Team Editor, Audience (Full-time)

3-5+ years of experience in a high-pressure news environment.

Strong understanding of digital publishing best practices and basic elements of design and presentation.

Familiarity with using analytics tools and data to inform editorial decisions and engagement strategies.

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 disabilities. In 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 the interview of your requirements.

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this program; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted within three weeks after the application deadline.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. Our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) uses AI for initial screening and assessment; however, all final selection decisions are made by our Hiring Managers.

The focus of this role will be working on our flagship newsletter, First Up, while also supporting the broader newsletter portfolio and other audience engagement initiatives.

This role falls within the Team Editor classification in the Star’s Editorial Department and will report to the Senior Editor, Audience Engagement and Live Journalism.

Team editors can be assigned to any newsroom department across a variety of assignments.

Work side-by-side with our lead newsletter writer and digital producers to develop ideas, sharpen insights and experiment with new formats to ensure our journalism cuts through the noise.

Curate, edit, and publish compelling newsletters that engage and retain subscribers and meet the Star’s standards.

Collaborate with the broader newsroom to identify the best Star journalism to showcase to our most loyal readers and develop innovating ways to present it.

The Toronto Star is Canada’s largest daily newspaper and is read in print and across desktop, mobile and tablet platforms by more than 6 million readers every week. Online, thestar.com is one of the most-visited newspaper websites in Canada.

Our commitment to diversity

We strive to be a leader in building and cultivating an employee community framed around fairness, support and opportunity. We believe that what makes us different, makes a difference. And as a team, the diversity of our backgrounds, interests and experiences is what enriches our work, and our workplaces. We welcome all, and we strive for an inclusive culture that allows individual growth and shared success.