West Coast Media Jobs: With open roles at The Sacramento Bee, Spectrum Networks, Dotdash & 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.
The Gig Seekers thread is now sent out quarterly on the 15th day of January, April, July, and October.
With the holidays here, I wanted to use this opportunity to find out: What are your questions? What do you want to hear more about? I’d love to hear from you in this AMA post with…me
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Some housekeeping: The newsletter will take off on Dec. 22 and 29 for the holiday break.
From Poynter: Journalism isn’t who you are. It’s what you do.
From McClatchy - free event: Check out McClatchy’s 2021 Virtual News Career Fair on Thursday, Dec. 16 from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET. The company is hiring for more than 150 newsroom jobs and internships. Attend our informational session from 1-1:30 ET and/or sign up for an informational interview.” (Register in the link above)
From Mandy Hofmockel: Check out her calendar of paid internships and fellowships deadlines for spring and summer! Super helpful.
Freelance Resources: The Commission Hunter’s rolling pitch opportunities spreadsheet (updated often!); Rachel Charlene Lewis’ great Freelancing Guide/Editorial Contacts spreadsheet.
What to Watch: Season 2 of the Saved by the Bell reboot dropped on Peacock and it’s very funny and clever!
Things of Note is now open to submissions! Submit your own links, pop culture recs, and stuff of note for future consideration.
San Diego Area
Nexstar Media Group, Writer
Voice of San Diego, Reporter, North County Communities
Los Angeles Area
CBS News Los Angeles bureau, Associate Producer
LA Times, Editorial Assistant (Part-Time)
Spectrum Networks, Producer, Segments; Manager, Programming
iHeartMedia, Sound Editor
LegalZoom, Writer/Editor
Beverly Press/Park LaBrea News, Reporter/Editor
Santa Barbara Area
NewsChannel 3, 12 and 11, Digital Journalist/Desk Assistant
Central Valley/Coast Area
Sacramento Bee, Equity Lab Editor - Local News; Narrative Writer
ABC30 Fresno, News Photographer; Streaming Producer; Executive Producer
The Appeal-Democrat, General Assignment Reporter
San Francisco Bay Area/Northern California
Apple, Editorial Producer
Bay Area News Group, Social Media Editor
The Napa Valley Publishing, Editor and Director of News Content
Oregon State
Meredith Corporation, Assistant News Director; News Editor
The Oregonian, Business Trend Reporter
Pamplin Media Group, Multi-Media Reporter
Houzz, SEO Strategist
KPTV-KPDX, Multimedia Producer-Creative Services; News Producer
Malheur Enterprise, Reporter
Washington State
The Seattle Times, Education Lab Reporter; Arts Recovery Reporter
The Nisqually Valley News, Reporter
Crosscut, Emerging Journalist Fellow - Podcast
Remote/Many Locations
Insider, Senior Editor, Sports
HollywoodLife, Entertainment Reporter
PopSugar, Editor, PS Latina (NY, SF, or LA)
Investor’s Business Daily, Reporter/Writer
Dotdash, Content Update Editor, Entertainment & Pop Culture; Travel Content Update Editor; Content Update Editor, Home Group
Investopedia, Freelance Writer
Olympic Channel, SEO/Trend Writer
NerdWallet, Assistant Assigning Editor
Internships/Fellowships
San Francisco Business Times, Business reporting intern (apply by 12/10/21)
LA Times, Fellowship (apply by 1/15/22)
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