West Coast Media Jobs: With open roles at Courthouse News Service, KABC, Sound Publishing & more!

If you’re looking for a job, leave a comment about what you’re looking for on our Fall Gig Seekers Thread. It’s open to everyone; you don’t need to be a subscriber or based on the West Coast to participate.

Check out lots of talented folks, like…

• Jody: “I'm currently finishing a Master's in Media + Communications in London (at the moment I'm in the thick of a dissertation about the design choices of right-wing "fake news" sites). In December I'll be back home in the Bay Area, and I will need a job! For nine years I was with The Bay Bridged, a long-standing music website serving the Bay Area that closed in 2021…” (more)

The Gig Seekers thread is sent out quarterly on the 15th day of January, April, July, and October.

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The Dodo Union @thedodounion

5 days left before we strike. 3 days of bargaining with @voxmedia @dodo ahead of us. We want to cross this finish line with a FAIR CONTRACT✊

• From Dodo Union: They’re on the verge of striking next week, with 100% of the union signing a stroke pledge. Support a fair contract for The Dodo by signing this letter.

• From Poynter: We mapped local news in Oregon. Here’s how it can be stronger.

• From Transom: We Need More Words to Describe Audio Stories

• From Freelancing with Tim: 60+ pitching guides for Vox, NatGeo, Wired, BBC, WaPo, Wirecutter, Slate, and more

• From Twitter Communities: If you’re interested in joining my little West Coast Journalists Community, you can do that here.

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Los Angeles/OC/Inland Empire Area

• Hearst Magazine, Producer

• SiriusXM, Part-Time Associate Producer, Sports Programming

• KABC, General Assignment Reporter; Media Technician; Morning News Producer;

• KTLA, Associate Producer

• J. Paul Getty Trust, Associate Editor

• Who What Wear, Senior Wellness Editor

• Spectrum News SoCal, Operator 1, Programming Ops

• Kyodo News America, Inc., Assistant Correspondent

• Truthdig, Managing Editor

• Travelzoo, Associate Editor

• Outlook Newspapers, City Reporter

Central Valley/Coast Area

• KSEE24/CBS47, Reporter/Fill in Anchor; News Reporter

• Sacramento Bee, Social Justice and Equity Editor

• KFSN, News Photographer

San Francisco Bay Area/Northern California

• Reuters, Technology Correspondent, Metaverse (Level 1 Journalist)

• Stanford University, Associate Editor

• Bay Area News Group, Night Sports Editor

• KQED, Full Time Limited Term General Assignment Reporter, Web

Oregon State

• KGW, News Operations Manager

• KTVL, MMJ/Digital Producer

• KPTV, News Reporter

• KOIN 6 TV/Portland’s CW, News Videographer

• The Keizertimes, General Community News Reporter

• The Astorian, Design Hub Leader

• The Lund Report, Reporter

Washington State

• McClatchy, Visual Journalist/Writer

• KIRO TV, Digital Content Producer

• KOMO, Digital Multimedia Journalist (MMJ)

• The Bellingham Herald, Retail, Real Estate & Business Reporter

• FOX 13 and FOX 13+, Producer

• Sound Publishing, Social Media Manager; Publisher

• KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio, Editor - Daily Shows

• The Tri-City Herald, Criminal Justice Reporter

• The Vashon Beachcomber, General Assignment Reporter

Remote/Many Locations

• Courthouse News Service seeks full-time reporters for positions in San Francisco, San Jose, and Las Vegas to write about courts and regional stories of national interest, including features. Email resume and cover letter to cmarshall@courthousenews.com.

• Reuters, Senior Legal Editor, Real Estate (CA) (remote)

• Yahoo Finance, Head of Video

• Screen Rant, Marvel/Superhero Senior Editor

• DraftKings Nation, Culture Editor

Internships/Fellowships

Paola Mardo @paolamardo

Looking for a Proximity Media audio intern for the Spring. Must be interested in making podcasts, listening to podcasts, and experimenting with all things audio storytelling. Can be remote but if you’re in LA, we’ve got good snacks just fyi. Apply here:

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• Tri-City Herald, News Intern

• The Olympian, News Intern

• NPR, Kroc Fellowship (apply by 11/15/22)

Freelance Pitch Calls

Erika Harwood @erikaharwood

any HBCU alumni/current fashion writers down to write up a cute little HBCU homecoming outfits roundup for @byrdiebeauty? rate would be $300. email me (it's in my bio) asap pls and ty😘 @WritersofColor

Daniel Fahey @FaheyDaniel

Does anyone know any good travel writers who know San Juan well? I'm commissioning a couple of articles for Lonely Planet on the brightly-painted Puerto Rican stunner. (RT for an awesome afterlife).

Sophie Mackintosh @fairfairisles

Hi! PSA that I'm looking to commission new and thoughtful long-form content for @feeldCo on all aspects of intimacy, queerness, sex and dating (especially related to non-monogamy and alternative relationships). Please send me your pitches - sophie.mackintosh@feeld.co!

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