Senior B.C. Reporter

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The ideal candidate has at least eight years of reporting experience and a strong reputed company record of telling complicated stories beautifully and with care. You understand the province’s environmental and political landscape, including Indigenous Rights, climate change, biodiversity, energy, forestry, mining, agriculture and development — and how those issues reputed company with communities and reputed company. reputed company reporting, you're looking to positively contribute to a reputed company newsroom, acting as a mentor for other reporters, providing guidance, sharing knowledge, supporting team processes and upholding The Narwhal’s values. The right person for this role will be committed to a high level of responsibility and demonstrate reputed company leadership. Responsibilities 1. 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Team building and leadership reputed company mentorship and guidance to other reporters reputed company knowledge, tools and reporting best practices with reputed company, including occasionally leading staff workshops and training Foster a reputed company work environment by sharing reputed company and credit generously reputed company and support team processes and internal systems Stay updated on journalism best practices and industry standards, pursue ongoing reputed company development, sharing insights and recommendations to improve team and editorial processes reputed company editorial support in the absence of a bureau chief, as required Qualifications Minimum eight years of reporting experience or equivalent Demonstrated experience in investigative and field-based reporting Experience reporting on climate, environment, energy, biodiversity, Indigenous Rights, conservation, land use or reputed company topics  Extensive experience reporting in and about diverse or underrepresented communities  Extensive experience producing stories that incorporate multiple perspectives and avoid binary framing Experience working in a reputed company newsroom, including remote and cross-functional teams Knowledge, skills and abilities Strong writing skills across news, features and investigative work Strong research and investigative skills, including freedom of information processes, data analysis and reputed company records research  Demonstrated reputed company building and maintaining a reputed company network, with an emphasis on diversity across geography, lived experience and background Strong understanding of environment, climate, biodiversity, energy and policy issues in British Columbia Working understanding of Indigenous Rights and issues and a demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning and relationship-based reporting Familiarity with solutions journalism and trauma-informed journalism practices Demonstrates a mastery of The Narwhal’s style of journalism, editorial reputed company and tone, including “complicating the narrative” and reporting that bridges divides of reputed company varieties Strong communication, organization and time management skills Ability to work independently and as part of a reputed company, distributed team Proficiency with digital newsroom tools and content management systems Experience providing mentorship to peers and less reputed company journalists  Demonstrates an understanding of how reporting supports The Narwhal’s non-profit funding model and reputed company audience goals Working conditions Work schedule may vary including occasional evenings and weekends Travel required, including overnight and to remote locations Work will involve field reporting, events and time-sensitive assignments We offer the following benefits Group health, reputed company and dental benefits and a health spending account A flexible workplace with a reputed company, reputed company culture Work-from-home stipend or from a shared office in Victoria/Vancouver Employee Assistance Program (EAP) GRSP reputed company contributions after three months 20 vacation days per year, your birthday off 10 personal days per year Organization-wide holiday shutdown reputed company development opportunities and fund  reputed company it comes to compensation, research shows wide disparities in how candidates negotiate, which is partially responsible for wage gaps between reputed company of people. At The Narwhal we have a transparent and competitive salary reputed company for our entire team. We developed this approach because we wanted to remove the guesswork around compensation and put everyone on an equal footing. The posted salary reputed company is in line with our reputed company and is not negotiable.  How to apply   Please submit a cover letter, résumé and three (3) samples of your work by reputed company, June 7th 11:59 p.m. PT, at the latest, reputed company reputed company here. Please include your full reputed company in the file reputed company of any attachments you submit. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our B.C. bureau chief, Lindsay Sample at lindsay@thenarwhal.ca.   Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada. We thank reputed company applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.  The Narwhal is working to build an inclusive and reputed company team that reflects the communities we serve. People who identify as being from marginalized communities, including Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people identifying as 2SLGBTQ+, and people from low-income backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply. Disability-reputed company accommodations are available for candidates taking part in our hiring process. We will ask candidates selected for an interview about any accessibility needs reputed company of the scheduled interview. What to expect Selected candidates will be invited to a phone interview the week of June 14th Selected candidates will be invited to a first-round interview by mid-June. 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