Key skills
AIAnalyticsLeadershipMentoringCollaboration
About this role
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USA TODAY Co., Inc. is a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local level dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. We seek to inspire, inform, and connect audiences as a sustainable, growth focused media and digital marketing solutions company. Through our trusted brands, including the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national publication, USA TODAY, and local media organizations, including our network of local properties, in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom, we provide essential journalism, local content, and digital experiences to audiences and businesses. We deliver high-quality, trusted content with a commitment to balanced, unbiased journalism, where and when consumers want to engage. Our digital marketing solutions brand, LocaliQ, supports small and medium-sized businesses with innovative digital marketing products and solutions. USA TODAY Co. open roles are featured on various external job boards. When applying to a position at USA TODAY Co., you should be completing an application on USA TODAY Co. Careers via Dayforce. Job postings directing you to complete an application on other external sites may not be valid. To connect with us, visit www.usatodayco.com
Entertainment Enterprise Reporter
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Team: USA TODAY Entertainment
Role Type: Full-time, Exempt
Experience Level: Senior (10+ years)
Reports to: Executive Editor, Entertainment
The Role
USA TODAY ENTERTAINMENT seeks a dynamic Enterprise Reporter to deepen our distinctive coverage. This reporter will bring exceptional news judgment, deep industry sourcing, and strong writing skills to deliver agenda-setting journalism that positions USA TODAY ahead of the competition.
What You’ll Do
• Drive coverage of the biggest entertainment stories—from breaking news to in-depth enterprise—ensuring accuracy, speed, and impact.
• Leverage deep Hollywood sources (studio executives, talent reps, producers, publicists, legal contacts) to secure exclusive interviews and scoops.
• Guide and mentor other reporters fostering growth, collaboration, and high standards across the Entertainment team.
• Identify under-reported trends and stories, delivering enterprise journalism that explains the forces shaping entertainment and pop culture.
• Collaborate across platforms—digital, social, video—to maximize reach and engagement; ensure vertical video and multimedia storytelling are part of the plan.
• Maintain rigorous standards for fairness, accuracy, and ethics; uphold USA TODAY NETWORK’s editorial principles. Use AI responsibly to support reporting efforts.
What You’ll Bring
• Bachelor's or master's degree in communications, journalism, marketing or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 10 years in entertainment journalism with a record of breaking major stories and delivering high-impact enterprise pieces.
• Deep Hollywood sourcing and ability to cultivate new relationships that yield exclusives and authoritative reporting.
• Exceptional news judgment and ability to make fast, strategic decisions under pressure.
• Proven leadership experience, including mentoring and managing journalists in a fast-paced newsroom.
• Strong storytelling skills across formats—text, video, social—and comfort with analytics and audience insights.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work across teams and disciplines.
• Experience managing coverage during major tentpole events (Oscars, Emmys, strikes, mergers).
• Familiarity with legal and business aspects of entertainment (contracts, labor disputes, litigation).
Application Instructions
We are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply, don’t limit your upload to a resume; show us what you’ve done. To do so, put together a single document file that includes the following, in this order:
1. Your resume – one to two pages.
2. A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job.
3. Links to 3-6 online samples of your work. Show us what you’ve produced or had a hand in that best reflects what you can do in your desired role.
It is important that these items be assembled into a single document and uploaded in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.
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The annualized base salary for this role will range between $103,000 and $160,938. Base compensation is reflective of many factors, including, but not limited to, the market in which one lives/works, individual education level, skills, certifications and experience. Note: variable compensation is not reflected in these figures and based on the role, may be applicable.
USA TODAY Co., Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce. As such, we will consider all qualified applicants for employment and do not discriminate in connection with employment decisions on the basis of an applicant or employee’s race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, marital status, personal appearance (including height and weight), sexual orientation, family responsibilities, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), education, genetic characteristics or information, political affiliation, military or veteran status or other classifications protected by applicable federal, state and local laws in the jurisdictions where USA TODAY Co. employs employees. In addition, USA TODAY Co., Inc. will provide applicants who require a reasonable accommodation, as a result of an applicant’s disability or religion, to complete this employment application and/or any other process in connection with an individuals’ application for employment with USA TODAY Co., Inc. Applicants who require such accommodation should contact USA TODAY Co., Inc.’s Recruitment Department at Recruit@usatodayco.com. Applicants must be authorized to work in the applicable location. Applications from outside these regions will be removed from our system after submission.
