Bay Area Courts & Crime Reporter (Remote)

Dow Jones; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Storyful, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is seeking a driven General Assignment Reporter (Courts & Crime Focus) to join the California Post team. Reporting to the Deputy News Editor, you will react quickly to major breaking news across the Bay Area while focusing on courts, crime, and public safety.

This role demands speed, accuracy, and authoritative reporting across platforms. You will file rapid updates for web and social channels, build trusted sources in law enforcement and legal

Qualifications

• Several years of experience reporting for a fast-paced digital or print newsroom.
• Strong news judgment with the ability to write fast, clean copy under tight deadlines.
• Solid understanding of legal documents, court filings, and police operations.

Responsibilities

• Cover real-time general assignment and breaking news across the San Francisco Bay Area with speed, accuracy, and urgency for the California Post.
• Anchor coverage on major criminal and civil court cases, law enforcement accountability, and public safety issues.
• Pivot between broad general assignment reporting, spot news, public safety incidents, and regional enterprise assignments.
• File rapid updates across web, mobile, social media, and video platforms, updating developing stories in real time.

Skills

General assignment reporting

Public safety reporting

Source-building

Breaking news judgement

Tools

WordPress CMS

SEO

Social media distribution tools

Job description

Storyful, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is seeking a driven General Assignment Reporter (Courts & Crime Focus) to join the California Post team. Reporting to the Deputy News Editor, you will react quickly to major breaking news across the Bay Area while focusing on courts, crime, and public safety.

This role demands speed, accuracy, and authoritative reporting across platforms. You will file rapid updates for web and social channels, build trusted sources in law enforcement and legal