50+ Media & Journalism Jobs in San Francisco, CA

Government data for the broader local media family shows a $97,320 median annual wage, a $115,250 mean, and a $63,780 25th percentile in 2025; the broader Bay Area arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media group also averaged $55.41 per hour, versus $48.19 across all occupations locally. Recent posting data is directionally similar but more selective: local salary ranges center on about $100k to $150k, with a broader band of about $84k to $200k, while hourly-paid postings center on about $21 to $26 / hour.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 41 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $90,000 at the 25th percentile, $125,000 at the median and $175,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 15, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is a competitive Bay Area market, not a broad hiring surge. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont still pays well: BLS put the broader arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media group at $55.41 per hour in May 2025, versus $48.19 across all occupations locally, and the broader media family had a $97,320 median annual wage in 2025. But current demand looks selective: we observed more than 125 postings across more than 100 companies over the last 90 days, California media, journalism & entertainment employment is down 0.8% year-over-year, and San Francisco metro Information employment is down -3.5928% year-over-year. Traditional local-news capacity is mixed rather than expanding, with the San Francisco Chronicle adding a reporter while The Frisc closes by the end of September.

Best positioned: You have the best odds if you can show cross-platform work in video editing, technical writing, storytelling, and project management, plus comfort with AI-assisted or data-driven reporting workflows.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming San Francisco's high pay means lots of classic newsroom openings; in the recent posting mix, software development and technology together accounted for about 45% of sampled demand, while local nonprofit-news capacity also took a hit.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 58 openings in this market. 7 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. All-Pro Auto Reconditioning: 3 open roles
2. KQED Inc.: 3 open roles
3. Quippy App, Inc.: 2 open roles
4. Shootday: 2 open roles
5. Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco: 2 open roles
6. The San Francisco Standard: 2 open roles
7. Y Combinator: 2 open roles
8. Academic Key: 1 open role
9. Academy of Art: 1 open role
10. Air Apps: 1 open role

Where the openings are

• San Francisco: 46
• Oakland: 2
• Redwood City: 2
• Corte Madera: 2
• Culver City: 1
• Belmont: 1
• Hayward: 1
• San Rafael: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 37 (64%), hybrid 14 (24%), remote 7 (12%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is broader than "newsroom jobs." In the last 90 days we observed more than 125 postings across more than 100 companies, and the sample was fragmented rather than concentrated in one dominant employer. The most-active industries in the sample were software development (about 25%), technology (about 20%), media (about 10%), retail (about 10%), and technology, information and media (about 10%), which says a lot of Bay Area demand is tied to companies that need storytelling, production, or technical media skills inside larger businesses rather than just at traditional publishers. Traditional journalism is still present, but it is not the whole market and it is not uniformly healthy. The Information and Walt Disney Company show up among the most consistently active named employers, and the San Francisco Chronicle publicly announced a reporter hire in September. At the same time, The Frisc said it would close by the end of September because of a funding shortfall, a reminder that community and nonprofit news can be mission-rich but financially fragile.

• Tech-adjacent media and production (high): This is the strongest concentration in the sample, led by software development and technology employers together making up about 45% of postings.
• Established publishers and entertainment brands (moderate): Named employers include The Information and Walt Disney Company, with the Chronicle still making selective newsroom hires.
• Local nonprofit and community news (limited): Mission-driven work remains visible, but The Frisc's September shutdown shows this segment can contract quickly when funding tightens.

Where to focus: Prioritize cross-platform roles inside tech/media crossover employers first, then treat pure local-news applications as selective bets.

Roles worth searching next

• Communications specialist: Interviewing, source development, and concise writing translate well into employer-side communications.
• Content marketing video producer: Local demand already clusters around video editing, video production, and storytelling, which transfers well into brand or growth teams.
• Motion designer: Motion graphics appears in the local skill mix, making design-side roles a plausible bridge from video-heavy media work.
• Instructional designer or learning media producer: Technical writing, project management, and explanatory storytelling map well into training and education content.

What postings ask for

• Video editing (table_stakes | immediate): It is the single most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 15%, making it one of the fastest ways to look immediately useful across roles. Who: Entry-level candidates, producers, videographers, and reporters who want more interviews.
• Technical writing (differentiator | immediate): Technical writing appears in about 10% of local postings, and it fits the Bay Area's tech-heavy employer mix better than a generalist newsroom pitch. Who: Career switchers, beat reporters with subject-matter depth, and mid-career candidates targeting tech or healthcare employers.
• Storytelling across text, video, and audio (table_stakes | immediate): Storytelling is a top local skill, and local employer activity around the NLGJA convention highlighted cross-platform producer, writer, and reporter training. Who: Everyone in this market, especially journalists trying to compete outside traditional newsrooms.
• Project management (differentiator | near-term): Project management shows up in about 10% of local postings and helps in a market where about 45% of demand skews mid-level rather than purely junior. Who: Mid-career candidates, editors, producers, and freelancers moving into staff roles.
• Data journalism stack: Python, R, SQL, scraping, Tableau, Power BI (premium | near-term): Programming, scraping, analysis, and visualization are established differentiators for data journalism and explanatory work. Who: Reporters, editors, and technical storytellers who want to stand out in investigative or enterprise roles.
• AI literacy and prompt engineering (premium | immediate): AI literacy is being treated as essential for journalists, the Knight Center launched an advanced prompt-engineering course for journalists, and 68% of journalists in top-100 U.S. newsrooms were using AI tools in workflow as of August 2026. Who: Mid-career journalists, editors, producers, and candidates aiming at innovation or workflow-heavy teams.

Questions about this market

What do Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Government data for the broader local media family shows a $97,320 median annual wage, a $115,250 mean, and a $63,780 25th percentile in 2025; the broader Bay Area arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media group also averaged $55.41 per hour, versus $48.19 across all occupations locally. Recent posting data is directionally similar but more selective: local salary ranges center on about $100k to $150k, with a broader band of about $84k to $200k, while hourly-paid postings center on about $21 to $26 / hour. This can be a well-paid market by national standards, but the high end mostly belongs to salaried specialized roles rather than everyday entry work. California's mean offered salary on new openings for the category was ~$93,994, above the statewide all-occupations offered-salary figure of ~$80,168.

Where is demand for Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA concentrated?

Real opportunity is broader than "newsroom jobs." In the last 90 days we observed more than 125 postings across more than 100 companies, and the sample was fragmented rather than concentrated in one dominant employer. The most-active industries in the sample were software development (about 25%), technology (about 20%), media (about 10%), retail (about 10%), and technology, information and media (about 10%), which says a lot of Bay Area demand is tied to companies that need storytelling, production, or technical media skills inside larger businesses rather than just at traditional publishers. Traditional journalism is still present, but it is not the whole market and it is not uniformly healthy. The Information and Walt Disney Company show up among the most consistently active named employers, and the San Francisco Chronicle publicly announced a reporter hire in September. At the same time, The Frisc said it would close by the end of September because of a funding shortfall, a reminder that community and nonprofit news can be mission-rich but financially fragile.

Which employers are hiring the most Media, Journalism & Entertainment talent in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from GLORY DAYS SERVICE INC (5 postings), The Information (5 postings), Content Creators (5 postings), Rippling, Inc. (5 postings), Walt Disney Company (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 35% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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