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About the role

  • Multimedia Journalist position reporting remotely for Postmedia's London newsroom. Engage diverse readership by reporting on news and entertainment in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Report and write stories – and be able to shoot photos for them – for print, web and mobile audiences, and tailor content to meet those platforms’ varying needs.
  • Have and develop local story ideas daily, a job essential along with the flexibility to quickly pivot to other newsroom priorities to meet changing needs.
  • Use social media and other digital tools to find out what’s breaking and what Londoners in real time are talking about and which quickly needs our attention.
  • File video clips for digital platforms; work with digital teams to create interactive content and other multimedia elements that both engage and enrich readers.
  • Cultivate sources to break stories and help set the news agenda.

Requirements

  • A journalism school graduate, or a candidate from a related field.
  • Newsroom experience is an asset, but you have the ability to quickly layer and prioritize needs to rapidly move up the job learning curve.
  • Flexible to write effectively in breaking news, features and short form, a job essential, along with non-traditional story formats such as explainers and Q/As.
  • Hungry to make the most of a chance to work in a daily newsroom with top-notch journalists and eager to show what you can do to help the room.
  • A digger, not satisfied with pat answers; always looking for hidden story angles and with a talent, or developing one, for explanatory journalism.
  • A reporter interested not just in what happened or is happening, but also why and how, with the ability to concisely convey that added meaning to readers.
  • Experience and strength in video or podcast presentation is an asset.
  • A valid driver’s licence and access to a personal vehicle are also assets.

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$917 per week

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

RemoteLondonCanada

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