Sfgate Copy Editor
Hearst Newspapers
San Francisco, CAThis was removed by the employer on 10/6/2020 9:18:00 AM PST
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Full Time Job
Your Impact:
Under the direction of SFGATE's Managing Editor, the copy editor will work with our digital team to raise the watermark of the site for clean, concise prose. You'll be asked to edit consistently at a high level, demonstrating expertise at not only grammar and style, but also offer expertise, and conceive solutions to common copy problems and help to implement them. You'll also need to understand when to escalate issues and when to solve them at the individual or team level.
What you'll do:
- Keen proofreading eye and strong attention to detail
- Excellent English language skills and deep knowledge of grammar and style rules
- Professional experience with standard style guides, such as Chicago Manual of Style or The Associated Press Stylebook
- Being a phenomenal headline writer who is able to take a complex story and distill it down into a handful of words
- Ability to communicate and interact professionally with culturally diverse writers, editors, and staff
- Ability to prioritize and balance multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines
- Previous experience with a content management system
- Ability to work effectively in a small organization with an emphasis on teamwork
- Ability to work legally in the United States
- Ability to live in/commute to the San Francisco Bay Area
Who you are:
- You have 3 to 4 years of professional copy editing experience
- You have a Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, Creative Writing, Comparative Literature, Communications, or related fields from an accredited college or university, or equivalent, with a record that demonstrates suitable preparation for this position
- You've read SFGATE and have an understanding of the brand and voice