West Coast or California Bureau Chief

This position requires a presence in West Coast or California   About the job The Real Deal is looking for a West Coast or California Bureau Chief to join a rapidly growing business newsroom focused on real estate. The Bureau Chief would be responsible for writing original news stories, producing in-depth features for our monthly magazine, editing key market stories, and helping to shape and guide our coverage of the real estate industry. The ideal candidate is a player-coach who wants to report out their own stories while also working alongside other reporters to direct coverage and sharpen their skills. They will have experience covering business, money and power and a keen desire to reveal the inner workings of a complex industry and mine its intersections with politics, finance, law, entertainment and other areas of the business world. A sharp news sense is a must, as is experience in business journalism. The ability to break news, cultivate sources, pitch story ideas and write clean copy on deadline are key skills. Past experience editing news stories, guiding news teams and mentoring is a plus.   Job Responsibilities   Contribute two to four original articles per week to The Real Deal’s coverage of the real estate industry, focusing on the West Coast (both Los Angeles and San Francisco). Lead daily news scrums to direct coverage for a team of three California-based reporters. Pick up edits on key stories, including both breaking news and web features. Liaise with the N