The Sacramento Bee is seeking an innovative, dynamic editor to lead our coverage of social justice issues, racial equity and the challenges facing diverse communities here. This editor would shepherd those stories with our reporters devoted to covering those issues.
They are part of our Equity Lab, a community-funded newsroom team committed to delivering ambitious stories and engaging with the community to spotlight those who often do not have a seat at the table. Housing, reparations, schools, health — all beats intersect with our coverage of social justice and equity issues.
This team is focused on delivering both accountability journalism that holds people and institutions responsible for fair practices and representative journalism that reflects the everyday lives and challenges in communities that have not been adequately represented in traditional media. The ideal candidate for this leadership position will be skilled at editing enterprise stories and crafting strategies for connecting with readers through newsletters, listening sessions, social media and events.
The editor will be hands-on, working closely with reporters to shape their journalism. The editor should have strong editing skills and be grounded in journalism ethics. And the editor should embrace contributing reporting and writing columns as part of communicating and outreach for these communities.
This role requires an understanding of varied storytelling techniques and an eagerness to learn in a changing news environment. You will work collaboratively with other editors at The Sacramento Bee. Interpersonal skills and the ability to partner with editors, reporters, visual journalists and community members are essential.
This editor must also be responsive to audience wants and needs. The Equity Lab editor should understand how to interpret audience data to help drive decisions and how to write headlines that draw in new readers and build loyalty with our long-time subscribers. This editor also will be involved in communicating directly with the audience on all of The Bee’s platforms and in public events.
If this is you, please apply.
Requirements:
The anticipated base pay range for this position is between $80,000 and $95,000 annually.
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