Associate Digital Production Editor / Reporter

News UK; London; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in Ontario is seeking an Associate Digital Production Editor/Reporter to join their Digital Production team. This role involves producing and packaging engaging stories across various topics, enhancing presentations with multimedia, and working remotely. Candidates should have 3–4 years of experience. A comprehensive benefits package is provided.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of experience in digital writing, production, and reporting.
• Proven ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced news environment.
• Demonstrated experience independently reporting and producing news stories.

Responsibilities

• Produce and package stories for online, mobile and tablet.
• Write multiple stories per shift on a variety of topics.
• Enhance story presentation through photos, video, and multimedia content.

Skills

Digital writing

Production

Reporting

Multimedia content

SEO

Tools

Content management systems

Photo editing software

Web analytics tools

Job description

Overview

The New York Post provides readers with the best in News, Sports, Pop Culture and Entertainment – with signature wit, irreverence and authority averaging 90 million unique viewers a month. Over the past 223 years, The Post has evolved into a multi-platform media company spanning print, digital, video, audio, app, television and commerce.

The New York Post is seeking a skilled and creative Associate Digital Production Editor/Reporter (Sun-Thur 2am-10am EST) to join our Digital Production team. In this role, you will work closely with a collaborative team of reporters and editors to produce and shape a wide range of engaging stories across news, sports, and features.

The Digital Production team plays a critical role in shaping how stories are presented across our platforms. From crafting headlines and curating visuals to embedding video and building layouts, this team ensures every piece of content meets the Post’s editorial standards and engages our audience at the highest level.

This role is eligible for remote work.

Responsibilities

• Produce and package stories for online, mobile and tablet
• Expect to write multiple stories per shift on a wide variety of topics that can include breaking, trending, lifestyle or celebrity news
• Enhance the presentation of stories through the use of photos, video and other multimedia content
• Write smart, pithy headlines that grab readers’ attention
• Use social media and digital tools for news gathering and discovery
• Monitor traffic and overall site metrics
• Work cooperatively as a team member under tight deadlines
• Produce and publish the NY Post iPad app on a nightly basis
• Publish out posts to social media

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of experience in digital writing, production, and reporting
• Proven ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced news environment
• Demonstrated experience independently reporting and producing news stories
• Ability to leverage multimedia content to enhance stories and user experience
• Journalism chops; understanding what to promote, what is breaking news
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• Familiarity with content management systems, photo editing software, SEO and web analytics tools a plus

Note: This position requires working independently to provide overnight coverage and demands a strong background in digital production and reporting.

At The New York Post we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, our ranges reflect our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

In addition to compensation, the company provides eligible employees a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including “elective” benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

As an equal opportunity employer, the New York Post does not discriminate in hiring or the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The New York Post will consider the provision of reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our application process and to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship.