South Bay Food Reporter

Job description

South Bay Food Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle seeks a reporter to focus on one of the Bay Area’s most exciting but undercovered restaurant regions: the South Bay. The ideal reporter will be hungry to break news, speedily report on closures and deliver exclusives on major new restaurant openings in San Jose and the surrounding areas. They will balance daily news reporting with trend stories and other enterprising features to become a must-read for anyone interested in eating in the South Bay. They will be a strategist, focused on growing our audience in the region and willing to experiment in the process. Candidates should be able to deliver clean copy in a fast-paced environment. We are looking for a positive and creative communicator who thrives in a collaborative environment and holds a deep commitment to journalism that is fair and inclusive. What you will do: ● Report and write 2-3 stories a week about the South Bay food scene, including openings, closings and regional trends ● Develop sources, comb through social media and look up public records to find and pitch original story ideas ● Work with our video and audience teams to identify and film o...