Food & Dining Reporter/Editor

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Savannah Morning News’ food and dining coverage across digital, video, social, and newsletter platforms.
• Serve as a content editor in the newsroom.
• Report and write breaking news, features, profiles, trend stories, reviews, and enterprise pieces focused on restaurants, chefs, food culture, and the local hospitality industry.
• Create high-performing service journalism, including restaurant guides, rankings, dining recommendations, best-of lists, and seasonal coverage.
• Develop video content showcasing restaurants, chefs, local food traditions, and dining experiences.
• Build and maintain relationships with chefs, restaurant owners, industry leaders, and community stakeholders.
• Identify emerging food and dining trends and translate them into engaging audience-focused content.
• Edit and package stories for maximum digital engagement, search visibility, and social distribution.
• Collaborate with visual journalists, audience teams, and newsroom leaders to grow readership and subscriptions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master’s in communications, journalism or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of three or more years of newsroom experience.
• Candidates should have facility with AI and automation and experience in using it to enhance their journalism.
• Strong command of AP grammar and style.
• Strong copy-editing skills and the ability to produce content that is clean, accurate and "publication ready."
• Is comfortable using social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat to enhance reporting and promote stories.
• Strong reporting, writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
• Experience creating digital-first content, including video and social media storytelling.
• Understanding of audience analytics, SEO, and engagement strategies.
• Ability to work independently, develop sources, and manage multiple deadlines.
• Work weekends and nights when there is major breaking news.

How to Apply

We are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply, don’t limit your upload to a resume; show us what you’ve done. To do so, put together a single document file that includes the following, in this order: Your resume – one to two pages. A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job. Links to 3-6 online samples of your work or online portfolio. Show us what you’ve produced or had a hand in that best reflects what you can do in your desired role.