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About the role

  • Local reporter breaking news and producing community-focused stories in Ottawa. Reporting across text, video, and audio for The Globe and Mail.

Responsibilities

  • Pitch fresh, compelling story ideas serving Ottawa residents
  • Develop sources to break news and produce exclusive stories
  • Write clearly and meet deadlines
  • Report through video, audio and text formats
  • Participate in Globe events
  • Collaborate with newsroom colleagues on story ideas and storytelling approaches
  • Help build a new local journalism initiative in Ottawa

Requirements

  • At least three years experience reporting for a news organization
  • Sharp instincts for stories that will resonate locally in Ottawa
  • Strong writing with versatile range, from hard news to human-interest feature to explanatory
  • Solid news judgment with a track record of enterprise work
  • Comfortable working in multiple formats, including live blogs, newsletters, video and audio
  • Entrepreneurial mindset
  • Cover letter with three links to previous work
  • Resume written by the candidate, not AI

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements
  • 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
  • On-site chiropractor and registered massage therapist
  • 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
  • Accommodation for applicants with disabilities

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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