Comstock’s magazine, named Best Business Magazine and Best Consumer Web Publication by the Western Publishing Association, seeks a detail-oriented storyteller to join our team as a departments editor.
You will be a valued member of a talented and motivated team of artists, journalists and production experts who not only know how to do great work — we also know how to have fun.
This is a unique opportunity to become an essential part of the premier business publication for California’s Capital Region, which includes Sacramento and the 9 surrounding counties. Comstock’s is a multi-platform publication, so a working knowledge of both print and online media is essential. We offer a fast-paced work environment that demands innovation, teamwork and a keen attention to detail.
Our departments editor handles six monthly departments as well as our web-exclusive blogs. Because Comstock’s aims to tell stories over multiple platforms, this is a highly collaborative role that must work closely with both the editor in chief and community engagement specialist.
If you have a love stories and sleep with your AP Style Guide on the bedside table, we want to meet you!
Key Responsibilities:
- Concept department and web-exclusive topics that contribute to the best monthly package
- Assign and serve as first edit on all departments and web-exclusive content
- Serve as second edit on all features
- fact-checking
- write, at minimum, one feature per quarter
Key Skills:
- Firm grasp of AP style and journalistic storytelling
- Proficiency using Mac OS and Google Apps
- Ability to mentor lower-level employees
- Familiarity with both print and online media
Key Qualifications
- 2 years of editorial experience
- MBA or
- Degree in journalism, english or communications, or
- Proven alternative that checks this box with a bold stroke.
To apply, go here.
