Newspaper Managing Editor

Vance Airscoop; Tiburon (CA); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Kaiser Permanente medical and vision

Humana dental

9 paid holidays

9 accruable sick days

2 weeks accrual vacation

Fidelity SIMPLE IRA 3% company match

Job summary

The Ark is seeking a Managing Editor in Tiburon, CA to run the newsroom day to day. You will set assignments and the weekly budget, manage two reporters and our freelancers, run the editorial meeting and own the editorial calendar.

You will share editing with the executive editor and guide reporters on stories and enterprise reporting. The role requires several years in newsrooms with print experience preferred; familiarity with the California Public Records Act and Brown Act is a plus.

Qualifications

• Several years in newsrooms; print experience preferred.
• Able to edit, assign, and manage editorial workflow.
• Familiarity with AP Stylebook and newsroom standards.
• Experience covering government boards and meetings is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Set assignments and the weekly editorial budget.
• Manage two reporters and freelancers and run the editorial meeting.
• Own the editorial calendar and coordinate with executive editor on editing.
• Guide reporters to develop stories and choose enterprise reporting.
• Write briefs and breaking news alongside your own work.

Skills

Newsroom management

Copy editing

AP Stylebook

Editing leadership

Government meetings coverage

Job description

Managing Editor — The Ark, Tiburon, Calif.

The Ark is an independent, locally owned weekly serving Tiburon, Belvedere and Strawberry, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge, and we're looking for someone to run the newsroom day to day.

You'll set assignments and the weekly budget, manage two reporters and our freelancers, run the editorial meeting and own the editorial calendar and our three special sections. You'll share the editing with the executive editor. You'll work with reporters to guide and develop stories, and you'll choose your own enterprise reporting. The job carries no routine beat, but everyone here writes, including briefs and breaking news alongside your own work.

The job is open because our assistant editor is moving on after 10 years.

We're print-first, and we think getting it right beats getting it first.

Who we're looking for.

We're open to an experienced editor and equally open to a strong reporter ready for a first editing job. You should have several years in newsrooms, print experience strongly preferred, and real experience covering government boards and meetings. You're an ace copy editor whose bible is the AP Stylebook, and your own copy files clean. Familiarity with the California Public Records Act and the Brown Act is an advantage.

This is a hybrid role: Tuesdays and Wednesdays in our downtown Tiburon office, Mondays remote for production, Thursdays and Fridays remote for heads-down editing. Occasional evening and rare weekend work.

Compensation

• Fully paid Kaiser Permanente medical and vision, and Humana dental.
• ~16-day paid winter-holiday office closure, pre-Christmas through post-New Year's, aligned with the school district.
• Nine additional paid holidays, nine accruable sick days, two weeks accruable vacation.
• Fidelity SIMPLE IRA with 3% company match.
• $75,000 annually, exempt.

The Ark is owned by its publisher and its executive editor.

The Ark was named the nation’s best small community newspaper for 2026 by the National Newspaper Association and a second-place general‑excellence finisher in this year’s California Journalism Awards, first among print newspapers in its division.