Junior Editor proofreading and fact - checking high - volume articles for Military.com, a digital media platform serving service members and veterans. Optimizing content for SEO and publication quality.
About the role
- Editor-in-Chief leading editorial direction and high-impact journalism at The Tyee. Collaborating with publishers and editorial teams to grow readership and maintain values-driven reporting.
Responsibilities
- Develop and communicate a clear editorial vision for The Tyee, in close consultation with the publisher and editorial team
- Keep abreast of the media landscape and work closely with the publisher to inform The Tyee’s strategy
- Manage high profile investigative pieces that might rock the boat – you’re confident about your legal knowledge of defamation and can demonstrate strong editorial judgement in the face of controversy
- Provide guidance and backing on legally or politically sensitive stories, reviewing them for libel, risk, and values alignment
- Collaborate with editorial and audience teams to grow readership and engagement
- Ensure a healthy mix of stories, perspectives, and formats
- Thoughtfully explore new storytelling formats
- Support our team as a people manager to achieve their best work, providing constructive feedback and professional development
- Ensure staff well-being: you understand the weight that this work can carry and you actively work to establish and protect boundaries, psychological safety, and worklife balance for your team
- Celebrate wins, large and small
- Provide structural and substantive editing, as well as direction and advice, to our team of reporters
- Support the publisher as requested in fundraising and donor relations, connecting donors and the larger community to our values and our impact
- Participate in board meetings, explaining and taking responsibility for editorial decisions
- Maintain a professional public profile that strengthens The Tyee’s credibility, in the city of Vancouver and beyond
- Act as an ambassador, defending, explaining and promoting our reporting
Requirements
- 8+ years experience as a journalist, with ideally at least three years’ experience as a senior leader in a newsroom
- Nuanced understanding of the political, social, and economic environments in British Columbia
- Deep editorial experience: reporting and editing experience, comfort assigning stories, strong news judgment, understanding of libel, ethics, and investigative risk
- Understanding of the role of independent and nonprofit journalism in Canada
- Experience editing diverse voices and news formats (not just opinion)
- People leadership experience including experience coaching, mentoring, giving feedback, and handling conflict without fear or ego
- Comfort leading in autonomous, flexible, collaborative workplaces
- Belief in independent, reader-supported journalism and appreciation for The Tyee’s history and purpose
- Experience navigating public controversy, legal threats, and political pressure
- Experience sensing shifts in the media landscape and adapting strategically
- Commitment to reconciliation and equity in journalism practice
Benefits
- 4 weeks vacation annually, plus additional time off during our annual holiday shutdown
- Extended health benefits
- Phone and computer stipends
- Support for professional development
- A flexible work environment with option to work some days from home
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