Journalism jobs at The 19th, Prism, VTDigger, Sacramento Bee and more

Remembering a gifted multimedia storyteller and educator

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💵 ‘Calculate your skills — and value — before joining the Great Resignation’: Lam Thuy Vo wrote an incredibly thoughtful and thorough piece for Poynter about all the calculations that went into the decision to quit her job, including budgeting, zeroing in on top skills and cutting out distractions.

+ Also from Lam Thuy Vo: This income and expenses spreadsheet that can help you budget

🌱 ‘Get a foothold and grow’: Writer and editor Anna Shults Held put together a helpful Twitter thread about how she navigates freelance work by “defin[ing] your market based on your current — not aspirational — skills and network,” establishing business practices around your client base and knowing when not to take another call from a potential client.

Anna Shults Held @ajshults

I’m putting together my docs for taxes and can say for sure that I cleared five figures every month as a freelancer. I don’t know a lot, but this is what I do know (thread)

📈 ‘Track your wins every month’: Freelance editor Colleen Murphy shared some excellent reasons to catalog all your successes in a document, keeping it current with “scoops, stats, reader praise, cool stuff you did [and] links to stories you’re proud of.”

Colleen Murphy @_colleenmurphy_

this will serve you in lots of ways: ✨ it's concrete data for why you should be paid more ✨ the info will help you polish your resume and write actually interesting cover letters down the line ✨ reading over it will make you feel good ✨ future You will love Current You 🥳

Best,

Mandy

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Remembering a gifted multimedia storyteller and educator

Mandy Hofmockel, student marshal for the Penn State media studies program, and Curt Chandler, her faculty escort, at graduation in State College, Pennsylvania in May 2011.

Curt Chandler was the best professor I ever had. He was incredibly kind, patient and generous with his time — often staying up until all hours of the night with his students as we furiously tried to meet deadlines.

Curt died last week of pancreatic cancer. He was 64.

He introduced me to ONA, encouraging me and a classmate to apply to the student newsroom, then he drove us hundreds of miles to and from the conference (even if we got a little lost on the way home).

Curt was like that with everybody. He gave students shooting in the cold socks from his car to keep their hands from freezing. He helped with projects and technical questions long after you graduated. He opened doors and generously shared his vast network with you.

Curt instilled in me a love of online journalism. I know I wouldn’t be where I am today without him, and I’m so grateful for his mentorship over the years.

If you’d like to help honor his legacy, Curt’s family has established the Chandler Grant for Storytelling, a “fund intended to provide support for multimedia storytelling activities and programs, both domestic and abroad, for students.”

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New York journalism jobs

• The New York Times | Multiple openings, including Senior Staff Editor, Dealbook (parental leave cover) and Accessibility Visuals Editor (Source: The New York Times)

• Newsweek | Multiple openings, including Video Producer, Viral News; Video News Producer; Senior Campaigns Reporter (Washington, D.C.); Senior Congressional Reporter (Washington, D.C.); Newsletter and Briefings Reporter/Producer; and Magazine Production Associate (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

• MSNBC, New York, but remote considered | Platforms & Social Editor (Source: MSNBC)

• Simons Foundation | Spectrum Enterprise Editor (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

Washington, D.C., area journalism jobs

• The Washington Post | Multiple openings, including Producer, Audio; Retail Reporter; 202 Newsletter Researcher; Designer; Science Reporter; Sports Assignment Editor; Operations and SEO Editors; Breaking News Reporter in Features; and more (Source: The Washington Post)

• NPR, Washington, D.C., or New York | Social Media Production Assistant (Source: NPR)

• AJ+ | Social Content Producer (contract) (Source: ONA)

• Inside Higher Ed, Washington, D.C. (“hybrid work arrangements possible”) | Higher Education Reporter (Source: Inside Higher Ed)

California journalism jobs

• The Sacramento Bee | Multiple openings, including Capitol Bureau Chief, Local Accountability Reporter, Audience Growth & Newsletter Producer (Sacramento or remote), Latino Communities Reporter, Editor for Innovation, Audience Development Editor (Sacramento or remote), Equity Lab Editor - Local News (Sacramento or remote), Local Columnist, Senior Editor for In-Depth Journalism and Service Journalism Reporter (Source: @sacbee_news via Twitter)

• KQED, San Francisco | Engagement Producer, Podcasts (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

• KTLA, Los Angeles | Executive Digital Producer (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

• Silicon Valley Business Journal | Senior Business Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

• Sactown Magazine, Sacramento | Senior Editor (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

• Bay Area News Group | Data Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

Chicago journalism jobs

• Better Government Association | Director of Audience (Source: ONA)

• The Trace | Community Engagement Specialist (Source: @Joy_Resmovits via Twitter)

Pennsylvania journalism jobs

• Centre Daily Times, State College | Service Journalism Reporter (Source: @jackiesreports via Twitter)

• PhillyVoice | Sports Web Curator (Source: @evan_macy via Twitter)

• Reading Eagle | Managing Editor/Digital (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

Ohio journalism jobs

• Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati | Multiple openings, including News of Now Reporters, Breaking News Reporter, News of Now Editor, Audience Engagement Manager and Real Estate Enterprise Reporter (Source: @JMBorchardt via Twitter)

