Reporter, Alberta – Editorial

Jobtailor; Calgary; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Calgary is seeking an experienced reporter to develop sources, break exclusive stories, and write clearly under deadline.

You will collaborate across the newsroom, pitch compelling ideas, cover politics and Alberta issues, and experiment with live blogs, newsletters, video, and audio to engage Globe readers.

Qualifications

• At least five years experience reporting for a news organization
• Interest and experience covering politics
• Knack for identifying issues in Alberta that will resonate beyond the province
• Strong writing with versatile range - from hard news to human-interest feature to explanatory
• Solid news judgment with a track record of enterprise work
• Comfortable working in a variety of formats, including live blogs, newsletters, video and audio

Responsibilities

• Frequently pitch compelling story ideas
• Develop sources to break news and produce exclusive stories
• Write clearly and on deadline
• Work with colleagues across the department and wider newsroom to brainstorm story ideas as well as the best way to tell them
• Think beyond standard storytelling formats and participate in Globe subscriber events

Skills

Five Years Reporting Experience

Strong Writing

Solid News Judgment

Experience Covering Politics

Versatile Storytelling Formats

Deadline Management

Tools

Live Blogs

Newsletters

Video

Audio

Job description

• Frequently pitch compelling story ideas
• Develop sources to break news and produce exclusive stories
• Write clearly and on deadline
• Work with colleagues across the department and wider newsroom to brainstorm story ideas as well as the best way to tell them
• Think beyond standard storytelling formats and participate in Globe subscriber events

Requirements

• At least five years experience reporting for a news organization
• Interest and experience covering politics
• Knack for identifying issues in Alberta that will resonate beyond the province
• Strong writing with versatile range - from hard news to human-interest feature to explanatory
• Solid news judgment with a track record of enterprise work
• Comfortable working in a variety of formats, including live blogs, newsletters, video and audio

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong writing skills across various formats, including hard news, human-interest features, and multimedia storytelling. Possesses solid news judgment and the ability to develop exclusive stories while collaborating effectively within a newsroom environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Five Years Reporting Experience
• Strong Writing Skills
• Solid News Judgment
• Experience Covering Politics
• Versatile Storytelling Formats

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Story Development
• News Reporting
• Writing
• Enterprise Work
• Multimedia Storytelling

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Creativity
• Deadline Management

Industry Keywords

• Politics Coverage
• Alberta Issues
• Human-Interest Features
• Explanatory Journalism

Tools & Technologies

• Live Blogs
• Newsletters
• Video
• Audio