Job Description

Cabin Radio is hiring a reporter based in our Yellowknife newsroom to cover key civics issues across almost 30 of the territory\xe2\x80\x99s smaller communities. This is a nine-month contract to March 31, 2024 with the possibility of subsequent renewal. Think of yourself as a City Hall reporter with dozens of communities on your watch. When local leaders make important decisions, people will be turning to your journalism to understand what\xe2\x80\x99s happening. It will be your responsibility to track the issues facing community governments, Indigenous governments and the territorial government and the impact their decisions have on the lives of residents in smaller NWT communities. We\xe2\x80\x99ll expect you to cover major gatherings, like the assemblies of Indigenous governments, right through to regular meetings of bands and municipalities. Your reporting will ensure governments at all levels are accountable to residents, and our audience will rely on you to know about big decisions in their home communities, what those decisions mean, and what happens next. Your reporting will be primarily written \xe2\x80\x93 for the Cabin Radio website and the Local Journalism Initiative, meaning your work will be distributed to the Canadian Press wire \xe2\x80\x93 with opportunities for broadcast journalism. Your application must demonstrate that you can:

• Produce clear, concise and impactful written journalism to tight deadlines
• Hold people in power to account and ask tough, fair questions
• Make complex issues easier for people to understand
• Report with sensitivity and nuance on life in small, isolated Indigenous communities

To apply, send the following to ollie@cabinradio.ca:

• One-page cover letter outlining why this is the right role for you
• R\xc3\xa9sum\xc3\xa9 setting out all relevant experience
• Three examples of work in areas of journalism related to this job description

Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 9 months Salary: $55,000.00-$60,000.00 per year Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person