Environment and Health Editor
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$ 115000 - 130000
1 Vacancy
Job Description
California is often at the forefront of environmental and health policies. We want a leader for our reporting team who will help set the agenda on climate and health reporting. Were looking for an editor who will bring rigor precision smart story judgement and intellectual depth to our awardwinning coverage.
This editor must be collaborative and decisive. They need to know how to work well with their team of reporters but also with the room as environment and health can often be at the intersection of much of our work.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Experience leading teams that produce original accountability and explanatory journalism around healthcare and the environment.
- A track record of working well with others. We are a collaborative newsroom both across our teams audio visual data product and impact and with other news organizations.
- The creativity to think about a range of storytelling forms and reporting techniques ability to elevate a story and think creatively about how to tell it. From underpinning stories with exclusive data analysis to using creative strategies to engage with readers and sources.
- A passion for urgent highstakes environment and healthcare stories that are central to public conversation.
- A home base in Los Angeles California (preferred)
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range for this position is $115000 to $130000 per year; higher compensation may be available for someone with advanced skills and/or experience.
We offer a complete benefits package with medical dental and vision insurance we cover 95% of the cost for employees and dependents from a range of HMO and PPO providers. Well match contributions of up to 2% of your salary to our 401(k) program and provide life insurance at no cost.
How to Apply
We strongly encourage applicants with a variety of experiences and backgrounds to apply. Our newsroom strives to reflect the diversity of our state. Even if you dont have all of the skills we listed we want to hear from you especially because research shows that underrepresented applicants often downplay their skills.
Interested candidates should send a resume along with a cover letter that details their approach to coverage and examples that demonstrate their experience.
About CalMatters
CalMatters is an awardwinning nonprofit nonpartisan news venture dedicated to explaining the policy and politics of Americas biggest state and the worlds fourth largest economy. We produce vivid original multimedia journalism datadriven news analyses and watchdog accountability reporting on and freely distribute our work to more than 250 media partners. Our success metric isnt clicks its impact. Weve received the EPPY for Best News Site in the Nation the American Journalism Online Award for Best Nonprofit News Source in the U.S. and consecutive firstplace awards for general excellence among all digital news sources from the California News Publishers Association.
We also have the most diverse major newsroom in the state. Here youll be working alongside dozens of experienced journalists in a supportive collaborative atmosphere
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
