Southern California Correspondent
Location: Los Angeles or Southern California, California
Job Category: Online | New Media
Job ID: 12801
Employment Type: Full time
Salary: per year
Posted: 07.16.2025
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Job Description:
KFFKFF is the leading health policy organization in the U.S. As a one-of-a-kind information organization, we bring together substantial capabilities in policy research, polling, and journalism in one organization to meet the need for a trusted, independent source of information on national health issues—one with the scope and reach to be a counterweight to health care’s vested interests and a voice for people. We have five major program areas: policy analysis, polling, journalism, public health information campaigns, and health information and trust.
KFF is not a foundation and has no connection to Kaiser Permanente. Legally, we are a public charity (an endowed national nonprofit organization). We are headquartered in San Francisco with a building in Washington, DC, conference centers in both offices, and staff members in almost every state.
The TeamKFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces original journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF. The news service is dedicated to in-depth reporting on complex health policy issues, and health system changes, with a focus on people.
Your RoleKFF is seeking a Southern California Correspondent. The ideal candidate is a tenacious Spanish-speaking reporter located in Southern California, with a preference for the Los Angeles area.
What You’ll Do- Produce at least two stories a month, generate sharp story ideas, and hand in clean copy
- Cover the impact of national health policy changes on Southern California’s diverse populations, as well as the health industry’s reactions to those changes
- Cultivate sources, be a student of policy and politics, and produce timely stories that captivate a wide audience
- Write about health care access and affordability issues facing the region’s diverse populations, with a focus on Hispanic communities
- Capture individual and community experiences through a mix of quick-turn enterprise pieces off the news and deeper dives built on sourcing
You’ll be part of an ambitious national newsroom reporting to California editors. You should be enterprising and collaboratively minded; we want someone who can spot the kernel of a story or grab a resonant voice not only for their own work, but also for their colleagues in Washington, D.C., and across the United States.
Minimum Desired Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- 3+ years reporting, health and/or political experience preferred
- Spanish required
- Collaborate throughout the newsroom and with partner news organizations
- Authorization to work in the United States
The preceding position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
This full-time role is intended to be based in Southern California, with responsibilities carried out remotely.
Compensation Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. Compensation includes an outstanding benefits package equivalent in value to approximately fifty percent of base salary including a generous and immediately vested defined contribution plan and zero-premium health coverage.
The annual salary range for the Southern California Correspondent position is between $80,300 and $95,000. Our job titles and salary ranges may span more than one career level, and the salary offered to a candidate will be determined based on factors such as the scope and responsibilities of the position, job-related knowledge and skill set, depth of experience, certifications and/or degrees, and our practice of upholding salary equity within the organization.
How to ApplyIf this position is of interest to you, and you have the requisite experience and qualifications, please click the button to apply.
KFF has an efficient applicant review process and will contact candidates who have applied for this position and whose qualifications most closely fit the criteria for the job. No phone inquiries please.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Inclusion StatementKFF is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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