McClatchy is hiring: Service Journalism Editor in Sacramento

Overview

McClatchy Media is seeking a Service Journalism Editor to join The Sacramento Bee newsroom. This editor will ensure the service journalism team produces timely, useful and relevant local, regional and statewide stories and videos that address readers questions and needs each day. The team focuses on Q&As, quick explainers and fact checks, as well as stories that highlight the best of the local community. Coverage includes explainers on breaking news and major weather events, and stories that celebrate and support local engagement.

The team is driven by readership growth and loyalty strategies and uses tools such as Google Trends, Reddit and Nextdoor to surface and answer questions readers are asking at the moment. The editor will collaborate with a larger team of service editors and newsroom colleagues across McClatchys local newsrooms.

Responsibilities

• Have strong editing and headline-writing skills, as well as excellent news judgment and journalism ethics.
• Perform daily execution of audience-focused journalism strategies, coordinated with a team of reporters across storytelling platforms.
• Coordinate story assignments informed by search interest, social conversations and engagement journalism.
• Maintain a content budget in collaboration with newsroom editors.
• Demonstrate a passion for the written word as well as vertical video and data.
• Be comfortable writing and reporting as necessary.
• Demonstrate speed, competitiveness and SEO savvy.
• Work well in a team environment and communicate with colleagues through established digital channels.
• Regularly utilize a computer, often requiring prolonged periods of keyboarding and mouse use.
• Other duties as needed.

What youll bring

• Editing, reporting and writing skills required.
• Experience with audience tools such as Google Trends, real-time analytics platforms, and NewsWhip.
• Ability to understand and interpret audience metrics and the tactics that move them.

Education & experience

• College degree or equivalent work experience.
• At least 3 years of local news reporting experience, preferably with editing experience.

Please include a cover letter and resume with your application, as well as work samples that reflect your journalism experience.

This is a hybrid remote/in-office position based at The Sacramento Bee in Sacramento, California. Sacramento is a vibrant region offering rich opportunities in journalism its the state capital, home to sports teams Kings and As, ethnically diverse, and close to rivers, mountains and recreational opportunities.

Salary/Compensation: $70,000 - $85,000 per year. The base pay range may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, education, department equity, training, geography and local wage and hours laws.

What well bring:

As a journalist at McClatchy, you will join a supportive, flexible, collaborative team. Our benefits package focuses on well-being and daily life and includes healthcare coverage for employees and their families, financial protections, wellness resources, and support for pets. The overall package also includes a 401(k) with employer match, paid time off, holidays, and mental health benefits. For more information on McClatchys benefit plan, please visit McClatchyLivewell.com.

About the McClatchy Media Company:

The McClatchy Media Company features a portfolio of trusted news, lifestyle and entertainment brands with a robust retail distribution network. Our brands reach more than 100 million unique visitors a month. The McClatchy Retail Network offers delivery to thousands of locations weekly.

Salary/Compensation: $70,000 - $85,000 per year