Reporter / Editor, Thunder Bay, (English Services), (On-Site)

CBC/Radio-Canada; Northwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A national public broadcaster is seeking a motivated Reporter/Editor to focus on news coverage for Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario. The role requires a strong critical thinker with excellent storytelling ability across multiple platforms. Candidates should possess a degree and three years of journalism experience, showcasing innovative and community-focused reporting. The position includes an inclusive workplace culture and requires flexibility in work hours.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years experience in journalism.
• Track record of generating original stories.
• Working knowledge of Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario.
• Ability to work under deadline pressure.
• Full Ontario driver's licence required.

Responsibilities

• Pitch news stories daily.
• Conduct interviews and present content on air.
• Write, produce, and edit multimedia content.
• Respond to breaking news promptly.
• Monitor news developments continuously.

Skills

Strong storytelling

Investigative skills

Social media expertise

Team collaboration

Adaptability to shifts

Education

University degree

Tools

Digital tools

Photography skills

Job description

Position Overview

Position Title: Reporter/Editor, Thunder Bay, (English Services), (On-Site)

Status of Employment: Temporary Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Unposting Date: 2025-11-17 11:59 PM

Your role

We are looking for a reporter who is motivated to serve CBC audiences in Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario. The successful candidate is a strong critical thinker with a track record of digging up news. This person has a passion for the craft of storytelling on multiple platforms: digital, social, radio and video, and a track record of experimenting with new formats and storytelling techniques.

The successful candidate will be an exceptional writer and an experienced, strong chaser of original and enterprise stories. You will explore beyond the obvious and bring stories to light that reflect the full range of experiences and perspectives in this complex region.

You will ensure that all CBC’s journalistic standards and practices (JSP) are met and that our stories are fair, balanced, accurate, thoughtful, immediate and resonate with the communities we serve. You will further our original, enterprise storytelling and ensure we are talking about what matters most to people throughout the region.

You use a range of sources including documents, data, access to information laws, and confidential and community sources to uncover news. You are a strong and articulate storyteller who will report live into the local radio programs and news. You seek out ways to share stories from northwestern Ontario on other local and network platforms.

You’re innovative and will try new workflows and new story treatments. You inspire others to do the same.

As the industry shifts, local news and community storytelling is more important than ever. You understand the wide range of realities and experiences of the people who live and work in the region and you reflect that breadth in the stories you tell. You are committed to reflecting under-represented people and communities in your journalism.

In the CBC Thunder Bay newsroom, we work together as a team and lift each other up. As a reporter, you will collaborate with others to create content for newscasts, digital platforms, radio programs and visual platforms. You have proven your commitment to an inclusive and respectful workplace culture.

You might be assigned to a work shift that includes occasional or regular 7am starts or 9pm finishes, or an ongoing/rotating Sunday shift.

Key Tasks

• Pitch news stories relevant to Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario on a daily basis
• Develop and maintain contacts with sources to ensure current knowledge of issues and events.
• Write, produce and edit journalistic content suitable for a variety of platforms, including audio and visual, digital and broadcast
• Provide ideas or content for radio current affairs programming
• Arrange and conduct interviews.
• Present content on‑air in a live environment or on tape
• Respond quickly to breaking news
• Monitor developing news through a variety of sources.
• On occasion, vet or edit stories and scripts written by colleagues.

Qualifications

• A university degree or equivalent with a minimum of three years of recent experience writing news for a major professional online publication or broadcaster.
• Experience in identifying potential legal issues and journalistic policy violations and ability to act on them.
• Proven ability to write with appropriate flow, clarity and brevity, and to write/edit engaging headlines, photo captions and teaser summaries.
• Track record of generating original and innovative stories with creative treatments, including visual storytelling.
• Experience handling breaking news and quick turnarounds.
• A team player who is willing to work cooperatively with producers and colleagues in story development and vetting.
• Working knowledge of the communities in and around Thunder Bay and across northwestern Ontario.
• Strong understanding and familiarity with social media and the ways it can be creatively used for journalism.
• Performance skills including strong presentation style and on‑air storytelling ability.
• An aptitude for working with a variety of digital tools. Strong photography skills is an asset.
• Flexibility with hours of work (including evenings and weekends) and willingness to learn and take on new tasks across all CBC platforms.
• Solid news judgement and ability to work effectively under newsroom deadline pressure.
• Proven ability to work independently on stories.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• A full Ontario driver’s licence.

Professional Background Checks

• A mandatory Criminal record check.
• Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

CBC/Radio‑Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever‑changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e‑mail to [e-mail].

You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

Primary Location: 213 Miles Street Est, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7C 1J5

Number of Openings: 1

Work Schedule: Full time