Arizona Luminaria reporter Carolina Cuellar interviews Raul Aguirre at his office near Fourth Avenue in Tucson on Sept. 5, 2023. Credit: Michael McKisson

Work with us

Come work with a small but fierce team changing the relationship Arizonans have with local news. Join our bold team of chingona women leaders as we build a newsroom that values equity, democracy and solutions. 

Arizona Luminaria is a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to truly local journalism and community-centered storytelling and investigations that work for all Arizonans. Our grassroots approach to journalism listens, adapts and unites.

Development Director

Arizona Luminaria is seeking a development director to work with our team on fundraising to support our growing nonprofit news organization. Find out more and get a link to apply here by March 9, 2026.


Report for America 2026

Apply for our Water and Climate Reporter position here by Feb. 16, 2026.


Freelance writers

Arizona Luminaria is seeking freelance journalists to pitch us stories for publication. We are especially interested in pitches that center Arizona communities across the state, especially our most vulnerable and fall under the categories of environment, education, community growth and equity. All content will be edited and fact-checked prior to publication. We are not seeking opinion pieces or columns.

Contact us here.