Reporter, Energy – Editorial

Jobtailor; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Globe and Mail is seeking an experienced Ottawa-based political/economics reporter to cover breaking policy news, develop sources across government and business, and produce clear, deadline-driven prose. You will pitch ideas, collaborate across desks, and contribute to subscriber events, with versatility across hard news and features.

Ideal candidates have five+ years in daily journalism, strong writing skills, and the ability to translate complex economic policy for a wide audience in

Qualifications

• At least five years’ experience as a reporter in a daily news organization.
• Solid news judgment with a track record of enterprise work.
• Ability to translate economic policy into engaging prose for a broad audience.
• Familiarity with political reporting and economics.
• Strong writing with versatile range—from hard news to human-interest features to explanatory pieces.
• Comfortable working in formats including live blogs, newsletters, video and audio.

Responsibilities

• Cover breaking and live economic and energy policy news from Ottawa on deadline.
• Pitch fresh, compelling story ideas regularly.
• Develop and maintain sources in government and business.
• Write clearly and concisely on deadline.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the department to enrich Globe coverage.
• Participate in subscriber events and think beyond standard storytelling formats.

Skills

Five Years Reporting Experience

Strong Writing Skills

News Judgment

Political Reporting Familiarity

Economic Policy Translation

Enterprise Reporting

Story Idea Development

Clear and Concise Writing

Live Blogging

Newsletter Writing

Video Reporting

Audio Reporting

Deadline Management

Collaboration

Tools

Video Reporting

Audio Reporting

Job description

• Cover breaking and live economic and energy policy news from Ottawa
• Frequently pitch fresh, compelling story ideas
• Develop and maintain sources in government and business
• Write clearly and concisely on deadline
• Work with colleagues across the department and wider newsroom to generate story ideas and enrich The Globe’s coverage
• Think beyond standard storytelling formats and participate in Globe subscriber events

Requirements

• At least five years’ experience as a reporter in a daily news organization
• Solid news judgment with a track record of enterprise work
• Ability to translate economic policy into engaging prose for The Globe’s audience
• Familiarity with political reporting and economicsStrong writing with versatile range - from hard news to human-interest feature to explanatory
• 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 explanatory pieces, while effectively translating complex economic policy for a broad audience. Proven ability to develop sources and generate compelling story ideas in a fast-paced newsroom environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Five Years Reporting Experience
• Strong Writing Skills
• News Judgment
• Political Reporting Familiarity
• Economic Policy Translation

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Enterprise Reporting
• Story Idea Development
• Clear and Concise Writing
• Live Blogging
• Newsletter Writing
• Video Reporting
• Audio Reporting

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Creativity
• Deadline Management

Industry Keywords

• Economic Policy
• Energy Policy
• Political Reporting
• Daily News Organization
• Human-Interest Features