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Eater is looking for an experienced reporter & editor to lead its Atlanta city site, one of its marquee publications.
The Eater Atlanta editor guides day-to-day coverage of the site & its overall sensibility, including its mix of news stories, service-focused maps & guides, & features. The role is responsible for audience growth & engagement as well as impact & relevance in the community. The editor will have the drive to continue Eaters reputation for furthering conversations about the restaurant industry & dining culture in Atlanta; reports & features should proactively examine narratives that are unexpected & important to Atlantas food scene & the people within it. Stories should not all focus on one area or subject: the editor should have the range to cover the bar & hospitality industries, real estate news, voice-y blogs, & economic impact & labor stories. The role also has a strong taste-making component given the editor oversees Eater Atlantas extensive roster of maps & guides pointing to the best of the citys restaurant scene. The role also includes assigning, editing, & packaging freelance pieces; taking ownership of high-touch service maps like the Eater 38; & scheduling/strategizing for social media & the Eater Atlanta newsletter.
This is a full-time, union position with benefits.
WHO WE ARE
Eater, the national food publication with outlets across the country, is at the forefront of reporting on the restaurant industry, shaping food culture with its award-winning journalism & programming, & telling people where to eat with its beloved maps & guides.
Eater is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about whats now, whats next, & whats possible.
As a community of journalists & storytellers, business professionals, creators & technologists, we believe it is a moral & business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, & inclusion throughout our organization & media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, & our platforms, products, & partnerships.
WHAT YOULL DO
- Have a vision of the food & restaurant culture in Atlanta & Eaters place in it
- Edit & manage a small group of freelancers, & periodically recruit & develop new writers & contributors to ensure a diverse mix of voices reflecting the demographics of your city
- Oversee all of the sites content, including daily news, maps & service content, features, & other reporting, producing multiple stories per day
- Create & assign an editorial calendar incorporating news stories, service content, & reviews, including planning longer lead features, trend stories, & packages
- Oversee production & strategy for Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, & newsletters for Eater Atlanta, keeping in line with Eater's standards
- Ensure all copy onsite is copy-edited & meets our style guide & editorial standards
- Ensure all posts are SEO optimized & that headlines meet our standards
- Track openings & develop sources including chefs, restaurateurs, relevant spokespeople, & alternative sources for coverage as needed
- Participate in cross-brand promotional efforts & collaboration with the national Eater.com team as communicated by other team managers when needed
- Occasionally appear on panels, radio, & other public appearances as appropriate for the brand
WHO YOU ARE
- Extensive experience in journalism, particularly in breaking daily news, developing sources, covering a beat, & editing other writers
- A vision for ambitious storytelling
- Comfort with cold calling & a sense of urgency surrounding the fast pace of digital news
- A drive to continue Eaters reputation as the number one source furthering the conversations about the restaurant world in your city.
- A drive to predict vs. react to the news cycle; an ability to create proactive vs. reactive narratives about the restaurant industry
- Attention to detail, news judgment, story packaging, & careful eye for accuracy
- Interest in digital headline writing, analytics, & social media publishing
- A love for restaurants & knowledge of the local scene & at the very least a voracious hunger to become an expert in the industry
Bonus points for:
- Experience covering business, real estate, the restaurant industry, or legal matters
- Experience with photography & article layout
- Experience with writing and/or editing long-lead, high-touch feature stories
If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! We would love to have a chat & see if you could be a great addition to our team. Weve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, & sommeliers who became writers.
WHERE YOULL WORK
This job is remote.
Want to know more about what working at Eater is like, or have qs not answered here? Check out our extensive FAQ.
WHY VOX MEDIA?
WHAT WE OFFER
This is a permanent, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our benefits here.
This role is a part of the Vox Media Union, represented by the Writers Guild of America, East
OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT
Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves & create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products & services come from people with all manner of backgrounds & experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work & sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights & best practices. We keep our diversity data public for the sake of accountability, transparency & communication. Learn more about our values here, & our approach to corporate citizenship here.
Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer & qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our People & Culture team (recruitment@voxmedia.com).
WHAT COMES NEXT
Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, & how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, here.
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