The CIC Seeks Production Editor

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OpenCanada Staff

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19 December, 2011

By: OpenCanada Staff

Canadian International Council

Position: Production Editor

Location: Toronto, ON

Closing date for applications: January 13th, 2012

Details: 12 month contract, renewable

Compensation: commensurate with experience

The Canada International Council is seeking a Production Editor for its international affairs website, OpenCanada.org. Since its launch in June 2011, OpenCanada.org has quickly become Canada’s hub for the debate and discussion of international affairs. The site hosts interviews, essays, opinion pieces, videos and documentaries by Canadian and international thought leaders. We are growing rapidly and require an enthusiastic individual to join our small team.

As part of our expansion, we are seeking a Production Editor. Working collaboratively with other team members and our partner The Mark News, responsibilities for this position will include:

Manage, maintain and report on all website content

Basic graphic design for online and print material

Advise on and implement our social media strategy

Online event management

Design of weekly and monthly newsletters

Oversee internships

Skill and knowledge requirements for this position include:

Knowledge of WordPress and Adobe CS4 (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)

Basic digital illustration (vector illustration)

HTML

Strong online and social media communication skills

Interest in international affairs

Attention to detail

This position reports to the Senior Editor.

Please send a CV and/or portfolio, and a one page cover letter detailing your interest and suitability for this position to Taylor Owen, Senior Editor towen@opencanada.org, with the subject line “Production Editor” by January 13^th, 2012.

We thank all applicants in advance. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

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Journalism in Canada has suffered a devastating decline over the last two decades. Dozens of newspapers and outlets have shuttered. Remaining newsrooms are smaller. Nowhere is this erosion more acute than in the coverage of foreign policy and international news. It’s expensive, and Canadians, oceans away from most international upheavals, pay the outside world comparatively little attention.

At Open Canada, we believe this must change. If anything, the pandemic has taught us we can’t afford to ignore the changing world. What’s more, we believe, most Canadians don’t want to. Many of us, after all, come from somewhere else and have connections that reach around the world.

Our mission is to build a conversation that involves everyone — not just politicians, academics and policy makers. We need your help to do so. Your support helps us find stories and pay writers to tell them. It helps us grow that conversation. It helps us encourage more Canadians to play an active role in shaping our country’s place in the world.

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