The Toronto Star is seeking a agile and versatile Multimedia Journalist to join our team. This is a unique opportunity to produce engaging video and audio content and elevate our storytelling. This role is at the forefront of the Star’s commitment to audience-first journalism. As a Multimedia Journalist, you will collaborate with reporters, editors, producers, and the broader digital team to create content that informs, engages, and inspires our diverse audience. The ideal candidate will have a passion for journalism, thrive under tight deadlines, and be an exceptional script writer and communicator.

This role falls within the Journalist classification in the Star's Editorial Department. It is a Unifor Local 87M position, based in Toronto.

What you will do

- Create short videos featuring Star journalists explaining their reporting.
- Produce interview videos, explainers, and other multimedia content that enhances audience understanding of key stories.
- Collaborate with reporters and editors to transform complex stories into compelling audio and video content for a variety of platforms (thestar.com, YouTube, TikTok, etc.).
- Work on live and pre-recorded virtual events, including interviews and panel discussions.




- Report news and conduct interviews on camera/microphone, both in studio and in the field.
- Develop, script, and produce high-quality podcasts, including narrative series, news podcasts and video podcasts.
- Guide non-technical team members in video and audio production, providing clear and patient communication.
- Collaborate with editors and the digital team to identify audience needs and content opportunities.
- Optimize content for distribution across platforms - including thestar.com, YouTube, TikTok, Apple Podcasts and podcast apps.
- Ensure audio and video content meets the Star’s journalistic standards.
- Innovate and experiment with new formats and tools to continuously improve multimedia offerings.

Salary: $61,153.45 - $96,697.60

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 in Toronto.

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📌 Multimedia Producer (Journalist), Toronto Star (Full-time)
🏢 Doist
📍 Toronto