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About the role

  • Economics reporter covering Ottawa’s government and fiscal policy for The Globe and Mail. Producing breaking news, enterprise reporting, and explanatory stories for Canadian readers.

Responsibilities

  • Cover breaking and live economic and fiscal policy news from Ottawa
  • Frequently pitch fresh, compelling story ideas
  • Develop and maintain sources in government and business
  • Write clearly and concisely on deadline
  • Collaborate with colleagues across the department and wider newsroom to generate story ideas and enrich coverage
  • Produce source-based scoops, breaking and scheduled news, enterprise reporting, and features
  • Connect policymaking to affected people, companies, and regions
  • Participate in Globe subscriber events
  • Work with the economics and business reporting team in the Ottawa bureau

Requirements

  • At least five years’ experience as a reporter in a daily news organization
  • Solid news judgment with a track record of enterprise work
  • Ability to translate fiscal and economic policy into engaging prose
  • Familiarity with political reporting and economics
  • Strong writing with a versatile range, from hard news to human-interest features to explanatory journalism
  • Comfortable working in live blogs, newsletters, video and audio formats
  • Cover letter with three links to previous work
  • Resume written by the applicant, not AI
  • Requires a minimum of two days a week in the Ottawa office

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Support programs for work-life balance
  • Training and mentorship opportunities
  • Competitive compensation
  • Hybrid work environment
  • Generous vacation
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Parental leave top-up
  • Competitive health and dental benefits
  • Defined Benefit pension plan
  • Annual wellness subsidy
  • Employee and family assistance program
  • Free digital subscription to globeandmail.com
  • 40% off other Globe products
  • Education assistance for external training courses
  • Lateral and upward advancement opportunities
  • Formal and informal mentorship and peer-to-peer learning programs
  • Internal and external training and development opportunities
  • Disability accommodation during the recruitment process

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

HybridOttawaCanada

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