Equity Lab Editor - Local News

The Sacramento Bee is seeking an innovative, dynamic editor to lead our newsroom’s Equity Lab and shape our coverage of diverse communities. This editor will work with an ambitious team of community-funded journalists to provide essential news and information about equity issues in local neighborhoods, schools and communities. The Bee’s Equity Lab is committed to building trust and relationships in communities of color and giving voice to Sacramento residents who too often have been overlooked and unrecognized. The lab’s editor will help reporters find new ways to elevate diverse stories and to highlight the achievements, cultures and concerns of underserved communities. The Equity Lab is focused on delivering both accountability journalism that holds people and institutions responsible for fair practices and representative journalism that reflects the everyday lives and challenges in communities that have not been adequately represented in traditional media. The ideal candidate for this leadership position will be skilled at editing enterprise stories and crafting strategies for connecting with readers through newsletters, listening sessions, social media and events.