Audience News Guide Editor — Dynamic, Fast-Paced Reporting

KQED Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Híbrido; USD 62 000 - 76 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

KQED is seeking an Audience News Guide Editor in San Francisco for a hybrid schedule. The role involves editing daily stories and longer features, enforcing the in-house style, and crafting engaging display copy for headlines, summaries and captions on KQED.org and other platforms.

The editor will report on breaking news, mentor interns, and contribute to audio/video content. Strong writing, organization, and newsroom teamwork are essential in this fast-paced environment.

Qualificações

• Excellent communication and writing skills; ability to write quickly and accurately, with an understanding of tone and style across platforms.
• Writes text with correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• Ability to meet deadlines and goals while working under pressure.
• At least one year experience in a similar role in a newsroom or news environment.
• Experience writing and editing quickly and accurately in English.
• Command of AP style.
• Experience with copy editing multimedia content such as graphics, interactives or videos.
• Proven collaboration skills — essential in working with fellow KQED staffers across departments and with partner organizations.
• Experience navigating the front and back end of a content management system.
• Familiarity with social media and engagement platforms.
• Ability to work on their own and as part of a team.
• Ability to stay focused, organized and proactive.
• Ability to stay organized and prioritize tasks when working on multiple projects at once.
• Interest and knowledge in Bay Area news with a focus on local communities.
• Checks work before publication and maintains adherence to facts.
• Adherence to copyright laws; understanding of media licensing agreements.
• Clear communication with colleagues.
• Ability to stay focused, organized, communicative and proactive — you’ll be working with a number of journalists or staffers across the organization, potentially dealing with several different editors.

Responsabilidades

• Assesses editing needs quickly and addresses them efficiently
• Makes sure articles make sequential and logical sense
• Fact-checks with author and sources as needed
• Ensures text is consistent with KQED style guidelines
• Ensures that images and captions are correct
• Writes or edits highly effective headlines and excerpts that are accurate, compelling, engaging and SEO friendly
• Works as assignment editor as part of team rotation, and as needed
• Other duties, as assigned.

Conhecimentos

Editing

News writing

AP style

CMS

SEO

HTML

Team collaboration

Non-English language skills

Ferramentas

Adobe Creative Suite

Descrição da oferta de emprego

KQED is seeking an Audience News Guide Editor in San Francisco for a hybrid schedule. The role involves editing daily stories and longer features, enforcing the in-house style, and crafting engaging display copy for headlines, summaries and captions on KQED.org and other platforms.

The editor will report on breaking news, mentor interns, and contribute to audio/video content. Strong writing, organization, and newsroom teamwork are essential in this fast-paced environment.