The Record is seeking a reporter to work in its Sherbrooke newsroom.
The Record is the only English-language daily newspaper serving the Eastern Townships and has been recognized as the “Voice of the Eastern Townships” for 128 years. It covers some 27 communities with significant English-speaking populations situated throughout the vast territory of the Eastern Townships
The Record is seeking a bilingual reporter with excellent English-language writing skills who understands the mandate of community journalism and the important role the newspaper plays in keeping readers informed on the social, political, economic issues that concern them in their daily lives. This would include covering municipal council meetings, school board meetings and researching subjects that affect the community.
Given the vast territory, the successful candidate would need to be bilingual, flexible, have access to a vehicle and able to work well with the newsroom team to produce stories of the highest standard for both print and the web.
The ideal candidate is:
- A graduate of a college or university journalism program and/or significant professional experience working as a journalist
- An excellent communicator in English with a good working ability in French
- Familiar with basic computer software including InDesign
- A capable photographer
- Access to a car
- An ability to work some evenings and weekends is essential (with time off provided during the week as compensation).
- Appreciation of community journalism and familiarity with the Eastern Townships are strong assets.
Applicants are invited to send a one-page covering letter along with a résume to Sharon McCully, Publisher, The Record, at outletjournal@sympatico.ca
Deadline: As soon as possible