Team Editor, Toronto Star Live (Events)

Torstar; Toronto; On-site; CAD 72,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

A major Canadian newspaper in Toronto seeks a live journalism producer to create engaging public events that reflect its editorial priorities. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in editorial roles and strong storytelling abilities. The position involves collaboration with multiple teams and managing live events to deliver high-quality content to audiences. Competitive salary range between CAD 72,787.84 and CAD 100,872.66.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as an editor or journalist with experience in live programming.
• Exceptional writing and storytelling skills.
• Comfortable working in high-pressure live settings.

Responsibilities

• Conceive and produce live journalism programs.
• Identify urgent issues for civic conversation.
• Collaborate with various teams for event execution.

Skills

Editorial judgment

Writing

Research

Storytelling

Multimedia skills

Interview skills

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Job description

Overview

The Toronto Star is Canada’s largest daily newspaper and is read in print and across desktop, mobile and tablet platforms by more than 6 million readers every week. Online, thestar.com is one of the most-visited newspaper websites in Canada.

Our Commitment To Diversity
We strive to be a leader in building and cultivating an employee community framed around fairness, support and opportunity. We believe thatwhat 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.

Responsibilities

• Conceive and produce a program of live journalism — on stage, online, and in-conversation — that reflects the Toronto Star’s editorial priorities and journalistic standards.
• Identify urgent issues, sophisticated themes, and original lines of inquiry that resonate with audiences and drive meaningful civic conversation.
• Collaborate with editors and reporters to translate reporting into sharp, live experiences that generate text, video, and audio stories before, during, and after events.
• Collaborate with audience, marketing, and product colleagues to ensure events extend the reach of our journalism, deliver strong subscriber value, and help grow and retain our paying readership.
• Pursue marquee speakers, newsmakers, policymakers, cultural leaders, and other hard-to-secure voices.
• Develop rigorous interview preparation: research packs, lines of questioning, and editorial framing that push beyond talking points and captivate audiences.
• Support moderators — including Star journalists and external hosts — with comprehensive briefing materials.
• Be a key player in the editorial production of live and virtual events, from conception through execution.
• Ensure that events meet the highest journalistic and production standards while adapting quickly to breaking news or late-stage changes.
• Partner closely with the newsroom’s multimedia team to ensure events produce compelling stories, video clips, podcasts, and digital packages.
• Manage and maintain a Toronto Star Live web page, ensuring it is a dynamic hub for all events.
• Work close with the Star’s Editorial Audience team to integrate events into the brand’s newsletters, commenting community and social media channels

Qualifications

• Proven track record as an Editor or Journalist with experience shaping stories, interviews, or live programming.
• Exceptional editorial judgment, writing, research, storytelling, and multimedia skills
• Energy and creativity, with a passion for innovative storytelling
• A self-starter who is flexible and able to generate quality story ideas
• Able to simultaneously manage multiple projects and tasks under tight deadlines.
• Relentlessly high standards; detail-oriented and deadline-driven that enables the production of succinct, clear, and accurate copy on deadline
• Interview and newsgathering skills and instincts to draw out subjects and gather the relevant information to bring a story to life
• Able to develop and maintain contacts and sources, skillfully interview people in often-demanding situations and show resourcefulness
• Diplomacy and well-developed interpersonal skills
• Comfort working in cross-functional teams and in high-visibility live settings.
• Demonstrated ability to secure high-profile or difficult-to-book guests or interview subjects.
• Knowledge of video, audio, or digital production and Experience in live events or live television is an asset.

Salary: $72,787.84-$100,872.66

Please submit your application (resume, cover letter and three links to published work) by October 3, 2025 at 5 p.m.

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 located in Toronto.

Additional Information

AODA
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 Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and 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.