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San Fran Business Times seeks an assistant managing editor

The San Francisco Business Times is looking for an Assistant Managing Editor to join our editing team. This is the perfect job for a reporter with a couple of years of experience who is looking to move into the editing ranks. The AME is a critical player in planning and producing our themed content reports and creating a content plan that aligns with our editorial calendar. The ideal candidate is adept at planning and executing special sections and publications, assigning and editing news and trend stories and guiding reporters and freelancers. We are looking for an idea person who specializes in creative approaches to storytelling. The AME also works with other departments to ensure the excellence and integrity of awards publications, events, and other cross-departmental activities. The AME reports to the Editor in Chief.

Duties
• Conceive, assign, edit and produce special publications and special sections.
• Conceive, assign, edit and produce business executive profiles and other regular features.
• Work with the researcher to develop data-driven list packages.
• Curate, format and repurpose content for digital and print.
• Edit and proof stories and other content for clarity, context, accuracy, spelling, grammar and consistency.
• As needed, write and edit news items throughout the day for the Business Journal’s digital platforms.
• Assist Editors in managing awards publications, including outreach to judges and awardees.
• Regularly participate in and attend Business Times-sponsored events.

Skills
• Solid editor
• Able to get and stay organized
• Able to manage several projects at once
• Creative planner
• Stickler for detail
• Familiarity with AP Style
• Able and driven to collaborate
• Social media acumen required
• Ability to collaborate a must

Experience
• Minimum of 3-4 years reporting and/or editing experience in print or online
• Experience managing editorial projects

Education
• Bachelor’s degree

To apply, go here: https://bit.ly/3EyoAzV

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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