Position: Multimedia Journalist

Position Type: Full-time

Location: Toronto, ON

About the Company:

Postmedia is a Canadian news media company representing more than 130 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.

This exceptional content, reach and scope offers advertisers and marketers compelling solutions to effectively reach target audiences. We are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team.

The Organization:

The Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health is an investigative newsroom that publishes award-winning public interest journalism through a unique model bringing together senior journalists, academics, researchers and media organizations while training the next generation of investigative reporters. The IJB's work spans print, podcast and documentary work which has impacted public policy and been cited by journalism award judges across Canada and the U.S. Through a publishing partnership with Postmedia, the IJB's journalism is published across Canada.

Call for Applications: Investigative Reporter

You will work with a driven team of journalists and researchers on large-scale projects of public interest. You will be engaged in story planning, strategizing public records harvesting, backgrounding companies and individuals, filing and appealing freedom of information requests, data analysis and in-depth interviewing. Candidates with strong multi-media skills — including visual storytelling and video/audio production — are especially encouraged to apply. For a sense of the kinds of stories the IJB produces in print, podcast and video, visit ijb.utoronto.ca.

Interested candidates are asked to submit the following:

• Resume
• Three clips showing your most ambitious work
• A letter explaining your interest in investigative work and the kinds of subject matter that interests you

Ideal candidates should be:

• Driven to find information that sheds new light on unanswered questions
• Collaborative teammates who are not afraid of trying new things or having difficult conversations
• Curious and exacting in their research methods with strong analytical and verification skills
• Clear writers and thinkers

The IJB team meets in person in its newsroom inside the Postmedia building in downtown Toronto at least three days a week, typically Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The successful candidate will need to be in Toronto.

Start date: Sept. 15, 2025 We thank in advance all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. Only candidates legally eligible to work in Canada will be considered. No phone calls or agencies please.

*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.