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Nine roles. One standard: the definitive coverage of Napa Valley.
Napa Curator is building the editorial team behind the valley’s definitive publication. We are hiring slowly and deliberately: nine roles, each one essential to the standard, each one paid like it.
Every role is full-time and based in Napa Valley, California. Ranges below are annual base salary; exceptional candidates may be considered above range. Benefits include health coverage, generous time off, and the obvious perk: the valley itself, on assignment.
Creative Director
Creative · Napa Valley, California · Full-time · $180,000 – $240,000 annual base
The Creative Director owns how Napa Curator looks, everywhere: the journal, the website, Instagram, print, and everything we have not made yet. This is the senior visual voice of the publication. You set the standard and you hold it.
You have ten or more years leading design for a luxury publication or brand, a portfolio of restraint, and opinions about typography you can defend. You art-direct photographers, shape the print edition, and care as much about a caption as a cover.
Senior Editor
Editorial · Napa Valley, California · Full-time · $150,000 – $195,000 annual base
The Senior Editor leads our features: assigning stories, shaping drafts, and editing long-form pieces until every sentence earns its place. You are the final read before anything publishes.
You have eight or more years editing features for a respected publication, preferably in travel, food, wine, or luxury. You write clean, cut without mercy, and know the difference between a detail and a decoration.
Print Editor
Editorial · Napa Valley, California · Full-time · $130,000 – $170,000 annual base
The Print Editor owns the print edition end to end: flatplanning, pacing, production schedules, and the relationship with our printers. Print is where Napa Curator is permanent, and you are its guardian.
You have six or more years producing print magazines or books, you think in spreads, and you have shipped issues on deadline without losing your standards. Pre-press and paper knowledge required; perfectionism expected.
Online Editor
Editorial · Napa Valley, California · Full-time · $120,000 – $160,000 annual base
The Online Editor owns napacurator.com and the newsletter: the publishing cadence, the homepage, search performance, and the monthly letter our readers plan around. You make the digital journal feel as considered as the print one.
You have five or more years editing for digital publications, you understand SEO without writing for robots, and you can run a content calendar and a CMS with equal ease. Newsletter experience strongly preferred.
Copywriter
Editorial · Napa Valley, California · Full-time · $95,000 – $130,000 annual base
The Copywriter is a guardian of the voice: features support, guides, captions, newsletters, and marketing copy, all in the publication's register. Understated, precise, never loud.
You have four or more years writing for luxury or editorial brands, you can shift from a 3,000-word feature assist to a six-word headline without changing voice, and your copy needs little editing. Portfolio required.
Junior Editor
Editorial · Napa Valley, California · Full-time · $75,000 – $95,000 annual base
The Junior Editor keeps the publication honest: fact-checking, research, listings, and support across features. You are the reason our details are right and our standards hold at volume.
You have one to three years in editorial work, internships included, and you are meticulous to the point of obsession. You want to learn how a serious publication is made, from people who make one.
Photographer
Creative · Napa Valley, California · Full-time · $110,000 – $150,000 annual base
The staff Photographer shoots the valley the way we write about it: estates at first light, tables mid-service, makers at work, portraits with patience. Real places, real photography, never stock.
You have six or more years shooting editorial or hospitality work, you light a room without making it look lit, and your portfolio shows people and places with equal care. Based in Napa Valley and shooting weekly.
Videographer
Creative · Napa Valley, California · Full-time · $110,000 – $150,000 annual base
The Videographer brings motion to the publication: reels, short features, and mini-documentaries with the same restraint as our print pages. Cinematic, quiet, never content for its own sake.
You have five or more years shooting and editing video, you can carry a story from shoot to final cut alone, and your reel shows taste: pacing, sound, and light over effects. Drone license a plus.
Social Media Manager
Audience · Napa Valley, California · Full-time · $90,000 – $125,000 annual base
The Social Media Manager owns our audience: Instagram first, then everywhere the readers are. You run the publishing calendar, write captions in our voice, and turn features into posts people save and share.
You have four or more years growing an editorial or luxury brand account, you understand the algorithm without pandering to it, and you can show sustained growth you led yourself. Video-first fluency required.
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Choose a position, tell us who you are, and show us your work. One application per role.