Company Description

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.  Torstar’s vision for success is audience first, driven by continued journalistic excellence, advanced data-driven competency and a culture that is selfless, focused, agile, collaborative and results driven. The successful candidate will be a champion of those priorities while keeping the audience at the heart of all the creative work that they will be doing.

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.

The role: Join the program that gave so many of Canada’s journalists their start. The Toronto Star is looking for emerging journalists who combine traditional reporting grit with digital agility.

This is a paid contract position based in Toronto for emerging journalists with less than five years of professional experience. You will work alongside full-time staff, earn bylines and produce high-impact work from the start. Early morning, evening and weekend work will be required.

Details:

• Duration: One-year contract starting in mid to late September 2026
• Location: Positions are based out of Toronto
• Salary: $55,762.20  (Unifor Local 87-M)
• Deadline to apply: 5 p.m. on April 15, 2026

Who we are looking for:

• Digital savvy: You understand how a story lives on the mobile app just as well as how it lives in print.
• Data-informed: You can use audience insights to sharpen your angles, not to chase clicks.
• Multi-platform: You are comfortable with written text, but you can also snap a photo, cut a vertical video or scrape a dataset.
• Daily news mindset: You’re ready to jump into breaking and live news, pitch daily stories and tackle general assignments from desks across the newsroom.
• Early career: You have less than five years of professional experience. You must have some journalism experience beyond school — previous internships or roles in a range of organizations, freelance or non-traditional outlets.

Application requirements:

To apply, upload a single PDF in the resume field to our online portal containing:

• Your pitch (cover letter): In 100 words or less, tell us what you bring to the Star. Why you? Why now? (Note: We value brevity. Consider this your first assigned word count. Don’t go over.)
• Resume: Include your email, phone and current city
• Three published clippings:
  • Links/clippings must be accessible (no paywalls)
  • We want to see journalism, not homework. Clips from campus newspapers or independent/community outlets are welcome; unpublished essays/assignments written for class grades are not.

Application should demonstrate:

• A range of story-telling skills, with a strong emphasis on news coverage
• Proven ability to report thoroughly, write well and organize information
• Multimedia experience
• A demonstrated commitment to journalism as a career
• Strong interpersonal skills

AODA
We are 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.

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.

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.