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About the role

  • Journalist reporting for Postmedia’s Fredericton Daily Gleaner, part of a Canadian news media company. Developing breaking news, multimedia, and audience-focused content remotely in New Brunswick.

Responsibilities

  • Develop content for web, mobile, print, and other platforms
  • Generate daily story ideas and pivot to changing newsroom priorities
  • Use social media and digital tools to identify breaking news and reader interests
  • Cultivate sources to break stories and help set the news agenda
  • Collaborate with digital teams to create interactive multimedia content, including text, photos, and video
  • Cover a wide range of news and subjects under tight deadlines
  • Work remotely with Postmedia's news teams and report for the Fredericton Daily Gleaner

Requirements

  • Graduating journalism school student or graduate, or candidate from a related field
  • Newsroom experience is an asset
  • Ability to quickly layer and prioritize work in a newsroom
  • Flexibility to work on breaking news, features, short form, and non-traditional story formats
  • Curiosity and ability to uncover hidden story angles
  • Ability to convey the meaning behind news concisely
  • Experience and strength in video, podcast presentation, and other digital tools is an asset
  • Valid driver's license and access to a personal vehicle are assets
  • Bilingualism in English/French is an asset
  • Legally eligible to work in Canada

Benefits

  • Remote work in New Brunswick
  • Unionized position subject to the collective agreement
  • Opportunity to work with top-notch journalists and digital teams
  • Some weekend and statutory holiday work may be included
  • Potential assignment to other Postmedia newsrooms by mutual agreement

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$17 - CA$34 per hour

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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