USA TODAY Co., Inc. is a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local level dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. We seek to inspire, inform, and connect audiences as a sustainable, growth focused media and digital marketing solutions company. Through our trusted brands, including the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national publication, USA TODAY, and local media organizations, including our network of local properties, in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom, we provide essential journalism, local content, and digital experiences to audiences and businesses. We deliver high-quality, trusted content with a commitment to balanced, unbiased journalism, where and when consumers want to engage. Our digital marketing solutions brand, LocaliQ, supports small and medium-sized businesses with innovative digital marketing products and solutions. USA TODAY Co. open roles are featured on various external job boards. When applying to a position at USA TODAY Co., you should be completing an application on USA TODAY Co. Careers via Dayforce. Job postings directing you to complete an application on other external sites may not be valid. To connect with us, visit www.usatodayco.com
Entertainment Enterprise Reporter
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Team: USA TODAY Entertainment
Role Type: Full-time, Exempt
Experience Level: Senior (10+ years)
Reports to: Executive Editor, Entertainment
The Role
USA TODAY ENTERTAINMENT seeks a dynamic Enterprise Reporter to deepen our distinctive coverage. This reporter will bring exceptional news judgment, deep industry sourcing, and strong writing skills to deliver agenda-setting journalism that positions USA TODAY ahead of the competition.
What You’ll Do
• Drive coverage of the biggest entertainment stories—from breaking news to in-depth enterprise—ensuring accuracy, speed, and impact.
• Leverage deep Hollywood sources (studio executives, talent reps, producers, publicists, legal contacts) to secure exclusive interviews and scoops.
• Guide and mentor other reporters fostering growth, collaboration, and high standards across the Entertainment team.
• Identify under-reported trends and stories, delivering enterprise journalism that explains the forces shaping entertainment and pop culture.
• Collaborate across platforms—digital, social, video—to maximize reach and engagement; ensure vertical video and multimedia storytelling are part of the plan.
• Maintain rigorous standards for fairness, accuracy, and ethics; uphold USA TODAY NETWORK’s editorial principles. Use AI responsibly to support reporting efforts.
What You’ll Bring
• Bachelor's or master's degree in communications, journalism, marketing or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 10 years in entertainment journalism with a record of breaking major stories and delivering high-impact enterprise pieces.
• Deep Hollywood sourcing and ability to cultivate new relationships that yield exclusives and authoritative reporting.
• Exceptional news judgment and ability to make fast, strategic decisions under pressure.
• Proven leadership experience, including mentoring and managing journalists in a fast-paced newsroom.
• Strong storytelling skills across formats—text, video, social—and comfort with analytics and audience insights.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work across teams and disciplines.
• Experience managing coverage during major tentpole events (Oscars, Emmys, strikes, mergers).
• Familiarity with legal and business aspects of entertainment (contracts, labor disputes, litigation).
Application Instructions
We are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply, don’t limit your upload to a resume; show us what you’ve done. To do so, put together a single document file that includes the following, in this order:
1. Your resume – one to two pages.
2. A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job.
3. Links to 3-6 online samples of your work. Show us what you’ve produced or had a hand in that best reflects what you can do in your desired role.
It is important that these items be assembled into a single document and uploaded in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.
#Newsgnt
#LI-NC1
The annualized base salary for this role will range between $103,000 and $160,938. Base compensation is reflective of many factors, including, but not limited to, the market in which one lives/works, individual education level, skills, certifications and experience. Note: variable compensation is not reflected in these figures and based on the role, may be applicable.
USA TODAY Co., Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce. As such, we will consider all qualified applicants for employment and do not discriminate in connection with employment decisions on the basis of an applicant or employee’s race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, marital status, personal appearance (including height and weight), sexual orientation, family responsibilities, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), education, genetic characteristics or information, political affiliation, military or veteran status or other classifications protected by applicable federal, state and local laws in the jurisdictions where USA TODAY Co. employs employees. In addition, USA TODAY Co., Inc. will provide applicants who require a reasonable accommodation, as a result of an applicant’s disability or religion, to complete this employment application and/or any other process in connection with an individuals’ application for employment with USA TODAY Co., Inc. Applicants who require such accommodation should contact USA TODAY Co., Inc.’s Recruitment Department at Recruit@usatodayco.com. Applicants must be authorized to work in the applicable location. Applications from outside these regions will be removed from our system after submission.