Job Description

Position:

Paginator, Postmedia Editorial Services

Position Type:

Full-time temporary contract (maternity/parental leave coverage) with anticipated start date of Sept. 8, 2025.

Reports to:

Deputy Managing Editor, Postmedia Editorial Services

Location:

Remote, Canada - Afternoon/Evenings (Eastern time zone)

The Company:

Postmedia is a Canadian news media company representing more than 130 brands across multiple print, online and mobile platforms. Award-winning journalists and innovative product development teams bring engaging content to millions of people every week whenever and wherever they want it.

This exceptional content, reach and scope offers advertisers and marketers compelling solutions to effectively reach target audiences. We are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team.

The Opportunity:

Postmedia Editorial Services is looking for a versatile paginator with the skills to produce daily newspaper pages that grab attention and engage readers. Working as a part of a team including paginators, designers and copy editors, the candidate will follow slotting instructions to build pages using Adobe InDesign, balancing speed in a high-volume production environment with the need for precision and quality. The primary focus of this role is producing pages for the chain's metro broadsheet markets, as well as shared pages used by other papers across the chain.

Duties:

Lay out and design a high volume of newspaper pages, including fronts and feature pages, for daily newspapers. Work as part of a tight-knit team in a high-pressure environment to achieve excellence in newspaper design. Responsible for ensuring the highest standards of quality control.

Skills and Qualifications:

Superb layout and design abilities; strong typography skills. Strong organizational skills with good attention to detail. Exceptional ability to spot errors in layout style and troubleshoot technical issues with page setups. Well organized, with excellent communication skills and an ability to work under strict deadlines. Ability to prioritize workflow tasks based on an overarching deadline structure, independent of direct instruction. Proficiency with Adobe InDesign; Experience with the Saxo/Naviga CMS is an asset. Efficient and calm under pressure; The successful applicant is expected to balance accuracy and speed and be fully accountable for work. Experience in a fast-paced daily newsroom or central production environment.

Postmedia Editorial Services operates seven days per week, and applicants must be prepared to work evenings, weekends and statutory holidays.



We thank in advance all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. Only candidates legally eligible to work in Canada will be considered. No phone calls or agencies please.



Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all areas of the hiring process. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please make your needs known in advance. Accommodation requests will be provided on an individual basis.



Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to employment equity and an inclusive barrier-free selection process and work environment. Postmedia Network Inc. encourages applications from women, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.