The Philadelphia Inquirer is hiring a journalist to write and curate weekly newsletters for our suburban audiences as we grow our coverage of the Pennsylvania collar counties. We’re looking for a highly organized and efficient curator and writer, with a fluid and approachable writing style and a commitment to understanding and responding to community news and information needs.
This editor will take the lead on multiple newsletters, each serving specific suburban communities. You’ll curate locally relevant items from broader Inquirer coverage and aggregate other news and information sources. And you’ll work with a cross-functional team to improve this product, soliciting user feedback and paying close attention to audience analytics.
The Suburban Newsletter Editor will join the new Inquirer Local team, which includes at least one other newsletter curator and several suburban reporters. This is a hybrid position based in Greater Philadelphia.
The ideal candidate will have 3-plus years of experience working in digital media. Prior experience working specifically with newsletters, email, and mobile notifications is a big plus, but not necessarily a requirement. Experience working in social media, curation and other audience development roles is also applicable to this position, as is prior reporting and editing experience.
What You’ll Do
- Curate and create multiple weekly newsletters, each serving a different suburban community. We expect some communities to overlap, allowing you to share content across newsletters.
- Develop a system for efficiently collecting news and information from each community, including civics and school news, real estate updates, local food and things to do.
- Work with a cross-functional team developing experimental hyperlocal news products and services.
- Using aggregation and limited reporting, write news stories and brief items for the newsletter as needed.
- Constantly iterate and improve upon the newsletters, guided by a combination of user feedback and newsletter analytics.
- Contribute to an inclusive and positive work environment
Who We’re Looking For
- A highly organized and systematic editor who is comfortable working within and helping to develop workflows that enable efficient creation of these newsletters.
- Strong writing skills are crucial for this role, as is the ability to quickly distill the most important elements of stories and write concise, accurate, and clean copy around them.
- Familiarity with digital publishing tools, content management systems and email service providers are a recurring part of this job.
- The ability to understand data, trends, and key performance indicators and use that information to inform your work.
- A curiosity for how people consume information as technology and audience behaviors continue to evolve. Desire to contribute to building features and initiatives that encourage people to form a habit of engaging with our journalism.
About Us.
The Philadelphia Inquirer is the media brand of record in Philadelphia and the region, and the largest news media organization in the state of Pennsylvania. A daily habit for almost 200 years, The Inquirer delivers Pulitzer Prize-winning news, sports, food, and lifestyle journalism multi-platform: Inquirer.com, Inquirer newspaper, e-editions, apps, newsletters, social, video, podcasts, and live events, generating 15M monthly impressions. Locally owned and headquartered in Philadelphia, no media brand is more deeply connected to the city or better understands what drives it. Our influence also extends across key drive markets, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and New York, as well as to Philadelphia expats who live across the country and root for the Eagles, Phillies, Sixers, Flyers, and the Union.
The Inquirer is an equal opportunity employer for all regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, and any other category protected by federal, state and/or local law.
