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About the Role
The Globe and Mail is hiring for 11 contract editorial positions across the newsroom for its 2027 Summer Jobs Program. These positions are for early-career journalists looking to advance their careers. Summer staff cover for full-time journalists during the busy summer vacation period, which spans 13 weeks from early June through Labour Day, 2027. Some successful candidates may be considered for an additional 12-month contract extension.
Responsibilities
- Pitch ideas, cover stories, and produce features for news, Report on Business, and other sections.
- Work with reporters on structural edits of stories, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and readability.
- Write headlines, manage homepages, send news alerts, copy edit stories, and make curation decisions based on news judgment and audience data.
- Engage in a wide range of visual journalism, including photos, video, graphics, and design, collaborating across all aspects of coverage.
- Collaborate across the newsroom to find and tell stories through data gathering, analysis, and the creation of charts and visualizations.
Requirements
- Must have previous journalism experience (freelance writing/editing, school publication work, or personal ventures like newsletters/podcasts).
- Recent postsecondary graduates and graduating postsecondary students are welcome.
- Experience gained without formal journalism programs or traditional media companies is valued.
- Must be legally eligible to work in Canada through to September, 2027.
Skills
- Storytelling
- News judgment
- Audience data analysis
- Data gathering
- Data analysis
- Chart creation
- Visualization creation
Location
- Canada
Work Type
- Contract
- Summer program (13 weeks)
- Hybrid work environment
Experience Level
- Early-career
Education Level
- Postsecondary graduates
- Graduating postsecondary students
Salary/Compensations
- Current starting rate of $1,233.72/week
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Defined Benefit pension plan
- On-site chiropractor
- On-site registered massage therapist
- Free digital subscription to globeandmail.com
- 40% off other Globe products
- Mentorship
- Networking opportunities
- Lateral and upward advancement opportunities
- Continuing education support
- Internal and external training and development opportunities
About the Company
- The Globe and Mail is a national icon and one of Canada's most recognized media brands, trusted for high-caliber journalism.
- The company is committed to diversity and inclusivity, reflecting all Canadians in its stories and workforce.
- Partnerships include Indigenous Works, Pride at Work, the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, and the BlackNorth Initiative.
- Offers flexible work arrangements and support programs for work-life balance.
- Invests in employee growth through training and mentorship.
- Mission is to deliver essential content for aspiring individuals and strong communities.
- Committed to a respectful and inclusive workplace upholding values of integrity, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
- Dedicated to making a difference in Canada.
Equal Opportunity
- The Globe and Mail is committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity.
- Encourages applications from individuals of all races, ethnicities, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, religions, socio-economic statuses, and physical abilities.
- Tracks staff in four Employment Equity categories: Women, Aboriginal Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, and Members of Visible Minorities.
- Offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities as part of its recruitment process.