Student Journalist (Part-Time) - Editorial Trainee

Company Description

Torstar Corporation is a progressive media organization with a long, proud history in newspapers and a passion for capitalizing on the fluid world of digital and mobile media. Torstar’s vision for success is driven by a deep customer-centric obsession, continued journalistic excellence, advanced data-driven competency and a culture that is selfless, focused, agile, collaborative and results driven. The successful candidate will be a champion of those priorities while keeping the customer at the heart of all of the creative work that they will be doing.

Our Commitment To Diversity

We strive to be a leader in building and cultivating an employee community framed around fairness, support and opportunity. We believe that  what makes us different, makes a difference . And as a team, the diversity of our backgrounds, interests and experiences is what enriches our work, and our workplaces. We welcome all, and we strive for an inclusive culture that allows individual growth and shared success.

Job Description

The role : The Toronto Star is looking for current post-secondary students to staff our digital monitoring hub (historically known as our radio room).

Students work with full-time staff in a challenging but supportive environment in a paid, contract position.

We cannot accommodate volunteers, short-term placements, or co-op students.

What would you do?

• Conduct regular checks with police, fire, and paramedics
• Monitor social media and other sources for breaking news
• Provide quick tips to the newsroom
• Original reporting for all the Star’s platforms

Details :

Qualifications

We are looking for people who are :

How to apply :

To apply, upload a  single PDF  to our online portal under the Resume section containing :

Application should demonstrate :

Deadlines to apply :

This posting creates an applicant pool for future availabilities in our program. Our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) uses AI for initial screening and assessment; however, all final selection decisions are made by our Hiring Managers.

Additional Information

AODA

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process ensuring equal access to employment opportunities for candidates, including persons with disabilities. In compliance with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Ontario Human Rights Code we will endeavour to provide accommodation to persons with disabilities in the recruitment process upon request. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please notify the hiring manager upon scheduling the interview of your requirements.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. Our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) uses AI for initial screening and assessment; however, all final selection decisions are made by our Hiring Managers.