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St. Albert Gazette
Location: St. Albert, Alberta
Posted: September 9, 2024
Salary:
Description
Are you a naturally curious self-starter who loves to get to the bottom of a story? Do you love breaking news?
The St. Albert Gazette is looking for a reporter to join our award-winning news team on a diverse news beat.
Who are we? The Gazette covers the beautiful and desirable community of St. Albert, a city of 70,000 people directly adjoining the City of Edmonton. It boasts a thriving arts and cultural scene, excellent recreational opportunities with all the amenities of a city of 1.5 million people at your doorstep.
The Gazette is part of Great West Media, a family-owned and operated community newsmedia company serving more than 20 rural and suburban communities across Alberta in print and online.
Qualifications
Who are you?
- You understand writing for both digital and print platforms and are interested in drawing readers into a story.
- The successful candidate will need to be able to keep readers up to date with the most recent breaking news using our digital platform.
- You have a digital-first mindset, as the news doesn’t wait for the paper to get published.
- You are a self-starter and naturally curious, who can easily generate story ideas.
- You are innovative and are willing to think outside of the box and try new things.
- You love telling stories and will use photography and video to support your writing.
- You have a vehicle and enthusiasm for the industry.
- A degree in journalism or communications would be preferred but not necessary.
- Attitude and enthusiasm are the most important qualities in this role.
Send your resume, cover letter (stating you found this job on Jeff Gaulin's Journalism Job Board) and 3-5 samples of published news writing (court, business, politics and sports coverage preferred) to:
Jennifer Henderson, editor
St. Albert Gazette
E-mail: jhenderson@greatwest.ca
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