About the Role
Company Description YorkRegion.com is looking for a passionate, experienced journalist with proven digital storytelling skills to report on municipal news, business, education and everyday life York Region. This is a full-time position. Deadline to apply is October 25, 2025 Annual Salary: $37,850.13 to $56,829.84 YorkRegion.com is the source of trusted news and information, serving readers across York Region, including Aurora, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King, Markham, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Stouffville, Thornhill and Vaughan. Our newsroom is committed to keeping residents informed on issues that impact their lives, including local government decisions, education, health care, crime and community events. We continue to evolve, grow and change with our readers and our communities. We invest in trained journalists and offer ongoing educational opportunities to remain current with media trends and readers’ needs. We fuse their expertise with first-party data and insight from our local community advisory council to inform our coverage. 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. Job Description Coordinate with the Managing Editor to generate fresh and interesting local news and feature stories. Provide comprehensive and engaging coverage of municipal government and regional school boards, written in traditional and alternative story forms. Adapt to an environment where news and information is updated frequently, and the work atmosphere demands urgency. Produce high-quality, trustworthy journalism using excellent reporting and researching skills, including data analysis. Underst