Multimedia Business Journalist & Story Architect

St. Joseph Communications; Toronto; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Dental Benefits

Scholarship program

Toronto Life Insider membership

Discounted GoodLife membership

Perkopolis program

Job summary

St. Joseph Communications seeks a journalist and creator to tell compelling stories about Canadian business. You’ll report and write, interview leaders, develop sources and shape coverage across digital, newsletters, video and events.

The role embraces multi-format ideas, room to pitch, and growth within an experienced editorial team. This is an initial 4-month contract with renewal potential, reporting on a range of topics from entrepreneurship to the economy, and collaborating with audience,

Qualifications

• 2+ years of journalism, editorial or relevant content experience.
• A portfolio showing you can find an interesting angle, report it and tell a compelling story.
• Genuine curiosity about business, entrepreneurship, technology, money, work and Canada's economy.
• Strong interviewing, research and fact-checking skills.
• Understanding of how audiences discover and consume journalism across digital 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.
• Experience editing contributors, WordPress or analytics; on-camera work is helpful but not essential.

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

Storytelling

Interviewing

Research

Editing

Networking

Tools

WordPress

Analytics

Job description

St. Joseph Communications seeks a journalist and creator to tell compelling stories about Canadian business. You’ll report and write, interview leaders, develop sources and shape coverage across digital, newsletters, video and events.

The role embraces multi-format ideas, room to pitch, and growth within an experienced editorial team. This is an initial 4-month contract with renewal potential, reporting on a range of topics from entrepreneurship to the economy, and collaborating with audience,