Jobs at NEWSWELL

Leads investigative and accountability reporting focused on systemic issues and civic impact. Conceives and executes complex, document-driven projects using public records, source development, data analysis, and financial reporting. Edits and mentors reporters, manages legal and safety risks, collaborates across newsrooms, engages communities, and develops digital story presentations. The role also supports audience engagement, solutions journalism, responsible AI experimentation, and partnerships with academic institutions.

Reports on Santa Barbara County’s business community through breaking news, beat stories, profiles, investigations, data journalism, explanatory pieces, and enterprise features. The role involves on-the-ground reporting, clear deadline writing, short-form vertical video, photography, cross-platform publishing, community engagement, and occasional general assignment coverage. Reporters collaborate with editors and visual journalists and work primarily in person across the county, including occasional nights and weekends.

Leads editorial strategy and daily newsroom operations across four local publications. Responsibilities include assigning and editing stories, managing and coaching newsroom staff, overseeing print and digital publishing, growing audiences, using analytics, representing the organization publicly, supporting fundraising, and expanding community journalism initiatives while maintaining fairness, accuracy, inclusion, and editorial excellence.

Develops and amplifies investigative journalism by identifying impact opportunities, building tracking systems, engaging audiences, supporting community events, and promoting stories across platforms. The producer collaborates with reporters, editors, local newsrooms, academic partners, and community stakeholders; mentors newsroom staff; creates multimedia and public-facing materials; and pilots tools, including responsible AI, to improve research and workflow efficiency.

Produces investigative and accountability journalism for California and Western audiences, using public records, data analysis, deep sourcing, and document-driven research. Develops original stories, mentors local newsroom staff, collaborates on digital presentation and audience engagement, and measures civic impact. Represents the newsroom at community events, pilots responsible AI tools, and partners with academic institutions. Requires strong investigative, solutions journalism, digital publishing, project management, legal-risk awareness, and mentoring skills.