SFGATE North Coast Contributing Editor

Hearst • San Francisco, CA

13h • Remote

About The Position

Under the direction of SFGATE’s Deputy Managing Editor, the contributing editor (20 hours a week) will be a versatile journalist with a deep understanding of the North Coast region of California, but also more inland areas in the oft-forgotten far north of our state. Think Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties, but also Redding, Shasta County, and Lassen Volcanic National Park. The contributing editor will have the intellectual curiosity to want to tell stories that matter to both the people who live there and the people who visit, plus fully understand the issues and ideologies that dominate the region and affect everything from local drama to actual policy. They will be able to toggle between fast-paced daily stories and the well-sourced, deep-dive features that remind people why the far northern portion of California is such an important place to locals and Californians as a whole.

SFGATE.com was launched in 1994 and was one of the first large-market media sites in the world. In 2019, SFGATE officially became a separately run entity from the San Francisco Chronicle. 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 eight verticals: Culture, Local, Sports, Tech, Travel, Politics, Food + Drink, and News. Plus, the site has full-time editors covering Lake Tahoe and Central California, as well as satellite editors covering National Parks, Los Angeles, and Hawaii.

Requirements

• 3 to 4 years of relevant experience writing and editing at a publication or in a digital media environment
• You’re based in or around the North Coast of California, or in Sacramento and are willing to regularly travel up to far Northern California
• You have a deep knowledge of the area that spans beyond a single discipline
• You have a passion for journalism and telling stories
• You’ve read SFGATE and have an understanding of the brand and voice

Responsibilities

• Consistently have ideas — you’ll be given a blank canvas to tell stories that matter across a broad range of categories for a region that many people care deeply about.
• Be autonomous — this is a remote position that comes with a lot of trust, to keep an editorial calendar, meet deadlines, understand analytics and communicate with the copy and photo desks in SF.
• Have a fantastic network — a big part of this role is being someone who already has the network to be able to tell these stories.
• Be consistent — you’ll be writing two features a week on average.

Benefits

• Hearst is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role if hired in California. The reasonable estimate is between $38,000 and $40,000.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed