Postmedia – Reporter – Ottawa, ON

Company: Postmedia

Location: Ottawa, ON

Expected salary:

Job date: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 04:59:56 GMT

Job description: Position: Reporter
Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Ottawa, ON (Remote)
Division: Ottawa CitizenThe 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 offer advertisers and marketers compelling solutions to effectively reach target audiences. We are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team.The Opportunity: The Ottawa Citizen and Ottawa Sun newsroom has an immediate opening for a reporter who will help set the news agenda and drive robust coverage of the federal public service. There are more than 150,000 public servants in the National Capital Region. The public service reporter will explore the relationship between the bureaucracy and Canada’s capital, examine workplace issues that affect civil servants, help explain how the business of government is adapting and changing, and hold those who lead it to account.Postmedia’s Ottawa newsroom is the largest in the city, with committed, supportive and professional co-workers, opportunities for mentorship and professional development and flexibility as far as your work preferences, whether you like to be in an office or working remotely.What you’ll do:⦁ Create engaging, original journalism about the public service. Identify the issues and trends, problems and solutions, movers and shakers turn them into compelling stories.
⦁ Build trust with sources within the public service to tell their stories and break news.
⦁ Sift through data and online resources to find hidden, untold stories.
⦁ Work collaboratively with editors, photographers, and digital producers to present those stories.
⦁ Balance same-day news stories with longer enterprise features, profiles, and investigations.Who you are:⦁ A hard working, entrepreneurial team player.
⦁ Able to research and collect information from both traditional and non-traditional sources.
⦁ An excellent communicator, with well above average writing skills, able to break down complex issues into clear, accessible, lively and engaging language.
⦁ Able to develop a solid network of sources.
⦁ Enthusiastic about experimenting with emerging storytelling platforms.
⦁ Interested in listening to and learning from readers.Qualifications:⦁ A journalism degree or significant work experience in the media.
⦁ Experience working in a daily news environment.
⦁ Bilingualism is an asset.
⦁ A valid G driver’s license.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, aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.

Vice President, Small and Medium Business – Postmedia – Toronto, ON

Company: Postmedia

Location: Toronto, ON

Expected salary:

Job date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 02:33:57 GMT

Job description: Position: Vice President, Small and Medium Business
Position Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Toronto, OntarioThe 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 Opportunity: As the leader and key advocate for the Small and Medium Business sales division, you will build a best in class go-to-market strategy to develop new and existing revenue streams for our medium and small business client segments. Leading a diverse team of sales, operations and product professionals, including Mid-Size, Classified/Self-Service and key marketing teams you will oversee the research, creation of marketing, business development and go-to-market and sales strategies to increase audience, drive website traffic and increase revenue. Your vision and strategy are ensuring robust revenue development and client retention in alignment with the other divisions in Postmedia and with the corporate strategy.What you’ll do:

  • Foster a collaborative, results-oriented performance culture, rooted in data and analytics to maximize existing and grow new revenue streams at the national, regional and community levels across the country.
  • Coach Sales leaders to develop and implement strategies, and metrics to evaluate their efficacy, within their teams to develop a pipeline of opportunities that provides a healthy balance of short- and long-term opportunities and develop and implement strategies to foster and strengthen key strategic relationships, retain existing customers and enhance customer loyalty.
  • Build strong cross-functional relationships within the organization to leverage support and expertise to build winning, comprehensive advertising solutions for clients to secure and build on revenue growth.
  • Implement a robust forecasting and reporting process to improve reporting, trend analysis at the executive level, while streamlining and automating processes to improve efficiencies, automate incentive calculations and allow individual contributors to see performance to date.
  • Invest in ongoing development and enhancement of skills and knowledge for the sales team by staying informed about industry trends, competitor activities, and emerging technologies and leveraging analysis of customer feedback to improve products/services and tailor sales strategies.

Who you are:

  • You can demonstrate successes in innovating, developing and delivering on sales strategies and programs with year-over-year revenue growth and strengthen strategic partnerships with key clients.
  • You understand and have experience in the operational elements of running print/digital news sales operations and can manage tactical/logistical issues if/when necessary;
  • Strategic and analytical, you leverage data to drive the right outcomes and instill that mindset with your teams in driving successful initiatives. You have, and nurture in others, an innovation mindset to create, launch and optimize or sunset initiatives and/or strategies when not succeeding.
  • Collaborative and inspirational, you thrive on building and developing nimble, cohesive teams that deliver on strategic objectives in a disrupted industry. You recognize the importance of a strong, talented and experienced team to the success of the division and build to that now and in the future.
  • A skilled negotiator, you are comfortable managing through crises, making real-time decisions in tough situations while exhibiting grace under pressure when dealing with urgent situations.
  • An excellent team player, equally confident making and executing on real-time decisions in tough situations you leverage outstanding communication skills to partner with other senior leaders to drive consensus across an organization, from senior executives to individual contributors.

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, aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.

Postmedia is seeking a Vice President for their Small and Medium Business division in Toronto, Ontario. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing revenue streams for small and medium business clients through sales strategies and partnerships. They will need to have a strong background in sales, operations, and product development, and be able to build strong relationships within the organization to drive revenue growth. The ideal candidate will have a track record of success in sales, be strategic and analytical, and be able to lead a team in a disrupted industry. Postmedia is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates.

