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About the role

  • Energy and politics reporter covering Ottawa’s energy policy, economics, and business. Producing breaking news, scoops, enterprise reporting, and features for The Globe and Mail.

Responsibilities

  • Cover breaking and live economic and energy policy news from Ottawa
  • Frequently pitch fresh, compelling story ideas
  • Develop and maintain sources in government and business
  • Write clearly and concisely on deadline
  • Work with colleagues across the department and wider newsroom to generate story ideas and enrich coverage
  • File source-based scoops, breaking and scheduled news, enterprise reporting, and features
  • Think beyond standard storytelling formats
  • Participate in Globe subscriber events
  • Report to the politics and economy editor
  • Work closely with the Ottawa bureau and Western Canada bureaus

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 economic policy into engaging prose for The Globe’s audience
  • Familiarity with political reporting and economics
  • Strong writing with versatile range, from hard news to human-interest feature to explanatory
  • Comfortable working in a variety of formats, including live blogs, newsletters, video and audio
  • Must work out of the Ottawa office a minimum of two days a week
  • Cover letter with three links to previous work
  • Resume written by the candidate, not AI

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
  • Continuing education opportunities
  • Internal and external training and development opportunities

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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