Jobs Around California: December 2025
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- McClatchy is recruiting summer interns for the Tribune San Luis Obispo and the Modesto Bee for summer 2026. Info and application info for San Luis Obispo is here and for Modesto, click here.
- Hearst is recruiting reporter fellows for its full-time, two-year fellowship program. Fellows serve two immersive, 12-month rotations at leading Hearst newspapers—including the San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News, Albany Times Union, or one of the company’s publications in Connecticut. The deadline to apply is early January. More info here.
- Hearst also has a spot for a development intern/data visualization track, based in San Francisco. This is a one-year program where a fellow will embed on the DevHub, the company’s San Francisco-based central editorial engineering and visual storytelling team, and will work on projects, tools, stories and news products for multiple publications. More info here.
Newsroom Jobs Around California:
- The San Diego Union-Tribune is seeking a photographer who can thrive under the demands of rapid spot news coverage and handle assignments including sports. More info here.
- Lookout Santa Cruz is hiring a politics, policy and power reporter. The ideal candidate will be well-versed in data and records, skilled in narrative storytelling, and have begun to use the modern AI tools of the day to aid his or her work. More info here.
- The Vacaville Reporter and the Vallejo Times-Herald are seeking an arts and community coordinator to provide content for both print publications and our websites. This position will write feature and entertainment stories of interest to Solano County communities, along with some general news reporting. More info here.
- State Affairs Inc., a fast-growing digital news startup covering state legislatures nationwide, is looking for experienced reporters to dive deep into the policy and politics shaping California. This role is based in Sacramento. More info here.
- KPBS in San Diego is seeking a public matters editor to plan, manage and supervise the editorial and engagement vision of the Public Matters Democracy team. This new initiative seeks to engage the San Diego and Imperial County communities around elections, civic engagement and thoughtful conversations among individuals with diverse perspectives. The editor supervises the public matters social media host/reporter and investigative reporter. More info here.
- McClatchy Media is seeking an audience-focused reporter to join its Tribune newsroom in San Luis Obispo as a service journalism reporter. The service journalism team is focused on utility journalism with a mission to help local readers navigate day-to-day life. Service journalists use an accessible approach to write explainers, Q&As, fact checks and answer questions locally trending online. Reporters in this role also contribute to local and regional news and breaking news coverage. Apply here.
- A. Times Studios has an immediate opening for a content strategy intern (part time) to assist in the planning, creation, and analysis of content across multiple platforms to help drive audience engagement. Apply here.
- A. Times Studios is also hiring an associate producer in New York City. Apply here.
Sales and Business Operations Jobs Around California:
- Southern California News Group is seeking a digitally focused business development executive. This role centers on Skyline, the company’s premium in-house custom content channel. This is a hybrid position with a mix of field and remote work with in-office collaboration in Irvine. Candidates must be in Southern California, including the Greater Los Angeles Area, Orange County, and the Inland Empire. More info here.
- The Press Democrat News Group is looking for a self-motivated individual to join its advertising team as an inside sales representative. This position is the primary classified advertising call center representative, receiving inbound calls which include, but are not limited to, legal notices, employment ads, garage sale ads, etc. This role also provides coverage for the obituary advertising representative and requires some outbound prospecting and client care. More info here.
- The USA Today Company (formerly Gannett) is seeking an account executive in the Victorville area. More info here.
- The Southern California News Group is seeking a press operator in Riverside. More info here.
- Southern California News Group is seeking a director of business operations data & analytics. This position is responsible for in-depth analysis of critical business data, including sales performance from Salesforce (calls, activities, opportunities), financial data, and client campaign performance. This role is open to candidates throughout Southern California but you will need to be able to report frequently to the office in Irvine for meetings and trainings. More info here.
- Southern California News Group is seeking an advertising sales executive. The role is responsible for driving new business revenue for the company’s in-house creative and content marketing division Skyline Studio. The executive will focus on prospecting, building client relationships, and closing new business opportunities across digital, print, and branded content platforms. More info here.
