find, develop and tell stories that people in Spruce Grove/Stony Plain and Alberta care about and that affect their daily lives
  • Report and write stories for print, web and mobile audiences, tailoring content to platform needs
  • Break news and produce innovative reporting as part of the news team
  • Write short- and long-form stories for readers in the Strathcona County region and the West
  • Cultivate sources and establish expertise to set the news agenda and break stories
  • Work independently as part of a collaborative regional newsroom
  • Learn and experiment with new ways to tell stories and engage news and business readers

Requirements

  • Five or more years of experience at a daily 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
  • Familiarity and ability to complete print production as part of a team
  • Ability to work constructively as part of a newsroom team
  • Excellent news and business reporting and writing skills
  • Excellent news judgment and demonstrable strengths in accurate, clean reporting
  • Proven ability to initiate stories and enterprise features
  • Understanding of digital platforms and their use for breaking news and reaching audiences
  • Comfortable filing stories for multiple platforms on tight deadlines
  • Knowledge of legal and journalism ethics
  • Full-time availability for a permanent position

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$39,000 - CA$48,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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