WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

 

6AM is redefining how communities engage, communicate, connect, and experience their cities. We’re eager to find energetic, curious, and driven multimedia storytellers that can effectively create dynamic daily content about our ever-evolving cities. 6AM is for deadline-driven performers who thrive off an adaptable work environment and see the direct impact of their work. Join us as we establish the most relevant modern local media brand.

 

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

 

Your responsibilities as a City Editor include planning, writing, editing, and publishing the most relevant, engaging, and conversational daily content about your city. You will be the expert in your market and will be seen as a local influencer. Passion for your local city, excellent news judgment, curiosity, and interest in innovative media is a must. On a day-to-day basis, our City Editors:

  • Brainstorm and deliver hyper-local, timely, unbiased content for the newsletter, web, and social media in a deadline-driven environment. 

  • Produce publish-ready, error-free, original content that is in most cases city-specific, and in some cases scalable for multiple markets. 

  • Produce content primarily consisting of: brief, daily stories that reflect breaking or hyper-timely news, local features, and city guides. 

  • Aggregate and curate news, lifestyle, and events-based content from local news outlets and social influencers.

  • Distill the important points of a larger story into succinct pieces that deliver the maximum impact and support readability. 

  • Weave engagement into every part of your content, whether that’s activating the audience through polls, quizzes, and questions or replying to reader emails and messages. We continually work to have a conversation with our readers. 

  • Participate in their communities and exemplify an informed and engaged citizens: attending community events, staying in the know about local news, anticipating reader questions, and publicly representing the brand.

  • Jump to get the story. In order to be relevant and responsive, you may work outside of typical working hours to cover breaking news. A majority of our content creation takes place during standard business hours. That said, some of the best local events take place on the weekends and sometimes news breaks after 5 p.m. We ask our teams to work in a rotational capacity to monitor breaking news and to post to social media as needed after hours and during the weekends. 

  • Handle administrative tasks for your market — including but not limited to managing a monthly content publishing calendar, collaborating on multi-market initiatives, and attending internal meetings. 

  • Assist in creating goodwill with partner brands, brainstorming creative ways to elevate partners on social media and in the newsletter.

 

WE’D BE FIRED UP IF YOU HAVE SOME OF THESE TRAITS

  

  • Experience. We’re looking for a diverse knowledge of your community, editorial best practices, deadline management, AP style, and digital media.

  • Values. In growing our team, we’re looking for individuals who take ownership of their ideas and output, value giving and receiving feedback, and lean in with curiosity.

  • Know how to innovate. Seek out new ways to think, filter, and be creative; lead the charge, report results, and do it all over again. 

  • Be in the know. Know who your audience is, what they want to hear, where they’ll be seeking the information, why they’ll want to engage, and when to tell them the story.

  • Willingness to learn new tech. A solid understanding of social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook, Mac products, CMS experience, and data interpretation would be a plus, but we’re willing to teach. Show us what we’re missing!

  • Team Player. We’re excited about curious individuals who portray enthusiasm while learning and working with others.

 

WE’RE PUTTING OURSELVES ON THE LINE

 

  • Competitive salary 

  • Premium health insurance

  • Matching 401k

  • Cell phone benefit

  • WiFi stipend

  • Unlimited sick and vacation time

  • Two additional weeks of paid time off post maternity leave

  • New Parent Wellness Stipend

  • Mental Health Benefits 

  • Virtual company-sponsored social events

  • Paid time off to volunteer in our communities

  • A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture

  • Leading in tech. We’re creating the future of local media, providing the newest technology to our staff.

  • Set you up for success. We’d love to pick up the tab for opportunities that support career development.

 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

 

All applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, physical/mental disability, severe/morbid obesity, medical condition, military/veteran status, genetic information, marital status, ethnicity, alienage or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. We promote diversity of thought, culture, and background, which connects the entire 6AM family. 

 

Equal access to programs, services, and employment is available to all qualified persons. Those applicants requiring an accommodation to complete the application and/or interview process should contact a management representative. 6AM City is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.