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Community Engagement Manager

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The LA Local

Long Beach, CA (In Person)

$81,237 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 3 weeks ago (Updated 2 weeks ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/9/2026

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Job Description

Full Time Long Beach Posted 2 weeks ago $70,000-$82,000 USD / Year Website The LA Local News for Angelenos, by Angelenos. The Role The LA Local recently announced that it will be integrating and adding the Long Beach Post and the Long Beach Business Journal into its operations. The Community Engagement Manager will lead our local listening and community engagement efforts to ensure we strengthen local partnerships with community, school and neighborhood leaders, as well as work to build a network of residents with a focus in Long Beach and in some areas of greater Los Angeles to help inform the work of our newsroom(s). This position will work with the Community Engagement Director in the development and execution of community gatherings to ensure we are building trust with consistent community presence. The role will include assisting with the recruitment of participants in our LA Documenters and high school journalism programs. The Community Engagement Manager will report to the Community Engagement Director and work closely with our Documenters Editor and Student Journalism Manager to support outreach, programming, and recruitment efforts. LA Documenters Powered by the award-winning Documenters Network by City Bureau, we train and pay LA county residents to document local government meetings. Residents learn new skills, get an inside look at how decisions get made in local government and help keep an eye on what our elected officials are up to. Student Journalism Program Across our neighborhood and city coverage areas, students receive journalism training and mentorship from professional journalists to report and write about issues that matter most in their communities. A successful candidate must have demonstrated experience in program management, event planning, community organizing and outreach.
Key Responsibilities:
Conduct regular outreach and lead community engagement of local residents in priority areas, including Long Beach and parts of greater LA. This includes active outreach to community organizations, schools, and other non-media partners. Support the planning and execution of engagement activities in our coverage areas, including community convenings, focus groups, speaker series, outreach events, or reporting projects that can benefit from input from community partners and residents. Cultivate and maintain relationships with like-minded organizations. Help build community partnerships, and identify opportunities for mutual sponsorships and support. Maintain ongoing and consistent feedback between community partners and our newsroom(s) Write, format and send a weekly internal LA Documenters newsletter to share available assignments, opportunities, resources and wins with the Documenters cohort. Create a consistent calendar and lead community events like orientations, meet-ups and other programming for LA Documenters. To apply for this job please visit thelalocal.org .