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About the Role

Rogers Sports & Media is seeking creative, innovative, and collaborative individuals to join their dynamic team. With a monthly reach of 30 million Canadians, this role offers the opportunity to shape the future of sports, news, e-commerce, and entertainment.

Responsibilities

Write and update a wide variety of news stories for CityNews.
Source local and breaking news stories to drive KPI metrics and audience engagement.
Ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to brand standards for all website content, including headlines, photos, captions, and video.
Collaborate with other CityNews newsrooms across the country.
Monitor and cross-post stories from news partners, considering SEO, audience engagement, and brand guidelines.
Manage and maintain social media channels.
Champion digital best practices in each market as a primary point of contact.

Requirements

Degree and/or diploma in journalism.
3–5 years of hands-on breaking news and storytelling experience.
Excellent command of the English language, with the ability to write accurate, engaging, and clickable headlines.
Experience covering local breaking news.
Familiarity with the Canadian Press Style Guide and Canadian libel law.
Experience copy editing and proofreading written content.
Experience with analytics reporting.
Knowledge of WordPress CMS, Adobe Photoshop, and other applications within Adobe Creative Suite is an asset.
Familiarity with Burli is considered an asset.
A passion for local news.
A true self-starter who can juggle multiple tasks and stories at once.
A natural interest in and curiosity about the changing digital news landscape.
Ability to turn complex issues into clear, concise, "news you can use" stories under tight deadlines.
Willingness to learn and adapt on the fly as strategic directions evolve.
Ability to self-evaluate and recognize what is and isn’t working.
Must clear a criminal background check.
A credit check and drivers abstract may be required depending on the role.

Skills

Journalism
Breaking news
Storytelling
English language proficiency
Headline writing
Local news coverage
Canadian Press Style Guide
Canadian libel law
Copy editing
Proofreading
Analytics reporting
WordPress CMS
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Creative Suite
Burli
SEO
Social media management
Digital best practices

Location

Calgary, AB

Work Type

Full time
Onsite

Experience Level

3-5 years

Education Level

Degree in journalism
Diploma in journalism

About the Company

Rogers Sports & Media reaches 30 million Canadians monthly.
The company is involved in sports, news, e-commerce, and entertainment.
Rogers values diversity and inclusivity, believing every voice matters.
Rogers is redefining the future of media.

Equal Opportunity

At Rogers, we believe the key to a strong business, is a diverse workforce where equity and inclusion are core to making everyone feel like they belong.
We do this by embracing our diversity, celebrating our different perspectives, and working towards creating environments that empower our people to bring their whole selves to work.
Everyone who applies for a job will be considered.
We recognize the business value in creating a workplace where each team member has the tools to reach their full potential by removing any barriers for equal participation.
We work with our candidates who are experiencing a disability throughout the recruitment process to ensure that they have what they need to be at their best.
Please reach out to our recruiters and hiring managers to begin a conversation about how we can ensure that you deliver your best work.
You matter to us!