Position Type: Full-time, Permanent (Existing Vacancy)
Reports to: Assignment Editor Location: Remote in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Postmedia is a Canadian news media company representing more than 110 brands across multiple print, online and mobile platforms. Award-winning journalists and cutting-edge 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. Working with the Cape Breton Postnewsroom, the successful candidate will report on news and current events in Cape Breton, with a particular focus on the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) and surrounding communities. The successful candidate will live in this area and be expected to break news, while also being able to write longer news features and explanatory pieces. Applicants are expected to have excellent news judgment and an understanding of issues that impact Cape Breton.



Candidates must be familiar with emerging digital trends and opportunities, be able to shoot video with a mobile device, and know how to leverage social media and digital platforms to break news and reach audiences. Reporting and writing stories with a CBRM focus for print, web, and mobile audiences — as well as tailoring content to meet the varying needs of those platforms.
Initiating and developing ideas for enterprise stories and investigative projects.
Cultivating sources and establishing expertise in order to break stories and set the news agenda.
Filing video clips for digital platforms; working with digital teams to create interactive maps and graphics, searchable databases, and other multimedia elements.
Previous experience at a news organization.
Fluency in digital platforms, multimedia journalism and social media.
Familiarity with data journalism and investigative reporting an asset.
Ability to work remotely as part of a newsroom team.

📌 Full-time Reporter, Remote (Montreal)
🏢 Postmedia Network
📍 Montreal