Digital Campaign Specialist – Postmedia – Toronto, ON

Company: Postmedia

Location: Toronto, ON

Expected salary:

Job date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:37:42 GMT

Job description: Position:Digital Campaign SpecialistLocation:Toronto, ON (Remote)Reports to: Manager, Programmatic OperationsThe 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 offer advertisers and marketers compelling solutions to effectively reach target audiences. We are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team.The opportunity:Postmedia is looking for a Digital Campaign Specialist to join our growing team.You have a passion for online advertising, strong digital acumen and be eager to work hard, learn, and grow within the programmatic advertising landscape, this is the role for you. This is an associate position for a motivated and passionate individual with a career path towards becoming a Programmatic Trader.Ready for a challenge and rewarding career opportunities? Join usDuties & Responsibilities:

  • Provide strategy recommendations and execute programmatic campaigns for different advertising goals such as website traffic, acquisition, video views, reach or remarketing with focus on the right tactics and KPIs.
  • Setup programmatic display, audio, video, YouTube and digital out of home campaigns in DV360 and other demand side platforms: Campaign build, audience creation, targeting selection, creative trafficking and pixel implementation.
  • Work closely with the Sales, Account Management teams and the Programmatic Trader towards campaign success and growth.
  • Provide campaign reports, learnings and insights.
  • Troubleshoot campaign, creative, pixel issues and provide solutions.
  • Support the overall company’s digital expertise by acting as an education resource.

Qualifications:

  • Degree in Advertising, Marketing, Business, Statistics, Finance, or Economics preferred
  • Strong organization skills & attention to detail
  • Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and manage workload
  • Proactive and resourceful individual
  • Strong interest in paid advertising and digital landscape
  • Experience working in marketing & digital media a bonus (but not mandatory)
  • Knowledge of industry recognized technology platforms (i.e. ad-servers, DSP’s, DMP’s), Display and Video 360 & Campaign Manager 360 preferred
  • Must be proficient in MS Office particularly Excel

Come and grow with one of Canada’s most established publishersWe thank all applicants in advance but only those under consideration will be contacted.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, aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.

Postmedia, a Canadian news media company, is seeking a Digital Campaign Specialist to join their team. The role involves executing programmatic campaigns, working closely with sales and account management teams, providing campaign reports and insights, and troubleshooting issues. The ideal candidate will have a degree in a relevant field, strong organization skills, and an interest in paid advertising and the digital landscape. Postmedia is dedicated to providing accommodations for people with disabilities and promoting employment equity.

Media Strategist – Postmedia – Toronto, ON

Company: Postmedia

Location: Toronto, ON

Expected salary:

Job date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 07:48:27 GMT

Job description: ⦁ Position: Media Strategist
⦁ Position Type: Full-Time, Temporary – Maternity coverage (12 Months)
⦁ Reports to: Director, National Media Strategy
⦁ Location: Remote (Toronto, ON)
⦁ Division: Postmedia Integrated AdvertisingThe 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 offer advertisers and marketers compelling solutions to effectively reach target audiences. We are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team.The Role:Reporting to the Director, the Media Strategist is responsible for the development and execution of customized advertising programs, tapping into all available solutions across our multi-platforms. The strategist takes the concept to reality with the assistance of editorial, marketing, commercial content team, analytics/audience team, performance teams, product, research, operations, and sales teams, ensuring campaigns meet clients KPIs and exceed expectations.What you’ll do:⦁ Guide internal and external clients in defining vision, measurement strategy and infrastructure requirements to support business objectives and improve client decision-making.
⦁ Develop custom solutions across multiple platforms based on client needs and objectives and ensure campaign executes to client specifications.
⦁ Produce visually fascinating and conceptually engaging presentations/media plans and/or deliver presentation/media plan in a way that demonstrates the benefit to the client/agency, as required.
⦁ Monitor and optimize integrated campaigns, maximizing campaign delivery and revenue through consistent collaboration with internal and external customers.
⦁ Manage post-sale due diligence including general contract management, scheduling, intra-development communications; lead post-analysis reporting and the provision of detailed final campaign reports, including recommendations, which promote analytics as a critical component of decision making, for future campaigns.
⦁ Analyze and interpret data from audience database to build a consultative multi-platform sales plan for clients.
⦁ Attend client meetings with Account Executives as necessary to better understand client needs.
⦁ Staying up to date on industry knowledge and trends; constantly learning progressive ways to do things better.Who you are:⦁ A digital native who thrives in a fast-paced multi-platform environment.
⦁ Creative and innovative with the ability to apply unique solutions to everyday situations and problems.
⦁ Organized, structured, persistent, analytical, sensitive, logical, precise, and systematic.
⦁ Able to adapt quickly to changing priorities and tight deadlines to ensure campaign optimization.
⦁ Someone who has a strong client facing presence with superior communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.
⦁ Someone who exhibits a high degree of ownership and accountability, taking pride in their campaign and the results it achieves for the client and Postmedia.
⦁ Someone who has a strong understanding of marketing and how to drive ROI for advertisers.
⦁ Able to demonstrate a high-level understanding of the digital landscape, social media, integrated advertising trends/landscapes, print and its potential benefits combined with solid business acumen.
⦁ Proficient in the use of social media, search, programmatic, mobile platforms and interactive web applications, and CRM systems.
⦁ High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office suite or similar presentation software; ability to create professional presentations.
⦁ A team player who builds respect and credibility with stakeholders by adding value.
⦁ A self-starter, with energy and a drive to succeed.
⦁ Someone with a minimum post-secondary education in Marketing, Sales or another related discipline and media experience.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, aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.

Postmedia, a Canadian news media company, is seeking a full-time temporary Media Strategist for maternity coverage. The role involves developing and executing customized advertising programs across multiple platforms to meet client objectives. Responsibilities include guiding clients, developing solutions, monitoring campaigns, analyzing data, and staying up-to-date on industry trends. The ideal candidate is creative, organized, client-focused, and has a solid understanding of marketing and digital landscapes. Postmedia encourages applications from diverse candidates and provides accommodation for individuals with disabilities during the hiring process.