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Check out journalist Rebecca Aguilar’s list of journalism jobs across the country.
San Diego Area
KGTV, Assignment Editor
Los Angeles/OC/Palm Springs Area
NBCUniversal, Writer/Editor, E! News Digital, Editorial; Senior Multi-platform Content Producer;
The Hollywood Reporter, Associate Editor
J. Paul Getty Trust, Social Media Video Producer/Editor
KTLA, Producer/Writer
Entravision, TV Newscast Producer
Central Valley/Coast
News Channel 3-12, News Videographer / Editor
McClatchy, National Real-Time Reporter
San Francisco Bay Area/Northern California
The San Francisco Standard, Business Reporter; Real Estate Reporter; Deputy Breaking News Editor; News Enterprise Editor; Features Editor
Bay Area News Group, Breaking News Reporter; Local News Reporter
KRON4, Studio Technician
Bleacher Report, App Programming (Temporary)
City of Berkeley, Communications Specialist
Oregon State
KPTV, News Producer (primary)
KOIN/KRCW, News Producer
KMTR, Evening News Anchor
The News-Review, Reporter
Albany Democrat Herald/Gazette, Sports Reporter
Washington State
KOMO/KUNS, News Assignment Editor; News Producer
The Wenatchee World, Photo Editor/Photographer
Remote/Many Locations
High Country News, High Country News Fellow
“This position is remote and open to candidates who reside in Arizona, Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington or Wyoming. The HCN editorial team is dispersed across the Western U.S.; our headquarters is in Paonia, Colorado.”
Red Ventures, Editor, Broadband | AllConnect Content Partnerships
Astrology Hub, Podcast Producer
Internships/Fellowships
The San Francisco Standard, Express Desk Intern;
The Open Notebook, Early-Career Fellowship Program (apply by 10/31/23)
Freelance Pitch Calls/Opportunities
Slate is looking for culture pitches “about TV (both current shows and wider angles), but also the internet, fame, and the harder-to-categorize contours of ~culture~” (more info)
Insider is looking for “a current Aldi employee who wants to share their favorite products. Secondly, I'm looking for a tattoo artist to share their least/most favorite designs.” (more info)
Rainbow Rodeo is looking for new writers to write about queer country music (QTPOC and BIPOC writers encouraged). (more info)