Multimedia Producer (Journalist), Toronto Star (Full-time)

Torstar; Toronto; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Toronto Star is seeking a dynamic Multimedia Journalist to produce engaging video and audio content and elevate storytelling. You will collaborate with reporters, editors, and the digital team to create content that informs, engages, and inspires a diverse audience.

This role emphasizes audience-first journalism and strong on-camera presence. Based in Toronto, this Unifor Local 87M position offers a range of multimedia responsibilities, from interviews to podcasts, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Experience creating multimedia content in major newsrooms.
• Excellent interviewing skills and on camera/microphone presence.
• Expertise in video and audio production, including scripting, recording, and editing.
• Proficiency with industry-standard tools for video and audio production.
• Strong writing and storytelling skills, with audience adaptation for platforms.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills with non-technical teams.
• Ability to thrive under tight deadlines and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Create short videos featuring Star journalists explaining their reporting.
• Produce interview videos, explainers, and other multimedia content.
• Collaborate to transform complex stories into audio/video content for multiple platforms.
• Work on live and pre-recorded virtual events, including interviews and panel discussions.
• Report news and interview on camera/mic in studio or field.
• Develop and produce podcasts, including narrative series and news podcasts.
• Guide non-technical team members in media production.
• Collaborate to identify audience needs and opportunities.
• Optimize content for thestar.com, YouTube, TikTok, Apple Podcasts, etc.
• Ensure content meets journalistic standards and quality.
• Experiment with new formats and tools to improve offerings.

Skills

Multimedia content

Interviewing

Video production

Audio production

Storytelling

Communication

Collaboration

Deadlines

Job description

• Full-time

Company Description

The Toronto Star is a progressive media organization with a long, proud history in newspapers and a passion for capitalizing on the fluid world of digital and mobile media. Our vision for success is driven by a deep customer-centric obsession, continued journalistic excellence, advanced data-driven competency and a culture that is selfless, focused, agile, collaborative and results driven. The successful candidate will be a champion of those priorities while keeping the customer at the heart of all the creative work that they will be doing.

Our Commitment to Diversity
We stride to be a leader in building and cultivating an employee community framed around fairness, support and opportunity. We believe thatthatwhat makes us different, makes a difference. And as a team, the diversity of our backgrounds, interests and experiences is what enriches our work, and our workplaces. We welcome all, and we strive for an inclusive culture that allows individual growth and shared success.

Job Description

The Toronto Star is seeking a dynamic and versatileMultimediaJournalistto join our team. This is a unique opportunity toproduceengaging video and audio content and elevate our storytelling. This role is at the forefront of the Star’s commitment to audience-first journalism.

As aMultimediaJournalist, you will collaborate with reporters, editors, producers, and the broader digital team to create content that informs, engages, and inspires our diverse audience. The ideal candidate will have a passion for journalism, thrive under tight deadlines, and be an exceptional script writer and communicator.

This role falls within the Journalist classification in the Star's Editorial Department. It is a Unifor Local 87M position, based in Toronto.

What you will do

• Create short videos featuring Star journalists explaining their reporting.
• Produce interview videos, explainers, and other multimedia content that enhances audience understanding of key stories.
• Collaborate with reporters and editors to transform complex stories into compelling audio and video content for a variety of platforms (thestar.com, YouTube, TikTok, etc.).
• Work on live and pre-recorded virtual events, including interviews and panel discussions.
• Report news and conduct interviews on camera/microphone, both in studio and in the field.
• Develop, script, and produce high-quality podcasts, including narrative series, news podcasts and video podcasts.
• Guide non-technical team members in video and audio production, providing clear and patient communication.
• Collaborate with editors and the digital team to identify audience needs and content opportunities.
• Optimize content for distribution across platforms — including thestar.com, YouTube, TikTok, Apple Podcasts and podcast apps
• Ensure audio and video content meets the Star’s journalistic standards.
• Innovate and experiment with new formats and tools to continuously improve multimedia offerings.

This is a notice of vacancy under Article 8 of collective agreement between Toronto Star Newspapers Limited and Unifor Local 87M. The hours of work for this position will vary according to the assignment but will all conform to a standard 35-hour work week as described under the collective agreement.This position will be in Toronto.

Qualifications

• Experience creating multimedia content in major newsrooms.
• Excellent interviewing skills and on camera/microphone presence.
• Expertise in video and audio production, including scripting, recording, and editing.
• Proficiency with industry-standard tools for video and audio production.
• Strong writing and storytelling skills, with the ability to adapt complex topics for a variety of platforms (YouTube, TikTok, thestar.com, Apple podcasts, etc.) and understand how best to serve the audience on each platform.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with patience and clarity in guiding non-technical team members.
• Ability to thrive under tight deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Additional Information

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this program; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted within three weeks after the application deadline.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process ensuring equal access to employment opportunities for candidates, including persons with disabilities. In compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code, we will endeavour to provide accommodation to persons with disabilities in the recruitment process upon request. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please notify the hiring manager upon scheduling the interview of your requirements.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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