COMMUNITY, CAREERS & CULTURE
GET INVOLVED WITH THE PRESS
Join our staff, pitch freelance reporting, collaborate on events, deliver monthly print copies, submit community tips, volunteer, donate, or subscribe.
JOB OPENINGS & CORE ROLES
We're building an energetic, community-rooted team of reporters, editors, digital producers, and sales professionals. When core staff roles open, we look for curious minds who care deeply about Alaska.
Staff Reporters & Beat Specialists
Local governance, environmental policy, food culture, arts & music scenes.
Advertising & Sponsorship Sales
Connect local Alaskan businesses, festivals, and community partners with our print and digital audience.
FREELANCE WITH US: REPORTING, ART & PHOTOGRAPHY
The Anchorage Press commissions freelance writers, investigative journalists, photographers, cartoonists, and illustrators across Alaska. We pay competitive per-piece rates upon publication.
✍️ WRITERS & CRITICS
Restaurant reviews, bar profiles, cultural deep dives, investigative tips, and neighborhood dispatches.
📸 PHOTOGRAPHERS
100% real photography: editorial portraits, live music shows, community protests, and photo essays.
🎨 ARTISTS & ILLUSTRATORS
Editorial spot illustrations, comic strips, infographics, and print cover art.
LET'S COLLABORATE: EVENTS & RAD IDEAS
Want to plan or co-host a live event with the Press? Got a rad idea for a community storytelling night, panel discussion, taproom trivia, street festival, or pop-up gallery?
We love partnering with local non-profits, venues, food trucks, artists, and independent thinkers to bring Alaskans together in real life.
GIG WORK: DISTRIBUTION & GRAPHIC DESIGN
Help deliver bundles of our 12,000 monthly print copies to newsstands across Anchorage, Eagle River, Girdwood, and the Mat-Su during the first week of every month. Paid per route. Reliable vehicle required.
Assist with print advertisement prep, layout design, typography refinement, and digital campaign creative assets. InDesign & Adobe Creative Suite experience required.
SUBMISSIONS & NOMINATIONS
DISH OF THE MONTH
Nominate an unforgettable meal, plate, food cart item, or bakery special in town.
LOVE & SEX ADVICE
Submit anonymous relationship questions, dating advice queries, and stories.
SUBMIT A STORY TIP
Confidential investigative tips, government documents, and public-interest leads.
SHARE AN EVENT
List your upcoming concert, festival, market, gallery opening, or community meeting.
PERSONALS, CLASSIFIEDS, & "I SAW U'S"
We're bringing back classic alt-weekly missed connections, room rentals, musician want-ads, and personal classifieds in print and online soon.
VOLUNTEER
Join our volunteer squad for print distribution, community events, and other happenings.
DONATE
Tax-deductible charitable contributions made through our 501(c)(3) nonprofit partner directly fund public-interest investigations.
SUBSCRIBE
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