Newsletter Editor, Chicago in Illinois

City Cast Chicago is hiring a Newsletter Editor to be the signature voice of its useful, joyful, and informative daily local newsletter, Hey Chicago. In this role, you will avidly follow local news and culture, then write and curate stories, headlines, and other tidbits into an irresistible and substantive Monday-Friday email and corresponding web articles. 

Deadline to apply: February 14th, 2025

Key Responsibilities:

• Consume a variety of sources for local news, culture, and civic engagement daily and identify compelling pieces to be shared with local readers. Demonstrate an eye for the unexpected, surprising, and delightful. 
• Curate and write up compelling aggregated and original local stories and news updates. Demonstrate excellent discretion for what local readers need to know, and what should be left out.
• Imagine, research, and create useful guides, explainers, and deep dives on topics to...