Associate Editor
Company: Embarcadero Media
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: August 5, 2022
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Job Description:
We're looking for a talented and passionate digital storyteller
to take charge of producing our best food and features content.
Embarcadero Media is a local news company serving Silicon Valley
and the East Bay with a four-decade track record of producing
award-winning coverage of the communities we serve.The Associate
Digital Editor: Food & Features will produce the company's food
coverage on the SF Peninsula, including our widely read food blog
and newsletter, as well as write in-depth features for our range of
publications. This role reports directly to our Digital Editor and
favors a journalist with a nose for overlooked or under-covered
topics and people, and a love of connecting directly with an
audience.As a key member of our editorial team, the Associate
Digital Editor will be expected to collaborate with colleagues
across our family of publications to help grow our coverage of this
fast-changing region and find new ways to connect our readers to
one another and their communities. This is a full-time benefited
position with a currently hybrid schedule split between remote work
and our offices in Palo Alto. Candidates must be familiar with the
SF Peninsula and able to travel the area to interview sources and
report stories.Key duties for this role may evolve but will
include:Produce multiple Peninsula Foodist blog posts per week and
the accompanying biweekly newsletter, developing and growing our
reporting on the diverse dining scene on the Peninsula.Contribute
features that go beyond daily headlines to expand our readership's
understanding of the region, with a focus on our core communities
of Palo Alto, Mountain View, Menlo Park and Redwood City.Contribute
to audience engagement efforts, including posting to social media
and attending community events.Assist in the assigning and editing
of stories produced by staff and freelancers.The ideal candidate
will possess:A talent for digital storytelling and evolving formats
and media.A deadline-oriented mindset and the ability to prioritize
projects and generate new story ideas.Familiarity with the basic
tools and techniques of newsgathering and writing.A strong affinity
for the mission and values of a local news organization that
prioritizes fact-based, objective reporting and an open-minded
approach to interacting with our communities..The drive to develop
a local beat related to the Peninsula food scene.The ability to
work well independently and with small groups, larger teams and
external partners.
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