At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team of reporters to shape national business coverage and identify impactful stories.
- Company: Join Postmedia, a leading Canadian news media company with over 110 brands.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, remote work options, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a collaborative and innovative environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on Canadian business journalism and lead a dynamic editorial team.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in a newsroom, strong news judgment, and a passion for business journalism.
The predicted salary is between 85000 - 100000 $ per year.
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.
The Financial Post is Canada’s leading business news brand and serves the National Post and other Postmedia properties, including the Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Ottawa Citizen and Montreal Gazette.
The Opportunity: The Financial Post is looking for an experienced, ambitious editor to join our editorial leadership team as National Bureau Chief. Based in Toronto, the National Bureau Chief will play a central role in shaping our coverage of Canadian business and the economy from coast to coast. You will work closely with senior editors in Toronto and regional bureau chiefs across the country to identify the stories that matter and sharpen our national coverage. The role also includes directing a team of reporters in Ontario and Quebec.
This is a role for an editor with strong news judgment who can see beyond the day's headlines, identify the forces driving the news and help reporters produce journalism that is timely, authoritative and valuable to Financial Post readers.
What you'll do:
- Work with regional bureau chiefs to identify priorities and compile a daily schedule of stories
- Monitor our sister publications for business and economic coverage that has the potential to resonate with a national audience
- Direct a team of reporters based in Ontario and Quebec tasked with reporting on their regional economies, including key sectors such as automotive and critical minerals
- Set coverage priorities; develop story ideas; assign and direct daily stories; and provide timely, constructive editing as needed
- Contribute to video, podcast and other multimedia offerings as needed
- Help develop and oversee new editorial products, such as newsletters and in-person events, in Ontario and Quebec
- Maintain high editorial standards, ensuring regional coverage meets the Financial Post’s standards for accuracy, fairness, insight and relevance
- Work with regional bureau chiefs and senior editors to build national editorial franchises that distinguish the Financial Post and deepen our coverage of Canadian business and the economy
- Contribute to the broader leadership of the newsroom, assisting the senior editorial team with editorial oversight and other priorities as needed
Who you are:
- You are an experienced editor with at least five years in a daily newsroom, ideally with a background in business, financial or economic journalism
- You have excellent news judgment and can quickly identify the stories, trends and developments that matter to our readers
- You understand the difference between reporting what happened and explaining why it happened, what is driving it and what comes next
- You are an excellent writer and editor who can work quickly and accurately under tight deadlines
- You are comfortable working across different formats, from breaking news and daily analysis to explanatory journalism, enterprise reporting and long‑form features
- You have a strong understanding of Canadian business and the economy, and an appetite for developing that knowledge further
- You are a collaborative leader who knows how to work effectively with reporters, editors and newsroom leaders
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: $85,000 - $100,000.
Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all areas of the hiring process. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please make your needs known in advance. Accommodation requests will be provided on an individual basis.
Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to employment equity and an inclusive barrier‑free selection process and work environment. Postmedia Network Inc. encourages applications from women, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.
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