Assistant Editor Job Announcement
Seeking Assistant Editor
- See also one-year-Community Editor position open fall 2025; KDT is open to idea of combining positions or some responsibilities for the first year.
As of September 2025, KneeDeep has a position open for a part-time contributing/assistant editor, who will be a linchpin in our team. This editor will directly assist the managing editor with all types of editorial tasks and also help oversee our community & social media editor in her administrative duties.
All applicants MUST be local to the San Francisco Bay Area and willing to travel around the region on the job.
Tasks
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Attend events and meetings of various groups engaged in climate resilience work in the region (in person and remote).
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Share management of pitches, reporters, story development, editing, graphics sourcing, proofreading, copyediting, and wordpress layout with managing editor.
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Write one short 400-600 word story per month on a local event, action or policy change.
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Manage Constant Contact newsletter outreach and maintain mailing list.
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Oversee expansion of KneeDeep’s social media reach. In particular, focus on Linked In as a KneeDeep influencer.
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Implement audience expansion projects in our existing marketing plan.
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Track and update our analytic and search engine tools, as needed.
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Grantwriting support.
Commitment
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Estimated Hours Per Month: 25-30
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$18,000 ~$25,000 annual depending on skills
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Freelance professional contract, no benefits
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Additional income can be earned writing occasional full length feature stories on a freelance basis.
Qualifications
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Journalism degree preferred
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Editorial experience (2+ years)
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Knowledge of environmental equity and climate resilience issues a plus.
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Demonstrated tracking & organizing skills
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Local to SF Bay Area
Application Deadline: July 25, 2025
Resume, writing samples & references to editor@kneedeeptimes.org
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