Journalism jobs at BuzzFeed News, SF Chronicle, The Daily Memphian, PolitiFact and more
What it takes to build a 'meme team' and tips for early-career journalists
Happy Monday! Skim for your weekly roundup of jobs, industry readings, resources and more.
✨ ‘Your advice for early-career journalists’: Alex Sujong Laughlin wrote for Poynter’s The Cohort newsletter about what early-career journalists are looking for in a newsroom, and she connected with folks who create tools for them on their advice for those just starting out.
📱 ‘Meet the editor building a “meme team” at the Los Angeles Times’: Sarah Scire of Nieman Lab talked to Samantha Melbourneweaver about how she defines audience work, the roles she’s hiring for and what it means to “get weird” online.
📝 ‘Making the case for your ideas and team’: The Online News Association is hosting a series of leadership conversations with women in journalism, including one where attendees will “learn new strategies to demonstrate the value and impact of your ideas and your team’s vision.”
The session featuring Amy King of the Los Angeles Times, Irene McKisson of AZ Luminaria and Nadine Ajaka of The Washington Post is scheduled for Thursday, November 4, at noon ET.
💻 Hearst Connecticut Media Group’s journalism career fair: Join me, Hearst Connecticut Media Group’s Editor-in-Chief Wendy Metcalfe and other editors on Wednesday, November 10, at 11 a.m. ET to hear more about career opportunities, what it’s like to work at HCMG and the impact of our journalism on local communities.
Thanks for reading!
Mandy
P.S. Here are a few things that fueled this newsletter/me this week:
🎃 I’m here for all the pets in Halloween costumes: Check out Fiza Pirani’s little pumpkin. Kat Duncan has a little angel and devil. Also Lauren Migaki’s zebra is perfect.
📊 A survey on the future of journalism: I’m really eager to see the results of the Future Today Institute’s global survey on the future of journalism. You can take the survey here.
New York journalism jobs
The New York Times | Multiple openings, including Senior News Assistant (Culture); Senior News Assistant (Politics); Senior News Assistant; Social Editor; Reporter, Parenting, Families and Relationships; Host/Producer - Morning Headline News Show; Editorial Assistant; Staff Editor, Home Team; Photo Editor -- National/Investigations; Enterprise Editor; Reporter; Editor Overseeing the West; and more (Source: The New York Times)
The Wall Street Journal | Audience Interaction Producer, Video/Audio, Night/Weekends (Source: Dow Jones)
Gizmodo, New York or Los Angeles preferred, but open to remote | Staff Reporter (Source: @Caitlin_McGarry via Twitter)
Consumer Reports | Deputy Content Editor, Home & Appliances (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
Washington, D.C., area journalism jobs
The Associated Press | Multiple openings, including Newsperson, Data Scientist; Newsperson, Data Journalist; Newsperson, News Applications Developer (any U.S. city with an AP bureau) (Source: @myersjustinc via Twitter)
Kaiser Health News | Digital Producer (Source: Kaiser Health News)
NPR | Social Media & Digital Writer/Editorial Assistant (Source: NPR)
Vox | Multiple openings, including Senior Politics Reporter and Senior Politics Editor (Source: Vox)
California journalism jobs
Los Angeles Times | Multiple openings, including Designer, Digital Projects; News Application Editor; Immigration Reporter, Washington, D.C.; National Correspondent, Seattle; Audience Engagement Editor, Social Media; Content Creator, Social Media (UGC); Content Creators, Social Media (Multiplatform Editors); Assistant Editor, Social Media; Deputy Editor, Social Media; Executive Assistant, Opinion; and more (Source: Los Angeles Times, @palewire and @Kimbriell via Twitter)
San Francisco Chronicle | Multiple openings, including Wine Reporter, Weather Editor, Sports Designer and more (Source: San Francisco Chronicle via LinkedIn)
El Tímpano, mostly remote with “some in-person time may be required in Oakland and the wider San Francisco Bay Area” | Civic Partnerships Manager (Source: @el_timpano via Twitter)
Sactown Magazine, Sacramento | Staff Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
NBC News and MSNBC, Los Angeles or New York | Freelance Social Media Coordinator, Weekend Evenings (contract) (Source: @Jessica_Hilo via Twitter)
Bay Area News Group | Local News Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
Michigan journalism jobs
Traverse City Record-Eagle, Traverse City | Enterprise Reporter (Source: MediaVacancies.com)
Southwest Michigan Journalism Collaborative | Collaboration Manager and Editor (Source: @resolvephilly via Twitter)
Remote-friendly journalism jobs
BuzzFeed News, New York or remote | Internet Culture Reporter (Source: @ambiej via Twitter)
PolitiFact, Saint Petersburg, Florida; Washington, D.C.; or remote possible | Fact-Checking Reporter (Source: MediaJobBoard.com)
Journalism jobs across the U.S.
The Daily Memphian, Memphis, Tennessee | Multiple openings, including Business Reporter, Metro Investigative Reporter and Metro Enterprise Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
NJ Advance Media, Iselin | Managing Producer, News & Next-Day Enterprise (Source: @moorean17 via Twitter)
The Philadelphia Inquirer | Digital Editor (Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)
MassLive.com, Springfield, Massachusetts | Managing Producer (Source: @moorean17 via Twitter)
KRCC, Colorado Springs | Reporter/Host (Source: @COPublicRadio via Twitter)
Fort Worth Report | Multiple openings, including Audience and Membership Director and Environmental Reporter (Source: @FortWorthReport via Twitter)
Sun Herald, Biloxi, Mississippi | Multiple openings, including Breaking News Reporter and Audience Growth Producer (Source: @JustinMitchell_ via Twitter)
Advance Ohio, Cleveland | Managing Producer - Criminal Justice (Source: @moorean17 via Twitter)
Hearst Connecticut Media, Norwalk | Social Media / Web Producer (Source: @mandyhofmockel via Twitter) Come work with me!
WESAT, Tacoma, Washington | Host/Reporter (Source: @knkxfm via Twitter)
The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina | Visual Journalist (Source: @vizjourno via Twitter)
Better Government Association, Chicago | Enterprise Reporter (Source: Better Government Association)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Multiple openings, including Assistant Senior Editor, Investigations and Assistant Senior Editor, Digital Storytelling (Source: IRE and JournalismJobs.com)
LNP Media Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Multiple openings, including Business Trends Reporter and Education Reporter (Source: IRE)
KTUU-TV, Anchorage, Alaska | Digital Content Manager (News) (Source: ONA Career Center)
The Virginian-Pilot/Daily Press, Norfolk | City Reporter (Source: @Denisewrites via Twitter)
Louisville Public Media, Louisville, Kentucky | Managing Editor of Collaboratives (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
Internships and fellowships
Houston Chronicle | Summer 2022 Internship Program (Source: Houston Chronicle) Apply by December 1.
PolitiFact, Washington, D.C., or St. Petersburg, Florida | Summer 2022 Internship (Source: @PolitiFact via Twitter) Apply by December 15.
Fort Worth Report | Spring Fellowship (part-time) (Source: Fort Worth Report)
Dow Jones, New York | Spring 2022 Mansion Global Journalism Internship (part-time) (Source: Dow Jones)
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