100+ Media & Journalism Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Observed government anchors are solid but limited: California editors averaged $111,810 a year in May 2025, and workers across the Los Angeles metro averaged $37.15 an hour in May 2025. Reporter-specific local pay is less direct and comes mostly from estimates: Los Angeles journalist pay is placed around $89,627 to $104,000, with a middle band of $80,070 to $113,580.

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Advertised pay

Across the 101 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $62,400 at the 25th percentile, $81,000 at the median and $95,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Los Angeles is still one of the few metros with real volume in this category, with more than 450 observed postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days. Local proxy signals show demand softening 5.2% year over year in the metro, while California-wide postings in the category were up 8.8% year over year and statewide employment was essentially flat, which points to selective backfilling more than broad expansion. The metro unemployment rate was 5.1% in June 2026, and recent WARN notices at NBCUniversal Media, LLC and Obsidian Entertainment show that even marquee entertainment employers are restructuring.

Best positioned: The best odds go to multimedia candidates who can report, shoot, edit, and publish across digital and on-air formats while being open to on-site work and employer-side storytelling roles.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is treating Los Angeles as a pure legacy-newsroom market; the available work is broader, more fragmented, and more format-heavy than that.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 128 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Lifetouch Inc.: 10 open roles
2. News Corp: 4 open roles
3. New York Post: 4 open roles
4. Shutterfly, Inc.: 3 open roles
5. Acadium: 2 open roles
6. AEG Worldwide: 2 open roles
7. BlockReel DAO: 2 open roles
8. Book Jobs US: 2 open roles
9. Content Creators: 2 open roles
10. Fever group: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Los Angeles: 68
• El Segundo: 9
• Torrance: 7
• Burbank: 6
• Culver City: 5
• Calabasas: 3
• Downey: 2
• Pasadena: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 87 (70%), hybrid 23 (18%), remote 15 (12%)

Where the demand is

Openings are not confined to traditional newsrooms. Over the last 90 days, Los Angeles showed more than 450 observed postings across more than 250 companies, and the hiring sample was fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. The active-industry mix in the sample included healthcare and entertainment at about 20% each, with aerospace & defense, media and entertainment, and sports & recreation each around about 10%. Inside core media, the clearest local signals are entertainment and digital-first coverage. Los Angeles Times posted a temporary Entertainment and Arts Reporter role in El Segundo, EntertainmentCareers listed 20 reporter jobs in Los Angeles, and NBC4 Los Angeles posted a Host / Content Creator role for a new live entertainment-news program called Reel Time. There is also a seniority split inside the market. A national hiring read pointed toward producer, executive, and senior editor demand, which means experienced candidates with leadership or format ownership may have an easier story to tell than generalist applicants.

• Digital entertainment and arts coverage (high): Recent local signals came from the Los Angeles Times, NBC4 Los Angeles, and EntertainmentCareers listings, all pointing to entertainment, arts, and live-format coverage rather than only civic beat reporting.
• Embedded media roles inside non-media employers (moderate): The local posting mix includes healthcare, aerospace & defense, sports, and other sectors, and active employer names include Relativity Space, The Joint Corp., CalChiro, and Fox Corporation.
• Senior editorial and production leadership (moderate): Producer, executive, and senior editor hiring signals suggest better traction for candidates who can own a format, workflow, or team rather than just contribute individual stories.

Where to focus: Prioritize multimedia entertainment/news roles and embedded employer-side storytelling jobs that use the same reporting and editing muscle; the pure text-only lane is narrower.

Roles worth searching next

• Communications specialist or coordinator: Los Angeles has an active communications job feed, and newsroom strengths in interviewing, concise writing, and translating complex topics transfer well into communications work.
• Social video producer on a brand or growth team: Local demand strongly rewards video editing, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop, which map well into marketing-owned video teams.
• Data storyteller or analytics-adjacent content analyst: Python and SQL carry pay upside for journalism-adjacent work, and training programs like the 2026 Data Institute reinforce the bridge from reporting into analysis-heavy storytelling.
• Internal communications manager: The local market includes many larger non-news employers, so reporting discipline can reposition well into internal or executive communications inside bigger organizations.

What postings ask for

• Video editing (table_stakes | immediate): Video editing is one of the most-requested hard skills in local postings, so even reporter applicants benefit from being able to finish a clean package without handing it off. Who: Almost everyone in this category except highly specialized performance-only candidates.
• Adobe Premiere Pro (table_stakes | immediate): Adobe Premiere Pro appears among the leading tools in local demand, which makes it a practical baseline for editors, producers, videographers, and multimedia reporters. Who: Entry-level and mid-career applicants targeting any screen-based work.
• After Effects and Photoshop (differentiator | near-term): After Effects and Photoshop both appear prominently in local skill demand, signaling that employers value motion graphics, packaging, thumbnails, lower-thirds, and fast visual cleanup. Who: Candidates competing for digital, entertainment, and clip-driven roles.
• Digital literacy and multimedia production (table_stakes | immediate): Journalism skills in 2026 increasingly include writing for the web, SEO awareness, social publishing, and multi-format production rather than single-channel reporting alone. Who: Writers, editors, reporters, and career switchers coming from print-only backgrounds.
• AI-powered production tools (differentiator | near-term): Media employers are prioritizing professionals who can use AI-powered tools for efficiency, while human oversight remains necessary for ethics, judgment, and final quality control. Who: Mid-career applicants and switchers who want to look current without sounding replaceable.
• Python and SQL (premium | near-term): Data-journalism skills such as Python and SQL are associated with higher salary potential and widen your path into analysis-heavy storytelling roles. Who: Reporters, editors, and beat specialists who want a niche that is harder to commoditize.

Questions about this market

What do Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Observed government anchors are solid but limited: California editors averaged $111,810 a year in May 2025, and workers across the Los Angeles metro averaged $37.15 an hour in May 2025. Reporter-specific local pay is less direct and comes mostly from estimates: Los Angeles journalist pay is placed around $89,627 to $104,000, with a middle band of $80,070 to $113,580. That does suggest Los Angeles pays above the national median for news analysts, reporters, and journalists, which was $60,280 in May 2024.

Where is demand for Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA concentrated?

Openings are not confined to traditional newsrooms. Over the last 90 days, Los Angeles showed more than 450 observed postings across more than 250 companies, and the hiring sample was fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. The active-industry mix in the sample included healthcare and entertainment at about 20% each, with aerospace & defense, media and entertainment, and sports & recreation each around about 10%. Inside core media, the clearest local signals are entertainment and digital-first coverage. Los Angeles Times posted a temporary Entertainment and Arts Reporter role in El Segundo, EntertainmentCareers listed 20 reporter jobs in Los Angeles, and NBC4 Los Angeles posted a Host / Content Creator role for a new live entertainment-news program called Reel Time. There is also a seniority split inside the market. A national hiring read pointed toward producer, executive, and senior editor demand, which means experienced candidates with leadership or format ownership may have an easier story to tell than generalist applicants.

Which employers are hiring the most Media, Journalism & Entertainment talent in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from The Joint Corp. (15 postings), Relativity Space, Inc. (15 postings), Anime Expo (10 postings), LA 411 (10 postings), GLORY DAYS SERVICE INC (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 20% hybrid, with 75% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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