Audience News Guides Editor

Job overview

The Audience News Guides Editor role is hybrid in San Francisco, California, with work split between KQED’s headquarters and remote work. Pay is $44.71–$54.60 per hour. The editor supports KQED’s newsroom and its mission to provide Northern California communities with information for informed decisions and inclusive storytelling. The editor shapes explanatory guides and other news content for digital audiences, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and consistency across platforms. The role also reports stories, contributes to breaking news and audio or video work, and advises colleagues on editorial strategy and standards.

What you'll do

• Edit daily stories, features, and guides
• apply the in-house style guide
• monitor digital platforms for accuracy and consistency
• write and edit headlines, summaries, captions, and excerpts
• fact-check with authors and sources
• ensure articles are logical and images and captions are correct
• edit and produce digital news content
• report original stories and guides
• contribute to breaking news and audio or video content
• serve as assignment editor in team rotation
• advise colleagues on story strategy and editorial standards
• mentor reporters, editors, and interns and develop intern training materials.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

audience news guides editor

san francisco ca

kqed

hybrid

$44.71–$54.60/hour

newsroom

explanatory journalism

digital editing

fact-checking

ap style

breaking news

sag-aftra

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires at least one year of newsroom or news-environment experience, AP style knowledge, and experience editing multimedia content. The successful candidate must join SAG-AFTRA. Occasional coverage for colleagues and event representation are described as non-essential functions.

About the employer

KQED is hiring for this role. Industry: Radio Broadcasting Stations. Sector: 51.