Multimedia Journalist

Postmedia; San Juan de Terranova; Remote; CAD 37,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Postmedia's Telegram is seeking a multimedia journalist to join our team in St. John's, NL. This full-time, remote position focuses on political and health reporting across Newfoundland and Labrador, with the flexibility to cover events in person when needed.

The ideal candidate writes features and web reporting for online readers, with storytelling that condenses complex issues. Familiarity with newsletters, SEO and WordPress is a plus, with training provided.

Qualifications

• Experience at a news organization in a deadline-oriented reporting/writing role.
• Fluency in digital platforms, multimedia journalism and social media.
• Ability to work quickly and independently, meet multiple deadlines, and make efficient decisions.
• Ability to work constructively as part of a newsroom team.

Responsibilities

• Tell the stories of people in Newfoundland and Labrador, with an emphasis on political and health reporting.
• Report and write stories for our website, as well as tailoring content to meet the varying needs of our platforms.
• Skilled with using social media to find sources, story ideas and topics of interest to the community each day and respond to explain why these talking pieces are important to NL
• Strong phone skills, as you may be reporting from a distance.
• Knowledge and experience filing access to information requests considered an asset.
• Respond quickly to stories that are important to our readers, turning around pieces that will help grow readership online by providing context, analysis and explanations.
• Initiating and developing ideas for enterprise stories and investigative projects.
• Cultivating sources and establishing expertise in order to break stories.
• Working with digital teams to create other multimedia elements.

Skills

Multimedia journalism

Social media

Deadline-driven

News reporting

Tools

WordPress

Job description

Position: Multimedia Journalist

Position Type: Full time, Permanent (Existing Vacancy)

Location: Remote within St. John's, NL

The Company:

Postmedia is a Canadian news media company representing more than 110 brands across multiple print, online and mobile platforms. Award-winning journalists and innovative product development teams bring engaging content to millions of people every week whenever and wherever they want it.

This exceptional content, reach and scope offers advertisers and marketers compelling solutions to effectively reach target audiences. We are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team.

The Opportunity:

The Telegram is seeking a multimedia journalist to join our team in St. John's, NL. Yourmain focus will be covering news storiesacross Newfoundland and Labrador, with a focus on political and health reporting.You'llidentifyand explore issues that are important to the people of our province,explaining theproblemand seeking potential solutions.

Our ideal candidate is skilled at writing features as well as web reporting on immediate issues. We're looking for someone who is proficient at storytelling and able to write articles that can condense information in a way that explains or analyzes what's happening for our online readers.

Driven by the demands of speed and online readership growth, the multimedia journalist must flexibly juggle assignments as well as generate ideas to attract and keep readers returning to TheTelegram.com daily. A strong understanding of newsletters, SEO and best practices for web is considered a bonus, as is familiarity with platforms like WordPress, but support and training will be provided.

Our candidate is a team player, willing to work with colleagues to do investigative pieces or larger projects, and able to work independently, as this is a work-from-home role. The candidate must be able to cover events in person as needed within St. John's.

The ability to use digital tools to identify news needs and maximize ways to meet them is critical to the position, as is working closely with the deputy editor and assistant news editor.

The position is a unionized job, working with a remote newsroom, beginning as soon as possible.

Whatyou'lldo:

• Tell the stories ofpeople in Newfoundland and Labrador, with an emphasis on political and health reporting.

• Report andwrite stories for our website, as well as tailoring content to meet the varying needs of our platforms.

• Skilled with using social media to find sources, storyideasand topics of interest to the community each day and respond to explain why these talking pieces are important to NL

• Strong phone skills, asyou may reporting from a distance.

• Knowledge andexperience filing access to information requests considered an asset.

• Respond quickly to stories that are important to our readers, turning around pieces that will help grow readership online by providing context,analysisand explanations.

• Initiating and developing ideas for enterprise stories and investigative projects.

• Cultivating sources and establishing expertise in order to break stories.

• Working with digital teams to create other multimedia elements.

Who you are:

• Experience at a news organization in a deadline-oriented reporting/writing role.

• Fluency in digital platforms, multimediajournalismand social media.

• Ability to work quickly and independently, meet multiple deadlines, and make efficient decisions.

• Ability to work constructively as part of a newsroom team.

Compensation:

Employment offers presented to the selected candidate are based on a combination of qualifications, experience, responsibilities of the role and the candidate's location.

This is a unionized position subject to the terms and conditions of the collective agreement. The starting salary listed in this job posting is based on the Year 1 rate outlined in the collective agreement. Offers will be made based on the candidate's qualifications and experience.

Base Salary: $721.81 weekly