Deputy Audience Growth Editor

McClatchy is seeking a creative, high-energy journalist to join The Sacramento Bee as Deputy Audience Growth Editor, California. This Sacramento-based editor, in partnership with the regional audience development editor, will dive in on strategies that grow our readership, viewership and listenership, and sustain our subscriber base with long-term loyalty across McClatchy’s California sites. The successful candidate engages with readers across our platforms, from social media to live events; has demonstrated success in growing newsletters and other news products; and has a firm command of SEO. The candidate also possesses a love of purposeful experimentation informed by data. This position is based in Sacramento, California, and works closely with The Modesto Bee, The Fresno Bee, The Tribune (San Luis Obispo) and the Merced Sun-Star on our audience-focused mission. The person is also a member of a nationwide McClatchy audience team that elevates our journalism and connects with our readers every day. Sacramento is the fastest-growing big city in California, and its metropolitan area stretches from the farmlands of the Central Valley to the shores of Lake Tahoe.