Top 8 Media Job Boards for Journalists and Other Professionals in the Field

Hiring managers in the media industry have a tough job. This field encompasses various positions, including social media managers, writers, film and entertainment specialists, photographers, communications experts, journalists, and more.

We have compiled a list of 8 top media job boards together with relevant associations featuring a career center and added pros and cons for each one. We will also show you how to hire fantastic candidates faster. 

Best Job Boards for Media Gigs

Even though you can post your ad on general job boards and platforms like LinkedIn to find a qualified media specialist, it’s better to focus on the niche-specific job posting websites.

When it comes to journalism and other roles in the media, you have many options. None of them are free (although some offer discounts and limited free postings), but they allow you to reach top talent and save you from dealing with unqualified candidates. 

Our top picks include:

1. Media Bistro
2. Folio
3. Mashable
4. JournalismJobs
5. Media Recruiter
6. Public Media Jobs
7. Media Job Board
8. Publishing Crossing

#1 Mediabistro

Media Bistro is an excellent platform for content and media professionals. You can look for full-time employees, freelancers, and remote candidates and tap into a vast talent pool.

The platform uses AI to match candidates and employers. You can also view candidate profiles and find a perfect match by headhunting them.

Media Bistro allows you to access a dashboard with post analytics (how many people viewed your ad, how many clicks, and more) where you can manage all your posts and applications.

This platform also has a content studio—Uncubed Studios—that can help you share your company story and present your brand through multimedia assets.

The cost of posting an ad on Media Bistro starts at $297. There are various packages available, as well as a customized job posting option.

#2 Folio

Folio covers the latest media industry news and hosts a job board with many industry-specific job ads.

Candidates can filter listings by title and location, so they only see jobs matching their interests. It reduces the number of applicants who are not suitable for a vacancy.

There is a resume bank you can use, but you must create a company profile to view candidates. You can use Folio’s Pay-per-Prospect service, which lets you view anonymous resumes and pay for the ones that draw your attention. A single resume costs $35.

You will have to pay at least $249 a month to post an ad on Folio, and you can pay for higher packages to have your ad featured on the homepage, highlighted, and distributed to partner websites.

#3 Mashable

Mashable is an independent news site covering technology, social media, and digital culture. It features a job board with vacancies on Mashable itself and digital, tech, social media, marketing, and PR jobs all over the U.S.

The website receives tremendous traffic, so your job listing can be promoted to about 45 million visitors monthly. Your job listings can also be featured in email alerts and posted on partner sites like Adzuna and Nexxt to increase exposure. 

Mashable has around 25 million followers on social media, but job listings are not shared there.

You can take advantage of the candidate tracking system and resume bank.

There are numerous job posting plans, and the price starts at $259. You can get a discount for multiple posts.

#4 JournalismJobs.com

JournalismJobs.com is one of the best job boards for journalists and features ads for vacancies in newspapers, digital media, TV, etc.

It’s a niche job board, so you will have an easier time reaching suitable candidates, especially since the website sends email alerts to jobseekers whenever a relevant job is listed.

Posting a single job ad on JournalismJobs costs $100, and there are 5- and 13-job packages that cost $400 and $1,000, respectively. Job credits you get when you purchase a package don’t have an expiration date, and regardless of the option, you will get access to the resume database. Purchased packages have the benefit of free ads (you pay for four ads and get one for free), as well as email alerts and banner ads.

#5 Media Recruiter

Media Recruiter hosts many job listings in the advertising and communications industry. This platform contacts over 67,000 users weekly via email and other promotional efforts. It also alerts candidates when a relevant job opening is added and invites them to apply via the website.

You can view candidate resumes, and your job ad gets featured on the front page of the Media Recruiter website and in the Media Sales Avails email, sent to over 32,000 media professionals every week.

A single ad costs $249, and there are several discount opportunities.

#6 Public Media Jobs

Public Media Jobs is an online job board owned by Current—a nonprofit news organization covering public media in the U.S. It is one of the leading recruitment portals in the industry and an excellent place to find top talent. Whether you are looking for a suitable candidate for an entry-level position, an intern, or an experienced professional for an executive role, Public Media Jobs can accommodate.

You can explore the resume bank and have your ad featured on the homepage for greater exposure. The platform allows basic applicant tracking, so you can access your job posts and applicant list and save job description templates for later use.

A 30-day basic job posting package costs $299, but Public Media Jobs offers many pricing options and subscription and bulk-posting discounts. 

#7 Media Job Board

Media Job Board is a great place to find candidates for editing and publishing positions. It is a niche board launched by Editor & Publisher (E&P) in partnership with The Poynter Institute and America’s Newspapers, which allows employers to reach audiences of all three platforms.

Media Job Board offers excellent candidate management tools. Job ads are shared on other big recruitment sites like ZipRecruiter, Indeed, and Glassdoor, in the Editor & Publisher daily newsletter sent to over 55,000 subscribers, and on Media Job Board’s social media pages (LinkedIn and Facebook).

This platform offers three pricing plans, starting from $199 a month. The most comprehensive plan costs $399 a month and includes a Facebook campaign.

#8 Publishing Crossing

Publishing Crossing is a job posting website for publishers, writers, and editors. It’s a fantastic platform that distributes your job ad on hundreds of other websites, increasing its exposure. You can access, edit, and manage multiple job listings.

The platform also sends email alerts to qualified candidates and lets you access a massive resume database that you can filter by keyword, industry, title, qualifications, and experience.

Publishing Crossing makes your hiring process easier because it gives unlimited access to user accounts. You can add as many users as you like and control what information they can see.

The platform is exceptionally user-friendly and lets you compare notes with other account users and rate and track applicants.

There are several pricing plans, starting at $199 a month, and each plan gives you a 14-day free trial.

Journalism Associations

Besides job boards, you can post your ads on the websites of various media associations. It’s a fantastic way to target specific candidates and reduce the number of irrelevant applications.

Check out the following organizations, which all feature integrated job boards:

• Investigative Reporters and Editors—A nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of journalism
• Online News Association—A nonprofit membership organization for digital journalists that bridges the gap between journalism, technology, and innovation
• National Press Photographers Association—An American association dedicated to photographers, television videographers, editors, and students in the journalism field
• Radio Television Digital News Association—A U.S.-based organization of radio, television, and online news directors, producers, executives, reporters, students, and educators who focus on maintaining journalistic ethics and preserving the free speech rights
• National Association of Black Journalists—An organization of African American journalists, students, and media professionals dedicated to providing quality programs and services, advocating on behalf of black journalists, and aiming to increase diversity and the presence of minorities in newsrooms
• National Association of Hispanic Journalists—A Washington, DC-based organization committed to the advancement of Hispanic and Latino journalists
• Asian American Journalists Association—A nonprofit educational and professional organization that supports Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) journalists by providing information, advice, and scholarship assistance to AAPI students
• NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists—An American association dedicated to unbiased coverage of LGBTQ issues in the media

Hiring Journalists and Media Specialists Is a Challenge

With many job boards targeting media professionals, sourcing applicants won’t be a problem. You will likely end up with more candidates than you can process effectively. 

A reliable system allowing you to separate the wheat from the chaff is essential if you don’t want to waste your time on the time-consuming hiring process with questionable results. You need something more reliable than a resume and an interview to see if an applicant is a good match for your organization.  

The only way to determine that is to test the candidates because pre-hire assessments are the best way to evaluate candidates’ capabilities before hiring them. 

Marketing experts like Gaetano (Nextiva) leverage pre-hire testing to make better informed hiring decisions.

Gaetano (Head of Growth @ Nextiva)

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