McClatchy Accountability Editor, Small and Medium Markets at LG Resources in Sacramento, California

Job Description:

McClatchy seeks a top-notch editor who can work with a team and across multiple newsrooms to generate timely, high-impact enterprise stories off the news that work uniquely well for digital. In partnership with editors in McClatchy’s small and medium newsrooms across the United States, this editor will help supercharge and spread our Reality Checks initiative, delivering a steady diet of well-reported but digestible, quick-turn enterprise stories across markets on topics of high local interest.        A successful candidate has demonstrated success in guiding hard-charging enterprise and investigative journalism and shaping it for digital audiences. We’re looking for an editor who can help us reinvent and elevate investigative reporting for the digital age. We want to develop a timely, steady, sustained stream of successful, focused enterprise journalism and deeper-dives shaped around the news of the day.        You’ll help build out a small team of reporters and work with editors in McClatchy’s small and medium markets to super-charge their local accountability reporting efforts around key topics. To meet this challenge, you’ll need a passion for accountability journalism, the drive to produce it regularly and a unique understanding of how to deliver it in ways that build and retain local subscribers.    This position is remote but will ideally be located near one of McClatchy’s 20+ small or medium markets.    Our journalism focuses on our local communities, and in that role we have the ability to spotlight problems, highlight solutions and truly make a difference -- all the reasons you got into journalism. We are part of McClatchy, a digitally driven company focused on innovation, with newsrooms in 30 communities in the United States.    The anticipated base pay range for this position is between $80,000 and $95,000 a year, up to 40 hours per week. Individual base pay may vary within that range depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, relevant education, department equity, training, geography and local wage and hours laws.  What you'll bring:   

• Focus on stories that build digital readership.   
• Guide reporters in the use of data and deep but focused reporting techniques.   
• Think about digital audiences first and always, with a commitment to tactics that grow readership.   
• Demonstrate speed, competitiveness and SEO savvy through aggregating and storytelling tools   
• Work well in a team environment and with multiple teams and editors.   

The successful candidate should meet many, though not necessarily all, of the following requirements:   

• College degree or equivalent work experience   
• 5 years of editing experience, with an emphasis on timely, impactful investigative or enterprise reporting for digital audiences.   
• Proficiency in utilizing AI tools and technologies is highly desired.   
• Must have reliable transportation. Must have valid driver’s license and vehicle insurance required (at least minimum insurance required for the state in which the employee works).   

• Strong writing and editing skills, excellent news judgment and a demonstrated ability to “see the story” that is going to matter to readers.   
• Unwavering commitment to accurate, ethical journalism.   
• Ability to build source networks and bring a constant flow of story ideas across multiple markets   
• Ability to work collaboratively to aggressively tackle stories with multiple newsrooms.   
• Comfort with a job that will be demanding, fast-paced and constantly evolving.   
• Facility with data, public records and business reports.  

What we’ll bring:    As a journalist at McClatchy, you will join a supportive, flexible, collaborative team. McClatchy strives to be an employer of choice, and our benefits package is made with this goal in mind. With a focus on health, well-being, wealth and daily life, our package options include healthcare coverage for employees and their families, financial protection from expected and unexpected expenses, multiple no-cost wellness resources and even coverage for four-legged friends.     Our overall benefits package also includes a 401(k) with employer match, competitive paid time off and corporate holidays, and a variety of mental health benefits. With an excellent support team and with focus on your well-being as a top corporate strategy, McClatchy provides benefits to support you and your family in achieving your health and wellness goals. For more information on McClatchy's benefit plan, please visit McClatchyLivewell.com.     To apply, include a persuasive cover letter, your resume and four to six examples of your best work.    About McClatchy:    Our impact is growing every day. 30 growing markets. Over 65 million monthly readers. 57 Pulitzer Prizes. A strong portfolio of dynamic partnerships and smart investments. Our award-winning journalism, digital reach, and commitment to innovative growth have never been stronger.         As a member of the McClatchy family, you are part of a flexible, empowering, and exciting culture dedicated to creating a work/life balance and consistent opportunities for growth—a place where you have a voice and the ability to impact our future. It’s an exciting time to be here. Our company is experiencing the most transformative period in its history. We’re growing rapidly in the digital space and delivering award-winning journalism in innovative ways.   

   

McClatchy is committed to providing equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all applicants and employees. McClatchy considers all candidates without regard to basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, medical condition, family care status, pregnancy or physical disability (except where physical fitness is a valid occupational qualification), or any other basis protected by state and federal laws.
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