Opinions Editor

The Bay Area News Group has a rare opening for an Opinion Editor looking to help shape public policy in the region and the state. For the first time in 14 years, we are hiring for the team that produces the editorial pages of the Mercury News and the East Bay Times. As the Mercury News Opinion Editor, you will be jointly responsible with the East Bay Times editoral page editor for common content. This role requires strong knowledge of Silicon Valley and South Bay politics for the local content.

This is an opportunity to shape the debate with writing that shines. The current team has been recognized for some of California’s best editorial and column writing. We have received more than 20 awards since 2010 from the California News Publishers Association and Society of Professional Journalists’ Northern California chapter, and contributed to the East Bay Times coverage on the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting.