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Full Time Job
SFGATE Local 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; Tech, covering the intersection of tech 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, the Central Coast, Hawaii and Disneyland.
Your Impact:
Under the direction of SFGATE's Deputy Managing Editor, the Local Editor will be a versatile journalist with a deep understanding of the Bay Area and enough intellectual curiosity to want to tell stories that matter to the people who live here. The Local Editor will be able to toggle between fast-paced daily stories and the well-sourced, deep-dive features that dig deeper into every nook and cranny in the city. We want someone who will dig deep to cover the Bay Area's neighborhoods in incredibly unique ways, and find stories that locals didn't even know mattered to them.
What you'll do:
• Consistently have ideas - you'll be given a blank canvas to tell stories that matter. You need to have a constant stream of ideas to paint this. We are absolutely not looking for someone to just aggregate the internet into oblivion. What we are looking for is someone who can apply ambitious creativity to journalism about San Francisco and the Bay Area at large, going a layer deeper on where we live and why we love it.
• Be autonomous - this position comes with a lot of trust, to both keep an editorial calendar, 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 move the audience with their features, to give them smart, offbeat local items to keep them informed throughout the week, 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 ''best of'' lists of the prettiest staircases in San Francisco or profile new realtors, we want to know how and why that cartoonish tower ever got built on Telegraph Hill, we want to see inside the windmills at the end of Golden Gate Park for the first time, we want to meet the man who has painted hundreds of Victorians and changed the way our city looks, we want to know why that gas station on Van Ness is unlike any other in California, we want to know why so many SF homes have strange levers at the top of staircases, we want to map all the old rivers that ran through our city. We want ambitious journalism that shines a new light on our crazy city.
Who you are:
• You have 3 years of relevant experience in writing and editing at a publication or in a digital media environment.
• You know the Bay Area inside out
• You have experience managing and mentoring other writers as you will manage regular freelancers.
• You have a passion for journalism and telling stories.
• You've read SFGATE and understand our brand and voice
In accordance with applicable law, Hearst is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role if hired in California. The reasonable estimate is between $80,000 and $85,000. Please note this information is specific to those hired in San Francisco. If this role is open to candidates outside of San Francisco, the salary range would be aligned to that specific location. A final decision on the successful candidate's starting salary will be based on a number of permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills and experience, training, certifications, and education.
About The San Francisco Chronicle & SFChronicle.com:
The San Francisco Chronicle is one of the largest news organizations in the West. SFChronicle.com is home to the Bay Area's best journalism and has been recognized as the best large newspaper website in California. Our award-winning journalists provide insight into the people and events shaping the Bay Area, investigate wrongdoing and waste, and deliver the quickest and most reliable coverage of breaking news in Northern California. Join our team!
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