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We currently have three job openings at The Highlander:

Editor, Home in the Highlands with Colin and Justin
Designer
Salesperson

Editor, Home in the Highlands with Colin and Justin

The job

We’re looking for an editor for Home in the Highlands with Colin and Justin.

The ideal candidate will have editorial experience in the lifestyle, real estate, home renovations and/or design industries. If you’ve worked on consumer magazines, it would be an advantage.

Remote working is an option. The work is half time or on a per-issue basis, initially on a one-year contract but with the strong likelihood it will become permanent.

Our products

Home in the Highlands with Colin and Justin is a product launched by The Highlander newspaper in the real estate, interior design and home renovations space. We teamed up with designers Colin and Justin (seen most recently on Cottage Life TV, CityLine, The Toronto Sun) to create a lifestyle publication for Haliburton County and further afield. It has been well received in its first year of publication and we are looking to grow it in 2021.

For more information or to apply

Contact Simon Payn, Publisher, at simon@thehighlander.ca or 705-457-2900.


Designer, The Highlander newspaper and Home in the Highlands with Colin and Justin

The job

We’re looking for a designer who will work with our Production Manager on weekly newspaper ad design and editorial layout, as well as on ad design for Home in the Highlands with Colin and Justin.

The ideal candidate will have ad and editorial design experience on a magazine or newspaper, but we’re open to talking to anyone with relevant skills, which must include all the usual Adobe apps. You’ll be great at working with clients to make ads they love.

Remote working is an option. The work is half time, initially on a one-year contract but with the strong likelihood it will become permanent. Maybe it’s the perfect job for a freelancer who would like a steady gig.

Our products

The Highlander is the biggest newspaper in Haliburton County. It’s a multi-award winner at the OCNA awards and has a track record of high-quality reporting and production.

Home in the Highlands with Colin and Justin is a product in the real estate and home renovations space. We teamed up with designers Colin and Justin (seen most recently on Cottage Life TV, CityLine, The Toronto Sun) to create a publication aimed at the cottage market in Haliburton County and further afield. It has been well received in its first year of publication and we are looking to grow it in 2021.

For more information or to apply

Contact Simon Payn, Publisher, at simon@thehighlander.ca or 705-457-2900.


Media salesperson, The Highlander newspaper and Home in the Highlands with Colin and Justin

The job

We’re looking for a sales executive who can help build The Highlander newspaper and, mainly, our sister product, Home in the Highlands with Colin and Justin.

The ideal candidate will have media sales experience, but we’re eager to talk to anyone with a track record building client relationships.

We’re based in Haliburton County, but for the most part you will be working with companies in Muskoka and northern Kawartha Lakes, as well as with provincial/national advertisers in the home renovations and real estate industries.

Remote working is an option. The work is full time, initially on a one-year contract but with the strong likelihood it will become permanent.

Our products

The Highlander is the biggest newspaper in Haliburton County. It’s a multi-award winner at the OCNA awards and has a track record of high-quality reporting and production.

Home in the Highlands with Colin and Justin is a product in the real estate and home renovations space. We teamed up with designers Colin and Justin (seen most recently on Cottage Life TV, CityLine, The Toronto Sun) to create a publication aimed at the cottage market in Haliburton County and further afield. It has been well received in its first year of publication and we are looking to grow it in 2021.

For more information or to apply

Contact Simon Payn, Publisher, at simon@thehighlander.ca or 705-457-2900.