• Ideastream Public Media, Cleveland | Multiple openings, including Digital Producer (Education), Digital Producer (Arts and Culture) and Digital Platforms Coordinator (Source: publicmediajobs.org)

• Richland Source, Mansfield | Community Development Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

Washington journalism jobs

• The Seattle Times | News Page Designer (Source: ONA)

• Tri-City Herald, Kennewick | Service Journalism Reporter (Source: @Gen_Belmaker via Twitter)

Wisconsin journalism jobs

• Lee Sports Wisconsin, Madison | Enterprise Reporter for College Sports (Source: @RachelCrader via Twitter)

• Wisconsin Public Radio, Green Bay | Green Bay Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

Remote-friendly journalism jobs

• Prism | Senior Reporter, Features (Climate & Environmental Justice) (Source: @ashtonlattimore via Twitter)

• The 19th | Multiple openings, including Story Editor and Product Designer (Source: @ajohnston12 and @jayomiko via Twitter)

• The GroundTruth Project | Communications Coordinator (Source: The GroundTruth Project)

Journalism jobs across the U.S.

• ProPublica | Chief Product and Brand Officer (Source: ProPublica)

• Star Tribune, Minneapolis | Multiple openings, including Copy Editor and Sports Copy Editor (temporary) (Source: @kellystrib via Twitter)

• The Kansas City Beacon | Multiple openings, including Local Government Accountability Reporter; Housing, Labor and Infrastructure Reporter; and Community Engagement Bureau Manager (Source: @kcbeacon via Twitter)

• Boston.com | Staff Writer, Nights (Source: @chris_m_gavin via Twitter)

• Tampa Bay Times | Multiple openings, including Audience Analyst (remote option), Lead Engagement Producer and Real Estate Reporter (Source: @carolynpfox via Twitter)

• Alabama Media Group | Multiple openings, including Reckon Deputy Editor (Birmingham), Reporter (Birmingham) and Reporter (Mobile) (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

• North Dakota News Cooperative, Bismarck | Enterprise Journalist (Source: @cinnamonjanzer via Twitter)

• Spartanburg Herald-Journal / goupstate.com, Spartanburg, South Carolina | Growth & Development Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

• Patch, multiple locations | Multiple openings, including Local Editor: Ocean County, New Jersey; Local Editor: Bergen County, New Jersey; and Local Editor: Tri-Valley, Santa Cruz, California (Source: Patch)

• Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Fairbanks, Alaska | Sports Editor (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

• The Villages Daily Sun, Florida | Sports Designer (Source: APSE)

• Kaiser Health News, multiple locations | Multiple openings, including Rural Health Correspondents, Regional Editor and Rural Health Correspondent/Editor (Source: IRE)

• Bowling Green Daily News, Kentucky | General Assignment / Education Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

• Albuquerque Journal, New Mexico | Investigative Reporter (Source: IRE)

• VTDigger | Multiple openings, including Chittenden County Reporter and Northeast Kingdom Reporter (Source: ONA)

Internships and fellowships

• PublicSource, Pittsburgh | Multiple openings, including Summer 2022 Photo Internship and Summer 2022 Editorial Internship (Source: @PNAnews via Twitter) Apply by February 13.

• The Washington Post, remote-friendly | Lede Lab Engineering Intern, Summer 2022 (Source: @elitetruong via Twitter) Apply by February 18.

• Center for Environmental Journalism, CU Boulder, Colorado | Ted Scripps Fellow in Environmental Journalism (Source: MediaJobBoard.com) Apply by March 1.

• Ida B. Wells Society Summer 2022 Investigative Reporting Internships (multiple locations and outlets) (Source: Ida B. Wells Society) Apply by March 4.

• Type Investigations | Ida B. Wells Fellowship - Type Investigations (Source: JournalismJobs.com) Apply by March 13.

Bonus opportunities

• Alyse Stanley of WaPo’s Launcher shared an updated pitch guide with new rates for the vertical, which says “target length: 1,200 to 1,500 words / $450; reviews, on the rare occasion that we assign them, pay $650.”

• Hannah Good of The Washington Post tweeted, “A regular reminder that I commission comics for @washingtonpost’s gender and identity section! We pay $450 for an 8-10 panel comic.”

• Edgar Alvarez Baraja tweeted, “I’m hiring freelance contractors to help me do cool style/fashion/streetwear things at @inputmag. Need writers W/ EXPERIENCE to do stories about sneakers, clothes & the intersection between fashion and music. Also need someone to own style how-tos & guides... Rates for freelance stories range from $.50-$1 per word, or flat fees starting at $300 for how-tos and guides.”

• OpenNews is offering stipends of $250 and $500 to help “you pay for events and programs that develop your work as a journalist with data and code.” Apply by February 11.

• The Carter Center is accepting applications for its 2022-23 Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism through April 6. “Each U.S. fellow is awarded a $10,000 stipend, mentorship and intensive training on behavioral health reporting,” according to the Center’s website.

• People Magazine shared a freelance fact checker posting on JournalismJobs.com. “Work is half time but includes one late night a week,” according to the job description. “Hours are irregular but consistent week to week.”

One of us still doesn’t get the concept of picture time. - Maggie and Sam

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I’d love to hear from you with any questions, feedback or job openings you might have. Hit me up at mandy.hofmockel@gmail.com.