About Fifth Story
Fifth Story is a Canadian earned media company with 45+ years of experience helping brands, government organizations and agencies turn their messages into credible, editorial-style content.
Through our News Canada network, we produce and distribute articles, radio and video content that is made available to trusted media outlets and content publishers nationwide in English and French.
We don’t sell ads. We help clients earn credibility, reach and measurable results through useful, editorial content that media can choose to pick up and publish.
This role plays a key part in delivering that service, managing the production of client content, supporting strong editorial execution and helping maintain the media and publisher relationships that make the News Canada network valuable.
Learn more about Fifth Story and how we distribute content through the News Canada network at fifthstory.com and newscanada.com.
About the Role
This role sits at the centre of how Fifth Story’s content gets made, managed and delivered.
As our Bilingual Communications & Content Producer, your primary focus will be managing the end-to-end production of editorial-style content across articles, radio and video including timelines, workback schedules, budgets, client coordination and internal workflows.
You’ll also support content development through research, writing, editing and refining drafts in collaboration with our editorial and production teams. Strong writing judgment is important, but this is first and foremost a production and coordination role.
A key part of the role also includes supporting our media and publisher relationships in English and French. This entails helping promote content, following up with editors and content managers, tracking pickup and strengthening the network of outlets that use our content.
This is a hybrid role based in Toronto, best suited to someone who is highly organized, bilingual, editorially minded and comfortable moving between client coordination, content production, writing support and media outreach.
Why This Role
- Own production from kickoff to delivery.
- Build and grow real relationships with media and publishers across English and French markets
- Work alongside experienced editorial, production, and sales teams
- Variety - no two days look the same between writing, production, and outreach
- Hybrid flexibility, based in our Toronto office
What You’ll Do
Production & Project Management
- Oversee end-to-end content production, planning, timelines, budgets, and quality control
- Develop and manage production plans and workback schedules for assigned projects
- Track progress, resolve issues, and report updates to internal and external stakeholders
- Coordinate deliverables across articles, radio, video, and other formats
- Serve as the key point of contact for clients throughout the content lifecycle
- Maintain up-to-date CRM records with project, budget, and invoice details
Content Development & Writing
- Write and edit compelling articles, radio scripts, and video scripts
- Conduct research to support storytelling
- Refine drafts based on internal and client feedback
Maintain consistency in tone, voice, and editorial quality across all deliverables
Media Relations
- Build and grow relationships with editors and content managers in English and French
- Pitch content and identify new publications and outlets
- Monitor content pickup and track what’s performing
- Maintain segmented media contact lists to build lasting partnerships, not one-off pickups
- Contribute to the media newsletter that keeps our network engaged
Skills & Background
This role is ideal for someone with:
- 3+ years of experience in content production, project management, editorial coordination, , communications or a related role
- Strong bilingual communication skills in English and French, both written and verbal
- Experience managing timelines, workback schedules, client deliverables or multi-format content projects
- Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills, with the ability to develop clear, editorial-style content
- Comfort working with clients, internal teams, freelancers and external partners
- Some experience with media outreach, publisher relations, PR, customer service or relationship management
- A genuine interest in news, media and storytelling, including what makes content useful to editors and audiences
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in journalism, communications, media production, public relations, marketing or a related field
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office; experience with CRM or project management tools is an asset
- Bonus: experience with article, video, radio, or multimedia production
You’ll succeed here if you:
- Stay organized and on top of multiple projects, clients, and deadlines at once
- Enjoy building relationships with editors, publishers, and clients
- Take ownership of your projects from start to finish
- Are coachable and motivated to keep improving your craft
- Can shift comfortably between writing, production logistics, and outreach
In your first year, you’ll:
- Take full ownership of content production for your assigned projects
- Build a strong network of media and publisher relationships across English and French markets
- Become a trusted point of contact for clients throughout the production process
- Strengthen Fifth Story’s editorial pickup and media partnerships
What You Get
- Competitive salary ($65,000–$85,000)
- Hybrid role (Toronto-based)
- Health benefits & perks
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Language: English and French (required)
Pay: $65,000.00-$85,000.00 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toronto, ON M4W 3C7
