Hollywood News and Awards Reporter, Culture
New York, NY · 10+ years experience · Remote · Posted Oct 6, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 10+ years experience
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- New York, NY
About the role
- The Culture Desk is seeking a reporter to cover the movie awards season, pop culture news, and investigations regarding the consumer-facing side of Hollywood. This role involves writing the Projectionist column, reporting from red carpets, and producing multimedia content while contextualizing entertainment news for a broad audience.
Responsibilities
- Cover news and controversies of the movie awards season and pop culture
- Deliver investigations and enterprise stories
- Write features about movies and their impact on audiences and society
- Write the Projectionist awards season column
- Report live from the red carpet during the Oscars and other awards shows
- Appear in videos and collaborate on multimedia content
- Brainstorm unique angles and anticipate newsworthy moments
- Collaborate with business reporters covering Hollywood
- Write regularly on deadline including explainers and profiles
Requirements
- 10 years of reporting experience in journalism, including breaking news and exclusives
- Richly sourced in the entertainment industry in Hollywood across movies, television and pop culture
- Superb communication skills
- Ability to collaborate with a large team of editors and reporters
- Creativity and a desire to experiment with innovative story formats
- Ability to contextualize news in a broader context
- Ability to independently source news and exclusives
Preferred qualifications
- A lively, accessible writing style
- Aptitude and enthusiasm for video storytelling
- Passion for the mission and values of The Times
- Willingness to write in a variety of story formats
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
- Company-matching 401(k) plan
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick days
- Paid parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional development programs
- Variable pay such as annual bonus and restricted stock
Workplace
- In-office position based in New York City or Los Angeles
- Requires regular attendance in the office each week
Skills
- Journalism
- Reporting
- Writing
- Interviewing
- Video Storytelling
