Digital Producer
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Job Summary
The Toronto Star is seeking a Digital Producer who thrives on speed accuracy and innovation to join our Home and Live team. Working with editors and reporters across the newsroom the Digital Producer will help identify enhance and distribute our best journalism on digital platforms. Your strong news judgement and enhanced digital skills will help manage an engaging and lively homepage app and social media feeds giving our stories power and impact. The successful candidate thrives within the urgency of a live news environment. The digital producer will report to the digital editor in this role.
News happens 24/7: This role requires the ability to work flexible shifts including early mornings late evenings and weekends.
What youll do:
- Shape the homepage: Curate and edit the lineups on and our mobile app with audience engagement in mind. Offer new material off the news of the day or in advance of the news and suggest and implement creative ways to enhance The Stars journalism.
- Tell stories creatively: Produce packages that use visuals multimedia and social media to grab readers attention.
- Run live coverage: Take charge of rolling files for breaking news (weather elections major news events) keeping coverage sharp and timely.
- Social media: Help run the Stars social media accounts with intention crafting copy that stops the scroll and drives reader engagement.
- Work with data: Use analytics SEO and platform insights to shape coverage track success and make recommendations for the most effective timing of story release.
- Be a team player: Create and contribute to an environment of growth demonstrate enthusiasm and support colleagues on digital best practices.
- Uphold the core values of the Toronto Star and the Atkinson principles.
This is a unionized position.
Salary: $61107.97 - $74794.65
Please submit your application by 5 p.m. on January 5 2026.
Qualifications :
- Bachelors degree in journalism or equivalent professional experience.
- Proven track record at a high-traffic news outlet with expertise in digital-first journalism.
- Strong editorial judgment and capacity to edit quickly.
- Proficiency in publishing tools analytics and social media.
- Ability to perform under pressure while maintaining accuracy and fairness.
Additional Information :
Torstar Group of Companies is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier free recruitment process ensuring equal access to employment opportunities for candidates including persons with compliance with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Ontario Human Rights Code we will endeavour to provide accommodation to persons with disabilities in the recruitment process upon request. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process please notify the hiring manager upon scheduling your interview of your requirements.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Promotional Events
- Image Campaigns
- Promotional Campaigns
- Communications
- News Image
- Promotional Content
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Youtube
- Promotional Materials
- Digital Media
- Promotional Spots
- Video production
- Station Image
About Company
Torstar Corporation is a progressive media organization with a long, proud history in newspapers and a passion for capitalizing on the fluid world of digital and mobile media. Torstars vision for success is driven by a deep customer-centric obsession, continued journalistic excellen ... View more
