Multimedia Journalist
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AB + 1 moreAll locations: AB | Canada
Posted
102 days ago
Salary
CAD 46K - CAD 52K / year
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Senior
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Multimedia Journalist
Postmedia Network
Multimedia Journalist Location: Alberta, Canada Job Description: Position: Multimedia Journalist Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent (Existing Vacancy) Location: Remote in Alberta, Fort McMurray About the company: Postmedia is a Canadian news media company representing more than 110 brands across multiple print, online and mobile platforms. Award-winning journalists and innovative product development teams bring engaging content to millions of people every week whenever and wherever they want it. This exceptional content, reach and scope offer advertisers and marketers compelling solutions to effectively reach target audiences. We are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team. The Opportunity: Postmedia is seeking a journalist who will help drive superior coverage of important local and regional issues to fill a full-time vacancy in Fort McMurray. Excellent news and business reporting and writing skills are required, as well as the ability to thrive working independently as part of a regional news environment. The successful candidate will be expected to break news and produce innovative reporting as part of the news team. Applicants are expected to have excellent news judgment and demonstrable strengths in accurate, clean reporting, and a proven ability to initiate stories and enterprise features. Beyond reporting capabilities, candidates should understand the goals and opportunities offered by digital platforms to break news and reach audiences. The successful candidate must be comfortable with filing stories for multiple platforms on tight deadlines and be keen to learn and experiment to find new ways to tell stories and engage news and business readers. What you’ll do: Work independently as part of a collaborative regional newsroom to find, develop and tell stories that people in Fort McMurray and Alberta care about and that affect their daily lives. Write short and longform stories that help readers live and thrive in the Wood Buffalo region, and deliver understanding of the region for readers in the West. Contribute to digital strategies that amplify your work and bring readers closer to the action. Think: newsletters, reader experiences, Q&As, emerging social media and more. Cultivating sources and establishing expertise in important oil, gas and construction industries in order to break stories. Who you are: Experience at a daily news organization in a deadline-oriented reporting/writing role. Fluency in digital platforms, multimedia journalism, and social media. Ability to work quickly and independently, meet multiple deadlines, and make efficient decisions. Ability to work independently as part of a newsgathering team. Compensation: Employment offers presented to the selected candidate are based on a combination of qualifications, experience, responsibilities of the role and the candidate's location. Base Salary: $46,000 - $52,000
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