Journalist - Business

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 driven by a deep customer-centric obsession, 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 customer 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 Toronto Star is seeking a sharp, curious, and ambitious reporter to join our newsroom as a Business Journalist.  During this critical moment when economic, corporate and financial forces are reshaping the lives of Canadians, this reporter will be tasked with delivering urgent, revelatory and engaging journalism on business issues. Whether covering the dramatic spike in consumer prices, rapidly evolving changes in technology, labour trends or the decisions of powerful institutions, the successful candidate will demonstrate an ability to break news, expose trends, provide deep context, and tell human stories.  You’ll be expected to report, write and deliver authoritative coverage of breaking business news and trends on deadline. You’ll also be encouraged to pitch and develop enterprise stories that unpack the forces behind the headlines, offering new insight and compelling angles. Collaboration is key — working with editors, visual journalists and digital producers to craft deeply reported, engaging and highly readable journalism. This role requires attention to analytics and audience data, a sharp news sense, and a drive to file clean copy quickly and clearly

• Proven experience as a journalist with a strong track record of reporting and writing, ideally with a focus on business or financial news
• Strong understanding of the economy, markets, corporate accountability, labour, personal finance, and public policy as they intersect with business
• A digitally fluent storyteller who’s comfortable filing breaking news, creating videos, writing in alternative story forms and building enterprise features
• Demonstrated ability to develop sources, land scoops, and ask tough questions
• Excellent news judgment and the ability to distill complex topics into clear, compelling stories
• Comfortable using access-to-information laws, financial documents, and public records to support reporting
• Experience working in a fast-paced newsroom environment with a collaborative, team-first mindset
• Familiarity with CP style and the ability to produce accurate, well-crafted copy under tight deadlines
• Commitment to accuracy, fairness and storytelling that serves the public interest

Salary: $60,547.97 - $95,740.19 

Deadline for Submission: June 20, 2025

This is a notice of vacancy under Article 8 of collective agreement between Toronto Star Newspapers Limited and Unifor Local 87M. The hours of work for this position will vary according to the assignment, but will all conform to a standard 35-hour work week as described under the collective agreement. These positions will be located Toronto. 

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.