August Freelancer Coffee Hour postponed

This Friday’s Freelancer Coffee Hour has been postponed to Aug. 20, and we will announce a new location soon. Keep an eye on this page and on our Facebook event for details!

August 2026 jobs listings

St. Louis Public Radio is seeking a general assignment reporter to cover the metro-east. The job is based in the metro-east with the reporter splitting time between an Illinois newsroom and the STLPR offices in St. Louis. Salary is listed at $55,000-66,000 per year. Full listing. STLPR is also seeking paid interns for the newsroom…

Time for Boot Camp again!

It’s time for journalism school in a day! Student journalists get the chance to learn practical skills from working journalists in St. Louis media. SPJ Student Journalist Boot Camp offers student journalists the chance to learn new skills and supplement what they’re learning in the classroom with practical workshops taught by working journalists currently…

July 2026 job openings

Investigate Midwest is seeking an editor-in-chief with at least seven years experience in investigative and data journalism. This is a full-time, fully remote position with salary beginning at $88,000, strongly preferred to be based in the Midwest. Full listing. The Warren County Record is seeking a editor/writer who can direct news coverage. Full listing. KSDK…

April 2026 job listings

The University of Illinois-Springfield is accepting applications for its Public Affairs Reporting internship, which is a paid position with a news outlet while earning a masters degree in 10 months. Full listing. USA TODAY is seeking a deputy investigations and storytelling editor. This role is remote and can be based anywhere in the US, except…

Two candidates vie for SPJ national president/VP

The national convention of the Society of Professional Journalists is only two weeks away! Along with all the rest of the discussions and celebrations in Washington D.C., SPJ will elect a slate of officers and a vice president, who will then succeed as president of the organization the following year. Per the bylaws, all registered…