Postmedia Solutions
Postmedia Solutions
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
MarketingMedia
Postmedia Solutions is Postmedia’s commercial marketing and advertising division, helping brands connect with audiences across Canada through the company’s print and digital news properties. Its services span programmatic advertising, sponsored content, SEO and SEM, social media, digital audio, digital out-of-home, video, and website development. The business also operates Postmedia Ad Manager (P.A.M.) and uses proprietary first-party data to support targeted, measurable campaigns, from brand awareness to performance marketing, within trusted local and national news environments.

Remote Editor-in-Chief, Nova Scotia

Lead editorial strategy and newsroom operations for Postmedia’s Nova Scotia publications, including audience growth, digital engagement, editorial standards, and staff development.

Description

  • Set editorial direction, tone, and standards for Nova Scotia publications to support audience growth.
  • Lead employees in strengthening audience engagement.
  • Oversee editorial teams across Nova Scotia, including the Chronicle Herald, Cape Breton Post, rural community titles, and a politics bureau.
  • Make decisions on coverage, story treatment, and newsroom priorities while upholding editorial standards.
  • Coordinate regional coverage, shared resources, and editorial strategy with other regional editors.
  • Work across the Postmedia Network to advance journalism serving families and communities.
  • Develop staff, strengthen newsroom capabilities, and create growth opportunities for high performers.
  • Manage staffing, performance, labour relations, and other people leadership responsibilities.

Requirements

  • At least five years of experience as an editor, assignment editor, or in another senior newsroom leadership role.
  • A proven record of sound editorial judgment, newsroom leadership, and decision making.
  • Ability to lead people through change and work effectively with other leaders.
  • Expertise in SEO, audience analytics, and digital content optimization.
  • Experience publishing and managing newsletters, with an understanding of their role in loyalty, retention, and conversion.

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