Education Solutions Reporter: California Impact

Los Angeles Times; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 84,328 - 119,293; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

Los Angeles Times seeks a journalist for a one-year project focused on California's education challenges and opportunities. The role emphasizes rigorous, data-informed storytelling with community engagement and multiplatform distribution to educators, parents, and students.

Responsibilities include driving a solutions-focused newsletter, producing vertical video and social content, and building conversations across platforms and events.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of journalism experience with enterprise and accountability work.
• Solid familiarity with the education landscape, including state and local policy and communities affected by inequity.
• Fluency in creative multiplatform storytelling—video, social, newsletters.
• Strong news judgment and ability to balance diverse work demands.
• Solutions journalism mindset: report critically on what works and why.
• Excellent writing and communication skills for a broad audience.
• Comfort engaging with readers on digital platforms and in community settings.
• Commitment to accuracy, ethical reporting and inclusive journalism.

Responsibilities

• Drive the editorial vision of The Answer Sheet with ambitious, solutions-oriented enterprise reporting.
• Identify and investigate why proven education solutions often fail to scale.
• Report across California's education landscape with focus on historically underserved communities.
• Develop and sustain a newsletter that informs and engages stakeholders.
• Produce multiplatform content including vertical video, social media stories and explainers.
• Respond to breaking education news as part of a collaborative team effort.
• Cultivate deep source networks among educators, administrators, researchers, students and families.
• Appear on behalf of The Times at virtual and in-person events, podcasts, radio and television.

Skills

Journalism

Multiplatform storytelling

News judgment

Job description

Los Angeles Times seeks a journalist for a one-year project focused on California's education challenges and opportunities. The role emphasizes rigorous, data-informed storytelling with community engagement and multiplatform distribution to educators, parents, and students.

Responsibilities include driving a solutions-focused newsletter, producing vertical video and social content, and building conversations across platforms and events.