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Sacramento Biz Journal seeks ME for digital news

The Sacramento Business Journal seeks a managing editor for digital news to oversee the newsroom’s online operation. This means leading the morning meeting, working with five reporters and a staff photographer, writing and editing stories, updating the site and assembling two email newsletters a day.

Duties also include:

  • Conceiving and executing multimedia packages, including video and photo galleries.
  • Working with the newsroom’s social engagement manager to maintain the paper’s vibrant presence on social media.
  • Continually monitoring web and social-media metrics and working with the editor to set strategy.

Candidates must have a competitive drive to break news. They must be fluent with digital tools such as Photoshop and Excel and enjoy learning new skills. Strong writing and editing skills are essential. So is knowledge of SEO and a flair for headlines that have a distinctive voice and compel attention. Leadership skills must include an ability to remain cool under pressure and earn the respect of reporters.

This editor also must have mature judgment and be able to balance the highest standards for content with ambitious traffic and engagement objectives. He or she will be responsible for expanding our audience while maintaining the “Business Journal lens” — a focus that provides practical business intelligence about local industries.

Newsroom experience required, preferably as a business editor, city editor or web editor. Some video and HTML experience preferred.

The Sacramento Business Journal is one of 40 papers owned by American City Business Journals, a profitable and respected national news organization. It serves a newsy city with a high quality of life and a reasonable cost of living. Pay is competitive and benefits are excellent. Candidates are invited to email cover letter, resume and links or clips to Editor Jack Robinson at sac_jobs@bizjournals.com.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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