Journalist - Housing (Full-time)
Core
Investigate and report on housing issues including affordability, development, tenant rights, municipal policy, and real estate trends in the GTA and Ontario.
Role type
Investigative journalist (housing beat)
Builds
Daily news, enterprise features, and multi-platform storytelling for the Toronto Star
Domain
Media / Real Estate / Urban Affairs
Required skills
investigative reporting, data journalism, public records research, source building, complex story writing, deadline management, digital storytelling
Preferred skills
knowledge of zoning and intensification, familiarity with CP style, understanding of GTA communities
Technologies
public records databases, access-to-information request systems
Responsibilities
Break and develop housing news across topics like affordability and municipal policy; generate original story ideas rooted in data literacy; build and maintain a network of sources including city planners and advocates; produce a mix of daily news and longer-form enterprise work; contribute ideas for video, audio, and digital formats; use data and public records to deepen reporting.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC