West Coast Media Jobs: With open roles at KUOW, NY Times & more
Layoff news:
From Poynter: What Trump’s immigration orders mean in the short and long term
From the International Women’s Media Foundation: IWMF is offering one-time grants to journalists of all genders who are covering or have been affected by the LA fires.
From The Handbasket: The Handbasket is first to report catastrophic OMB funding memo
From the Insitute for Independent Journalists: Tickets are on sale for the IIJ Freelance Journalism Conference (virtual) on Feb. 27-28. I’m speaking on a panel called Strategic Marketing to Land New Clients.
From Report for America: Applications are now open for roles around the country. Apply by 2/3/24.
For audio folks, Adrian Ma’s comprehensive list of Mostly Audio Jobs from public media, non-profits, and for-profits - updated for Fall ‘24!
Check out journalist Rebecca Aguilar’s latest list of journalism jobs across the country.
San Diego Area
NBC 7 San Diego, News Producer
Los Angeles/Orange County/Palm Springs Area
Dotdash Meredith, Senior Editor, Nights, People App
Goop, Editorial Director
Dear Media, Senior Podcast Producer
Central Valley/Coast Area
KSBY, Multimedia Journalist
RTO Insider, California Energy and Climate Reporter
San Francisco Bay Area/Northern California
Embarcadero Media, Editor, The Almanac
Santa Cruz Local, Photo and social media journalist
San Jose State University, Writing Specialist for Online Programs
The Independent Newspaper, Editor
Oregon State
Washington State
KUOW Public Radio, Senior Producer
Seattle Times, Branded Content Editor; Metro Reporter, Morning Breaking News; News Producer (Temporary)
TEGNA, Nightside Executive Producer
City of Seattle, Digital Media Specialist; Communications Web and Unit Administrative Assistant III
McClatchy, City Reporter
Fox TV Stations, Digital Content Creator – Streaming
WISC-TV, Newscast Producer, 4 News Now
Remote/Many Locations
New York Times, Copy Editor
CNN, Extreme Weather Editor, CNN Digital; Sr. Writer/Reporter, Climate & Weather, CNN Digital
Dotdash Meredith, Senior Editor, Library
The Arena Group, Contract News Writer, Food & Drink; Contract News Writer, Pets
Franklin News Foundation, Managing Editor - West Coast
Yahoo, Senior Writer, TechCrunch
Ziff Davis, Associate Guides Editor, IGN; Executive Editor, Features & Special Projects (PCMag); Editorial Projects Manager, Everyday Health; Writer and Reviewer, Hardware (PCMag); Writer and Reviewer, Software (PCMag)
Outside, Managing Video Editor
Complex, Social Freelancer, Weekends
Civil Eats, Staff Reporter
Internships/Fellowships
2025 MLB Digital Content Diversity Fellowship (apply by 2/1/25)
Allbritton Journalism Institute, 2025-2027 Reporting Fellowship (apply by 2/19/25)
UC Berkeley Journalism, California Local News Fellowship (apply by 2/21/25)
Freelance Pitch Calls/Opportunities
The Napa Crush, Freelance Writer/Columnist
UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center, Spreading Love Through the Media request for proposals (apply by 3/24/25)