Food & Wine Editor
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$ 90000 - 120000
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Job Description
Food & Wine Editor
The San Francisco Chronicle seeks an editor to lead its awardwinning Food & Wine team. This editor will lead the teams daily operations ensuring we are first to news on openings closings trends and industry happenings. They will manage the work of our restaurant and wine critics including the strategic direction for our Top Restaurants and Wineries program and all other utility food guides. And they will shepherd ambitious enterprise pieces about the dining world of the Bay Area and how we eat. Candidates should be strong editors who can deliver polished copy in a fastpaced environment and improve structure and framing for longer stories. Key to this role will be working with the audience team on publication strategy and working with desks including photo video design and graphics to think about visual assets that maximize a storys impact. We are looking for a positive and creative communicator who thrives in a collaborative environment and holds a deep commitment to journalism that is fair and inclusive.
What you will do:
Lead the Chronicles Food and Wine coverage
Edit a team of seven including an editor food and wine writers and restaurant critics
Work collaboratively with teams including digital photo data and design
Coordinate Top Restaurants and Top Wineries programs
Manage freelance reporter and expense budget
What it will take to be successful:
At least five years experience at a daily newspaper magazine or web publication or the equivalent as a reporter and/or editor
Demonstrated expertise in reporting and writing with strong news judgment
Knowledge of SEO best practices audience engagement and other strategies to serve readers
Ability to collaborate with all newsroom teams and work in a fastchanging news environment
A passion for the food and wine beat
In accordance with applicable law Hearst is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role if hired in California. The reasonable estimate is between $90000 to $120000. Please note this information is specific to those hired in San Francisco. If this role is open to candidates outside of San Francisco the salary range would be aligned to that specific location. A final decision on the successful candidates starting salary will be based on a number of permissible nondiscriminatory factors including but not limited to skills and experience training certifications and education.
About The San Francisco Chronicle & :
The San Francisco Chronicle is worldclass journalism. With namebrand voices and a keen editorial eye The Chronicle is an authority that still surprises. The Chronicle one of the largest news organizations in the West has been named Californias best large newsroom for four of the past five years.
is home to the Bay Areas best journalism and has been recognized as the best large newspaper website in California. It is the Bay Areas authoritative online news source focused on San Francisco but inclusive of all California and Western news that reflects the unique Bay Area experience.
Join our team of worldclass journalists!
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Employment Type
Full-Time
