This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Provide coverage on news and current affairs in Cape Breton, with an emphasis on the Cape Breton Regional Municipality and nearby areas.

• Break news stories and produce in-depth features and explanatory articles.

• Craft and report stories with a focus on CBRM for print, web, and mobile audiences.

• Adapt content to meet the diverse requirements of print, web, and mobile formats.

• Generate and develop concepts for enterprise stories and investigative initiatives.

• Build relationships with sources and establish expertise to deliver exclusive stories and set the news agenda.

• Submit video clips for digital platforms.

• Collaborate with digital teams to develop interactive maps, graphics, searchable databases, and other multimedia components.

⛳️ Requirements

• Prior experience in a news organization.

• Proficiency in digital platforms, multimedia journalism, and social media.

• Capability to work swiftly and independently, meet numerous deadlines, and make prompt decisions.

• Knowledge of data journalism and investigative reporting is a plus.

• Strong comprehension of issues, industries, and characteristics specific to Cape Breton.

• Ability to work remotely as part of a newsroom team.

• Must hold a valid driver’s license and have access to a vehicle.

• Submission of a cover letter, résumé, three samples of published work (if available), and at least two signed references is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time, permanent position.

• Unionized role governed by the terms and conditions of the collective agreement.