Overview
Who We Are: The Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services’ (CFMWS) supports the Canadian Armed Forces members and their families wherever they are in the world through the provision of fitness, recreation and leisure activities, family and charitable support, retail as well as personal financial services. We offer our employees the opportunity to work with a purpose every day in an inclusive, healthy, respectful and rewarding work environment. For more information on our organization, please visit www.cfmws.com.
The Role: The Shilo Stag is your CFB Shilo community newspaper and serves CFB Shilo, Sprucewoods, Douglas, Cottonwoods, and Wawanesa. The Stag produces 24 issues annually, every second Thursday and has a circulation of 3000. It also produces many support publications and materials for various units and organizations.
Under the supervision of Jules Xavier the Managing Editor, the Assistant Editor assists in the preparation of stories, advertisements, posters, and other material for publication and proofreads material for the Shilo Stag newspaper. They will also ensure stories and photos meet quality, content and deadline standards, and submit them for final approval.
The Location: The Shilo Stag is located within the CANEX mall. CFB Shilo is home to the First Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and the Second Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. With a population of about 1,400 military personnel and their families, the Base is completely autonomous with accommodations for more than 600 families and quarters for close to 400 single personnel.
Qualifications
Qualifications Needed:
• College diploma or certificate in Journalism, Communications, or related field AND some years’ experience.
OR
• High school and several years’ experience in Journalism, Communications or related field.
• Experience needed in:
o Collecting information through interviews, investigation, and observation
o Writing feature stories for publication
o Receiving, analyzing, and verifying copy for accuracy
o Operating a digital camera/Photography
o Editing photos
• Client focus, organizational knowledge, communication, innovation, teamwork and leadership (our shared competencies).
Contact
Application Submission: Apply online at www.cfmws.com/careers or submit resume to CFMWS HR Office quoting competition # SHI-20-002, email: npfhrshilo@cfmws.com.
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Should you require accommodation during the selection process, please let the HR representative know.