Digital Editor, Live Markets (Editorial)

The Globe and Mail; Toronto; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office in Toronto

Job summary

The Globe and Mail in Toronto is seeking a digital editor to lead live markets coverage, editing live blogs, crafting engaging headlines, and delivering fast, authoritative updates for Globe Investor readers.

The role requires curiosity, solid news judgment, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial spirit. The position is based in the Toronto office with two in-office days per week, and involves monitoring data feeds and coordinating with reporters.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years in digital news media.
• Solid news judgment with understanding of markets.
• Strong headline writing and editing.
• Familiarity with digital storytelling formats.
• Clear communicator and multitasker.
• Avid news consumer with curiosity.
• Experience using audience analytics tools.
• Experience using real-time financial data sources.
• Ability to create stock charts with data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Ensure fast, accurate markets coverage.
• Edit and post live blog entries and contribute entries.
• Write SEO-friendly headlines, decks, captions, and display copy.
• Monitor financial data and wire sources for news.
• Solicit contributions from beat reporters to enrich coverage.
• Collaborate with editorial and product on format, function and design.
• Use analytics to spot opportunities and guide decisions.

Skills

News judgment

Headline writing

Editing skills

Digital storytelling

Multitasking

Communication

News consumer

Analytics tools

Real-time data

Tools

Bloomberg Terminal

Stock charts

Job description

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Globe and Mail is hiring a digital editor to work on live markets coverage, delivering fast, authoritative and insightful updates that help investors navigate market moves throughout the trading day.

This role will edit and contribute to live blog entries, frequently write engaging headlines and generally ensure live markets coverage meets the needs of our highly engaged community of Globe Investor readers.

We are looking for a curious editor with solid news judgement who is collaborative and brings an entrepreneurial spirit to their work.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensurewe are fast and best on markets coverage
• Edit and post live blog entries in multiple formats and contributeyour own entries to complement coverage
• WriteSEO-friendly, engaging headlines, decks,captionsand other display copy
• Monitor financial data and wire sources for relevant news
• Solicit contributions from beat reporters to enrich the live blog as appropriate
• Collaborate with colleagues in editorial and product on improvements to live blog format, functionality and design
• Use audience analytics to spot opportunities and inform decisions

QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least threeyears experienceworking in digital news media
• Solid news judgment withdemonstratedunderstanding of markets and financial coverage
• Strong headline writing and story editing skills
• Familiarity with what makes a rich digital storytelling experience
• Clear communicator and excellent multitasker
• Avid news consumer
• Experience using audience analytics tools to understand trends
• Experience using real-time financial data sources, such as the Bloomberg Terminal
• Ability to use data visualization tools to create stock charts and other graphics

This position is based in the Toronto office and requires a minimum of two days a week in office.

SALARY:

This position is classified as a Content Editor in Group C of the Editorial Collective Agreement.