Deputy Editor, Breaking News and Live
Hearst · San Francisco · $80,000–$100,000 (stated in the posting)
Role Overview
The San Francisco Chronicle seeks a Deputy Editor, Breaking News and Live to help expand the way we cover news in real time and oversee our live news operation.
This editor will have two central responsibilities: monitoring, assigning and editing daily breaking news; and helping the Chronicle uplevel and expand our “live” coverage. The role is ideal for an editor with strong news judgment and an appetite for audience strategy and emerging forms of digital storytelling.
They will help determine what matters right now, how quickly we need to respond and the best way to serve readers as a story develops. They will also help build a stronger, more consistent live-journalism operation under the direction of senior leadership. This could include launching and editing live blogs, coming up with new ways to publish rolling updates on developing news stories, real-time explainers, event coverage, alerts and other emerging formats that help readers understand what is happening.
In particular, this editor must be interested in using artificial intelligence tools and automated systems to help drive breaking news discovery and content delivery to readers. This position reports to the Breaking News Editor and will work especially closely with the audience team on live coverage.
This is a full-time position based in San Francisco. The role requires flexibility to work nights, weekends and holidays as part of a rotating breaking-news and live-coverage schedule.
What You’ll Do
- Monitor for, assign and edit stories on breaking news and emerging developments.
- Launch and edit live blogs and other rolling coverage.
- Help develop an evolving editorial approach to live journalism.
- Increase the volume and range of the Chronicle’s live journalism by identifying opportunities across major coverage arenas: breaking news, elections, severe weather, major public events, sports and other high-interest moments.
- Use audience data to evaluate live coverage and improve its format, cadence, reach and usefulness.
- Help test live storytelling formats, tools and workflows across web, app, alerts, newsletters and social platforms.
- Participate in an editing rotation that may include nights, weekends and holidays.
What You’ll Bring
Required Qualifications
- At least two years’ experience at a daily newspaper, magazine or web publication or the equivalent as a reporter and/or editor.
- Strong news judgment and instinct for what matters to Bay Area readers.
- Experience with live blogs, rolling coverage, real-time updates or another form of continuous digital journalism.
- Excellent editing, headline-writing and digital-production skills.
- An understanding of how to use real-time data and audience signals to inform editorial decisions.
Additional Information
- Sponsorship: This position does not provide immigration sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the U.S. without immigration sponsorship.
- Accommodations: We are committed to an accessible application process. If you need an accommodation to apply, please contact hnpemployment@hearst.com. This email address is for accommodation requests only.
Benefits
We support our employees through personal and professional development and promote physical, financial and emotional wellbeing for employees and their families. Our benefits include:
- Physical Wellbeing: Medical, dental and vision coverage to help keep you and your family healthy.
- Invest for the Future: Competitive retirement plan with a matching program in most markets.
- Generous Paid Time Off: Ample time off, including holidays and vacation.
- Paid Parental Leave: Paid leave to support growing families and new parents.
- Monthly Child & Dependent Care Reimbursement: Financial support for the care of your loved ones.
- Emotional Wellbeing: Mental wellness benefits to support your emotional wellbeing.
- LGBTQ+ & Inclusive Health Services: Inclusive healthcare designed for individual needs.
- Fertility Coverage & Menopause Support: Support throughout different stages of your health and family journey.
- Pet Wellness Reimbursement & Rover Credits: Support to help keep your pets happy and healthy.
- And more: Learn more about additional benefits and details here.
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Compensation
The base salary range below is the Company's good-faith estimate for this position in the posted work location at the time of posting. Final starting salary will be based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, training, certifications, education, location and market considerations.