Sfgate Features Editor
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SFGATE Features Editor
Launched in 1994, SFGATE.com was one of the first large-market media sites in the world and served as the exclusive digital home of the San Francisco Chronicle for 19 years. In 2019, the Chronicle (which can now be found online at the paywalled sfchronicle.com) and SFGATE officially became two separately run entities with their own editorial staffs and independent newsrooms.
Today, SFGATE is a digital-only publication that reaches more than 28 million readers every month and tells the stories of the people, places and ideas that make San Francisco, and the Bay Area at large, the weird and wonderful place that it is . We help readers navigate their day, whether it's by keeping them updated on big breaking news, guiding them to interesting local experiences or sharing a part of the Bay they haven't seen before.
The site is home to seven verticals: Culture , offering a unique mix of the entertainment news you actually need, and the underground stories from hidden corners of the Bay Area you want ; Local , the premier destination for everything that life in San Francisco encompasses (from wildly expensive real estate to schools to what it's like to live above a raucous bar); Sports , covering the intersection of sports and culture; Travel , covering everything from flight deals and travel news, to hotel hacks and under-the-radar day trips ; Politics , where we keep you up to speed on all local, state and national politics that have implications on the Bay Area; Food Drink , where we tell you the backstory of the people behind the bar and in the kitchen; and News , plus has satellite editors covering Lake Tahoe , California Parks , Hawaii and Disneyland .
Your Impact:
Under the direction of SFGATE's Managing Editor, the Features Editor will be a versatile journalist with a deep understanding of California and enough intellectual curiosity to want to tell stories that matter to both people who live in the Bay Area and California at large. The Features Editor will be able to write well-sourced, deep-dive features about things Californians care about, but more importantly work with writers on elevating the already great work they're doing at SFGATE. We want someone who will dig deep to help us cover the state in incredibly unique ways, and find stories that locals didn't even know mattered to them.
What you'll do:
• Be a phenomenal editor - we really need someone to take good stories and turn them into great ones, someone who can work well with writers with varying journalism backgrounds, and who has a long list of writers they've already done this with (we'll be talking to lots of people you've edited, so make sure you have actually experience and impact with this)
• Consistently have ideas - you'll be given a blank canvas to help tell stories that matter across a broad range of topics. You need to have a constant stream of ideas to paint this. We are absolutely not looking for someone to pitch stories on well-tread California topics. What we are looking for is someone who can apply ambitious creativity to stories about the state.
• Be autonomous - this position comes with a lot of trust, to help shape stories before they're even started, to work hand-in-hand with writers with varying journalistic backgrounds, to meet deadlines, understand analytics and communicate with the copy desk, photo department and illustrators. You have to be able to do all of these things, and do them well.
• Be consistent - not only is this an idea-heavy job, it's a writing-heavy job, we want someone who can not only help others refine their features, we want someone who can move the audience with their own features, and have the planning foresight to make sure they have something really great lined up for weeks to come.
• Find emotional connections - we don't want a feature story on Annie Mac and Cheese being headquartered in Berkeley. We want a feature on the mysterious woman behind it who still lives on a Connecticut Farm even though her namesake company is based clear on the other side of the country. We want ambitious journalism, not press conference transcriptions or retreads of things that have been written about far too often.
Who you are:
• You have 5 years of relevant experience in features writing and editing at a publication or in a digital media environment
• You have a long list of reporters who will vouch for what an incredible editor you are, how you've turned their very good stories into great ones because of your deep understanding of the art of story writing
• You have a deep knowledge of the Bay Area, and you have an equally deep understanding of the state of California and what impacts it - this is where a lot of great stories come from
• You live in the Bay Area or are able to move here once it's safe to do so
• You have a passion for journalism and telling stories
• You've read SFGATE and have an understanding of the brand and voice
As part of its continued efforts to maintain a safe workplace for employees, Hearst Newspapers requires that all employees who receive a written offer of employment on or after November 12, 2021, be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the coronavirus by the first day of employment as a condition of employment, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Hearst Newspapers will consider requests for reasonable accommodations due to medical , including pregnancy or a pregnancy-related condition, and/or religious reasons on an individual basis in accordance with applicable legal requirements.