Deputy Business Editor

Responsibilities

• Manage and edit a small team covering real estate, finance, and local business, while reporting and writing your own scoops and features
• Extend coverage into finance, private equity, venture capital, and the people and institutions shaping wealth and power in San Francisco
• Shape coverage of San Francisco's economic transformation — who benefits, who gets left behind, and what industries and cultures emerge as a result
• Cultivate strong sources among executives, investors, and developers, and work with editors, photographers, and the video team to bring stories to life
• Represent the publication at relevant events, conferences, or speaking engagements

Qualifications

• Significant experience in business, financial, or real estate journalism, including editing or managing reporters
• Proven ability to report and write scoops and features while also managing a team
• Strong network of contacts in finance, real estate, private equity, venture capital, or related industries, or a proven ability to build one quickly
• A point of view on San Francisco's economic transformation and the ability to translate it into compelling coverage
• Experience conceiving and launching new editorial products, such as newsletters, and an eye for how they might grow into standalone franchises with branding and events
• Excellent writing and editing abilities
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, and to manage competing deadlines across a small staff
• An eye for data visualization and data analysis skills
• Chinese and Spanish language skills

Pay

The pay range for this role is $120,000 to $140,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate.