Verticals Editor
Hearst Newspapers
Houston, TXThis was removed by the employer on 6/28/2021 1:14:00 PM PST
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Position Responsibilities:
Chron is seeking an editor to grow our space, food and religion sections. The editor's mission is to work with the senior editor, managing editor, staff writers and freelancers to help grow Chron into a well-trafficked destination site that will earn loyalty from locals, while also being a rich resource for travelers to the area. This person should have an innate story sense – able to identify and nurture local stories of national importance.
The ideal candidate loves Houston and its culture, and has experience finding, writing and editing stories about the city's robust food scene, its history (and future) as Space City, or its diverse faith communities.
The editor needs to be an editorial strategist with a deep understanding of not only digital operations and audience growth, but also the alchemy of combining service journalism, culture, commentary, and news into a single property with a well-articulated voice, tone, and POV.
• Works with the senior editor to assign, edit and publish editorial content for Chron's food, space and religion sections
• Manages staff writers and freelancers
• Edits freelance submissions
• Tracks performance metrics
• Writes at least 3-5 stories a week
• Curates wire/third party content as needed
Work Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or English
• 1-2 years of digital editing experience
• 3 years of experience reporting and writing about Houston or Texas culture, food, religion or space
• Experience working in a CMS
• Experience with Chartbeat, Google Analytics, Looker, or other analytics tools