Multi-Media Content Creator

Rogers Communications, Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & well-being benefits

Donation matching

Paid time off for volunteering

Wealth Accumulation including Pension/

Employee stock options

Generous employee discounts

Job summary

Rogers Communications, Inc. in Toronto is seeking a part-time Multi-Media Content Creator to shape and strengthen our brand as operations transition to CityNews 24/7 and we transform how we produce and tell stories to engage audiences.

The ideal candidate has the skills to work in a modern, multi-platform news operation and a drive to learn more while collaborating with a talented team of journalists.

Qualifications

• Creative vision and editorial judgment.
• Superior writing and communication skills.
• Shift work required: mornings, evenings and weekends.
• An appetite to learn and grow.

Responsibilities

• Create fast-paced, compelling and informative news content for digital properties and broadcast.
• Coordinate newsroom and field resources to gather elements for news content.
• Pitch during daily brainstorms and story meetings.
• Email, call and interview people to chase, research and create stories.
• Create innovative video content for multi-platform distribution.
• Ensure content is factually and grammatically correct.

Skills

Creative vision

Editorial judgment

Writing skills

Learn and grow

Job description

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Multi-Media Content Creator

Are you ready to take your career to new heights and be a part of a dynamic team at Rogers Sports & Media? We believe in creativity, innovation, and collaboration in everything we do, and we are looking for people who share this mindset to join us. With a monthly reach of 30 million Canadians, you can help shape the future of sports, news, e-commerce, and entertainment. At Rogers, we value diversity and inclusivity and believe that every voice matters. Join us today and be a part of a team that is redefining the future of media.

We’re looking for a part-time Multi-Media Content Creator to shape and strengthen our brand as our operations continue to transition to CityNews 24/7 and we radically change the way we produce and tell our stories in order to better engage and build our audiences.

The ideal candidate has competence in many of the skills required to work in a modern, multi-platform, continuous news operation, and an aptitude and desire to learn more.

Writing, chasing, researching, producing, digital storytelling, pitching, interviewing, vetting, posting, and desktop editing – you have, or with training are on your way to having, the ability to create journalistic content from the idea stage to publishing or broadcast.

You have a passion for local news, strong editorial judgement, and are looking for an opportunity to learn and grow while working alongside a talented, innovative and fun team of journalists.

What you’ll be doing:

• Working independently or as part of a team, you will create fast-paced, compelling and informative news content for our digital properties and for broadcast.
• Coordinating and deploying newsroom and field resources to gather elements and create news content.
• Pitching during daily creative brainstorms and story meetings
• Emailing, calling and interviewing people as you chase, research, and create enterprise or breaking news content.
• Creating, independently or as part of a team, innovative video content optimized for our audience.
• Ensuring that content is factually and grammatically correct.

What you have:

• Creative vision and keen editorial judgment
• Superior writing, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Shift work required (mornings, evenings and weekends)
• An appetite to learn and grow

Skills and Competencies:

This role is designed to build a newsroom staff that has the capability to respond, as individuals or small teams, to an ever-increasing appetite for continuous news on multiple platforms, and to create that content from conception to broadcast or publishing.

WRITING: Write news content for television and digital platforms. Proofread and copy-edit news content.

RESEARCH/CHASE: Research, pitch and chase story ideas, including breaking news and leads submitted by our audience. Pre-interview guests and arrange necessary resources for broadcast segments.

CONTENT VETTING: Vetting breaking and enterprise news content (including video and audio packages) for television, radio, and digital platforms, including fact checking.

DIGITAL AND TELEVISION CMS KNOWLEDGE: Edit and publish digital content in our content management system (WordPress) and/or manage television content in our television content management system. In WordPress, this includes headlines and media, and ensuing our digital platforms and homepage are updated with the very latest local, national and international news stories, and that our pages and apps are optimized for reach and engagement. In Inception, this requires building lines in Inception Running Orders, inserting production cues, creating Xpression elements (keys/graphics), generating placeholders and ensuring broadcast elements have times (keys/durations) updated accordingly.

VIDEO EDITING: Visual editing skills, including the ability to add keys and graphics prior to digital publishing. Independently create video content, from raw media to final product, with an ability to apply editorial judgment.

VIDEO/STILL PHOTOGRAPHY: Basic still and video photography skills, including the ability to add those photos and videos to digital and broadcast content.

INTERACTIVES: Create engaging interactive digital content using tools like timelines, maps, infographics, basic animations.

VIDEO SUPPORT: Ability to perform various tasks related to the production of visual news, including scheduling content feeds, records and live streams; coordinating live hits in a control room; searching for visuals from various sources (CityNews archives, social media, licensed content providers.)

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: Deploy and manage resources (field camera operator/editors, reporters etc.) for breaking and enterprise news, shifting those resources based on story tracking on social and other platforms.

DIGITAL PLATFORM PUBLISHING: Distribute and amplify content, including breaking news and push alerts, to our internal and external platforms. Delivery and promotion of digital content on our social channels, whether created by the MMCC or others, including audience engagement. Creating digital media campaigns to promote stories/specials. This incorporates scheduling social posts but also understanding how/when the audience consumes content on various platforms.

LIVESTREAM: Initiate and manage live video streams on our internal and external platforms.

ADVANCED DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE: Knowledge and understanding of Digital News beyond content creation, including tracking digital analytics to continually optimize and update content distribution, troubleshoot and manage technical issues that may arise (pages not loading, no audio on video, duplicated alerts), keeping up to date with the latest digital products and trends.

To protect our people, brand and assets, a pre-employment background check will be conducted. As part of our selection process, all candidates must clear a criminal background check. Additionally, a credit check and drivers abstract may be required depending on the role.

Schedule: Part time
Shift: Variable
Length of Contract: No Selection
Work Location: 333 Bloor Street East (824), Toronto, ON
Travel Requirements: Up to 10%
Background Check(s) Required: Canadian Criminal Record Check
Posting Category/Function: Broadcasting & News
Requisition ID: 344146

To support career growth, collaboration, and high-performing teams, all Corporate Employees are expected to work onsite. We believe that in-person connection strengthens our culture and drives industry-leading performance.

At Rogers, we believe the key to a strong business, is a diverse workforce where equity and inclusion are core to making everyone feel like they belong. We do this by embracing our diversity, celebrating our different perspectives, and working towards creating environments that empower our people to bring their whole selves to work. Everyone who applies for a job will be considered. We recognize the business value in creating a workplace where each team member has the tools to reach their full potential by removing any barriers for equal participation. We work with our candidates who are experiencing a disability throughout the recruitment process to ensure that they have what they need to be at their best. Please reach out to our recruiters and hiring managers to begin a conversation about how we can ensure that you deliver your best work. You matter to us! For any questions, please visit the Recruitment Process FAQ.

Location:

Toronto, ON, CA

Being a Rogers team member comes with some great perks & benefits including:

• Health & well-being benefits
• Donation matching
• Paid time off for volunteering
• Wealth Accumulation including: Pension plan & Employee stock options
• Generous employee discounts
• Leadership development, Mentorship, and Coaching programs

available for full-time and part-time permanent employees, some restrictions apply