Reporter-Editor, Parliamentary Bureau Full-Time (Political Journalism)

Location: On-site in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; the role involves travel and shift work.

Base salary: $55,377–$89,254 per year, depending on experience, technical skills, and alignment with role requirements.

Company

hirify.global produces news content across print, digital, broadcast, and video services.

What you will do

• Write, edit, and gather multimedia content for print, digital, broadcast, and video services.
• Report breaking news quickly and accurately while holding political leaders accountable and explaining complex issues for Canadians.
• Monitor news outlets, social media, and other sources to track developments on Parliament Hill, at the provincial and territorial levels, and sometimes municipally.
• Investigate and obtain information through open data, government websites, freedom of information requests, phone, in-person reporting, and online research.
• Develop and maintain sources including politicians, political aides, senior bureaucrats, and stakeholders.
• Work independently and collaboratively while adapting to new contexts, platforms, and publishing tools.

Requirements

• At least three years of experience in a newsroom.
• Experience using digital publishing tools, including video.
• Strong news judgment and a commitment to accuracy and fairness.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, take initiative, and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to report and edit independently.
• Exceptional ability to track down information by phone, in person, online, and through freedom of information laws.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to feature a diversity of voices in reporting.
• Strong knowledge of federal politics and the legislative process, plus proven ability to use social media as a newsgathering tool.

Nice to have

• Bilingualism.
• An established network of political, governmental, and stakeholder sources.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, ambitious, and supportive parliamentary bureau team.
• On-site work in Ottawa with travel and shift work.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and employment equity.
• Equal-opportunity workplace welcoming applications from women, Indigenous persons, visible minorities, LGBTQ+ community members, and persons with disabilities.
• Applications require a cover letter, résumé, and up to five work samples.

Hiring process

• Apply by Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
• Submit a cover letter, résumé, and up to five work samples.
• Applications are screened and assessed by human reviewers; no artificial intelligence tools are used for screening, assessment, or selection.