Digital Editor, Canadian Business

SJC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Scholarship program for employees’/as’

Subscription rates for SJC pubs

Toronto Life Insider membership

GoodLife membership

Perkopolis Perk Program

Job summary

SJC, Canada’s largest privately owned communications company, invites applications for an ambitious journalist and creator to tell compelling stories about Canadian business. You’ll report, interview, and develop sources, shaping content for web, newsletters, video and events.

You'll explore multiple formats, pitch ideas, and collaborate with an experienced editorial team. This 4-month contract offers renewal potential and a path to broader newsroom opportunities in Canada.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of journalism, editorial or relevant content experience.
• A portfolio that shows you can find an interesting angle, report it and tell a compelling story.
• Genuine curiosity about business, entrepreneurship, technology, money, work and the people and ideas shaping Canada's economy.
• Strong interviewing, research and fact-checking skills.
• Understanding of how audiences discover and consume journalism across digital and social platforms.
• Interest in experimenting with video, newsletters, social and emerging storytelling formats.
• Strong organization, good judgment and the ability to take ownership of your work.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of Canadian Business’s corporate membership program, including working with members to develop and edit op-eds.
• Pitch, report, write and edit smart, original stories about Canadian business, entrepreneurship, money, work and the economy.
• Interview entrepreneurs, executives, investors, experts and other interesting people shaping business in Canada, while developing your own network of sources.
• Turn strong ideas into content across web, newsletters, social, video and print, choosing the format that best serves the story.
• Help develop and edit stories from freelance contributors and members of the Canadian Business community.
• Participate in Canadian Business events and programming, including the Better Future Summit.
• Work with our audience, social, video, design, marketing and events teams to experiment with new ways to tell stories and reach new audiences.

Skills

journalism experience

portfolio development

curiosity about business

interviewing skills

digital storytelling

organization

ownership of your work

Tools

WordPress

Analytics

Job description

SJC stands as Canada’s largest privately owned communications company, distinguished by its portfolio of leading media brands, including Toronto Life, Chatelaine, and Maclean’s. At SJC, creativity, technology and journalism intersect to deliver content that resonates and performs. From integrated creative studios and advanced ad-tech to a portfolio of iconic media brands, we craft and distribute award-winning stories for audiences and advertisers alike. Partnering with organizations across North America, we build marketing solutions that inform, inspire and empower on every platform—from print to emerging digital channels. Our influence—and a 22-year streak on Canada’s Best Managed Companies list—reflects a culture committed to excellence and constant evolution. To learn more about our organization, please visit www.stjoseph.com

The Opportunity

Come help build the next generation of Canadian Business. We're looking for an ambitious journalist and creator who is curious about the people, companies and ideas changing how Canada does business, and wants to find compelling new ways to tell those stories. You'll report and write stories, interview fascinating people, develop sources and help shape how Canadian Business shows up across digital, social, newsletters, video, and events.

We're especially interested in someone who thinks beyond a single format. A great idea might start as an interview or reported story, become a video or social series, spark a newsletter conversation, or turn into something we haven't tried before. You'll have room to pitch ideas, experiment with new formats and build your own areas of expertise while working alongside an experienced editorial team.

If you're early in your journalism career, ambitious about where you want to take it and excited by the opportunity to help reinvent business journalism for a new generation, we'd love to hear from you. This is an initial 4-month contract with the strong possibility of renewal.

What You’ll Do

• Support the development of Canadian Business’s corporate membership program, including working with members to develop and edit op-eds
• Pitch, report, write and edit smart, original stories about Canadian business, entrepreneurship, money, work and the economy
• Interview entrepreneurs, executives, investors, experts and other interesting people shaping business in Canada, while developing your own network of sources
• Turn strong ideas into content across web, newsletters, social, video and print, choosing the format that best serves the story
• Help develop and edit stories from freelance contributors and members of the Canadian Business community
• Participate in Canadian Business events and programming, including the Better Future Summit
• Work with our audience, social, video, design, marketing and events teams to experiment with new ways to tell stories and reach new audiences

What You Bring

We're less interested in checking every box than we are in finding someone with strong instincts, curiosity and ambition. Ideally, you'll bring:

• 2+ years of journalism, editorial or relevant content experience
• A portfolio that shows you can find an interesting angle, report it and tell a compelling story
• Genuine curiosity about business, entrepreneurship, technology, money, work and the people and ideas shaping Canada's economy
• Strong interviewing, research and fact-checking skills
• An understanding of how audiences discover and consume journalism across digital and social platforms
• An interest in experimenting with video, newsletters, social and emerging storytelling formats
• Strong organization, good judgment and the ability to take ownership of your work
• Experience editing contributors, working with WordPress or analytics, or appearing on camera is helpful, but not essential.

How You Work

• You have strong story instincts and sound editorial judgment. You’re curious about how businesses work, but equally interested in the people, ideas and forces behind them. You know how to turn complex business topics into clear, compelling stories without flattening the nuance. You can cut through jargon and numbers to find the narrative, ask tough questions and dig beyond the obvious angle to find the evidence that makes a story stronger.
• You’re digitally fluent and understand what it takes to make a story work online, from how it’s packaged and presented to how audiences discover and engage with it. You’re comfortable learning new tools and formats as the digital landscape evolves, and you’re interested not just in what readers click on, but why a story matters to them.
• You’re organized and self-directed, but you also enjoy working with editors and colleagues to make the work better. You care about accuracy, fairness and originality, and you’re interested not just in what readers click on, but why a story matters to them.

Benefits at SJC:

SJC is committed to the well-being and professional development of its employees. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Scholarship program available for employees’ children.
• Exclusive employee subscription rates for SJC publications.
• A complimentary 1-year Toronto Life Insider membership.
• Discounted annual GoodLife membership.
• Participation in the Perkopolis Perk Program, offering employee pricing at a wide range of retailers.

A Workplace Built for Everyone:

SJC Values

• Amaze our customers: We put our customers’ evolving needs at the heart of the business and inspire through our ideas, quality and service.
• Be relentlessly curious: We take the initiative to learn, try new things and brainstorm the next big idea.
• Respect every individual as equal: We value diversity as the means to creativity and cultivate a collaborative environment where everyone belongs.
• Innovate and adapt with urgency: Forward-thinking and flexible, we react quickly and boldly to change.
• Contribute to our community: We apply our resources and passions to make a difference – for people and our planet

Accommodations at SJC

SJC i is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer, where everyone feels welcome and has the opportunity to thrive. We're committed to creating inclusive and barrier-free recruitment processes and work environments. If you're contacted for an interview and require any accommodations to ensure a fair and equitable experience, please let our Human Resources team know. We'll handle any information you share with complete confidentiality.

Inclusion at SJC

Equality and respect for all is one of our founding values and core beliefs at SJC. We are a diverse group with associates of all ages, orientations, races and talents. We celebrate this diversity and we draw strength from it. Inclusivity at SJC means fostering a culture that welcomes and respects each individual as equal – both inside our walls and within the larger community.