Weekend News Anchor & Reporter (Toronto GTA)

Rogers Communications, Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & well-being benefits

Donation matching

Paid time off for volunteering

Pension plan

Employee stock options

Generous employee discounts

Leadership development

Mentorship

Coaching programs

Job summary

CityNews Toronto is seeking a versatile weekend part-time anchor and general assignment television reporter to contribute to our 24/7 streaming channels and nightly newscasts. You will elevate reporting with dynamic lives, creative storytelling, and compelling journalism focused on the voices of people across the GTA.

The position requires working afternoons, evenings and weekends, with a strong emphasis on live coverage, enterprise reporting, and collaboration within a fast-paced team.

Qualifications

• A passion for news and storytelling.
• An ability to find and report on stories about people and issues which reflect the diversity of Toronto.
• Strong live reporting and story chasing skills.
• Experience as an in-studio host.
• A proactive problem-solving attitude, including both the ability to collaborate and self-direct work.
• News moves fast! You must be able to multi-task and deliver content for multiple, daily broadcast deadlines.
• A familiarity with the city, including how it runs, major institutions and neighbourhoods.

Responsibilities

• Anchor our weekend streaming channel as needed.
• Cover breaking news for our streaming channels and scheduled newscasts, including live reports and packages.
• Work with a dynamic team to produce broadly relevant television news stories which capture daily life in Toronto and the GTA.
• Pitch original and enterprise news stories.
• Collaborate with the citynews.ca team to write and update copy based on your reporting.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

News reporting

Live reporting

Storytelling

In-studio hosting

Multitasking

Collaboration

City familiarity

Job description

CityNews Toronto is seeking a versatile weekend part-time anchor and general assignment television reporter to contribute to our 24/7 streaming channels and nightly newscasts. You will elevate reporting with dynamic lives, creative storytelling, and compelling journalism focused on the voices of people across the GTA.

The position requires working afternoons, evenings and weekends, with a strong emphasis on live coverage, enterprise reporting, and collaboration within a fast-paced team.