The Globe and Mail is
looking to hire reporters, digital/video/multimedia editors, copy editors and
others for the summer of 2014. These are fully paid 12-week jobs and not
internships. We hire students, freelance writers and editors, as well as
experienced journalists from other organizations.
The Globe and Mail has won
more national journalism awards than any of its Canadian competitors, has been
honoured internationally for its world-class website, and has captured two
Emmys for video
projects, so we need the
best journalists to cover for our regular staff when they go on summer
vacation.
Even though these jobs are
just for the summer, the program is a great way to get your foot in the door at
The Globe and Mail and its digital properties. We have hired many future senior
editors, reporters, digital editors, foreign correspondents and columnists
through our summer program.
We are looking for people
who have previous journalism experience _ whether at a Canadian daily or an
online organization or a school paper. We want people who have a true passion
for journalism, great drive combined with common sense, and an ability to step
into and be a full part of Canada’s best news organization. If you have no journalism/publishing
experience through a school, freelance, regular blog or other organization, you
won’t make it to the interview stage.
We accept expressions of
interest by e-mail only. No phone calls, please!
The deadline for
applications is noon ET, Friday, Oct. 25, 2013. Interviews will be conducted in
the three-week period after that.
1. Resume, including relevant experience, as an attachment.
2. A 100-word explanation, also as an attachment, of what you would
bring to The Globe or its digital operations. This note is critical. We get
more than 500 applicants for a limited number of positions so be sure to let us
know why you should be chosen.
3. Three examples of your work through a link.
In the subject line of your
e-mail application, please indicate your school or city and whether you are
seeking editing, web, reporting, photography or newspaper design work.
The subject line should
therefore look like this: Ryerson-photographer or Carleton-editor or Kings-videographer
etc.
The large volume of
applicants we receive every year means we cannot respond to everyone who
applies. But you will hear from us shortly after the deadline if you are chosen
for an interview. If you are chosen for an interview, please spend a little
time with The Globe and Mail and globeandmail.com before we see you to better
understand what we do.
Jim Sheppard
Executive Editor
globeandmail.com
2014 Summer Program Coordinator
