Careers in California

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in California? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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California is the third largest and most populous state. It is home to two of the country’s largest metro areas, Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as other major cities such as San Diego, San Jose, Sacramento, and Oakland. Fifty-three of the 2012 Fortune 500 companies call California home, most of them located in the San Francisco or Los Angeles metropolitan areas.

The main industries that call California home are the technology and entertainment industries. San Francisco and Silicon Valley are home to a large number of technology and web-based companies. Major technology companies such as Google, Apple, Adobe, Hewlett Packard, eBay, and Facebook have their main headquarters in Silicon Valley.

The entertainment industry makes a major home in Los Angeles, with television, film, music, and game entertainment driving the economy in the greater Los Angeles area. Media, technology, fashion, and tourism are also major industries in Los Angeles.

Agriculture is another major industry in California, particularly in fruit, vegetable, and wine production. California produces nearly 90% of all American wine, and Wine Country in northern California also brings in a lot of tourists.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in California

GuideSpark - GuideSpark is a Menlo Park, CA based company that offers a “robust employee communications platform” to make HR's job easier.

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Job Title	Location
Software Engineer - Ruby on Rails	Menlo Park, CA
Designers	Menlo Park, CA
Customer Success Manager	Menlo Park, CA
Recruiter	Menlo Park, CA
College Campus Recruiter	Menlo Park, CA

See all 24 job postings

Fingerprint - Fingerprint is a San Francisco, CA based company that has “designed a way to transition this parent and kid engagement into the digital world.”

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Job Title	Location
Mental Health Worker IV	Toppenish, WA
Part-Time School Bus Drivers	Charleston, IL
Full Stack Engineer	San Francisco, CA
Clinical Research Assistant I	Philadelphia, PA
Caregiver/Personal Assistant	Red Bluff, CA

See all 11,250 job postings

Krash - Krash is based in Boston and offers a “way for founders, entrepreneurs and innovators to rapidly build the supportive personal and professional networks they need.”

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Job Title	Location
Facilities and Event Management Intern	Cambridge, MA
Talent Acquisition and Culture Intern	Cambridge, MA
Talent Acquisition and Culture Internship	Cambridge, MA
Facilities and Event Management Intern	Cambridge, MA
City Director	Washington, DC

See all 10 job postings

Huckberry - Huckberry is a San Francisco, CA based company that “is like your favorite store, your grandpa’s favorite store, and your favorite magazine all rolled into one.”

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No current job openings.

August - August is a San Francisco, CA based company that has developed a “safe, simple, and social way to manage your home’s lock.”

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Job Title	Location
Business Sales Representative (Outbound Sales for Largest Social Media Company)	Phoenix, AZ
Marketing Intern	Baltimore, MD
Seafood Specialist Hiring Event	Livingston, NJ
Founding Middle School Teacher (ELA and Social Studies)	Brooklyn, NY
Psychiatrist - (Psych) Locum Tenens	Philadelphia, PA

See all 32,865 job postings

Hostelling International USA - Hostelling International USA is a Silver Spring, MD based "non-profit membership organization that has been serving young travelers for 79 years strong.”

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Job Title	Location
Controller	Silver Spring, MD
Group Sales Manager	Washington, DC
Community Engagement Coordinator	Santa Monica, CA
Guest Service Lead Supervisor	Washington, DC
Guest Services Manager	Boston, MA

See all 6 job postings

Kanjoya - Kanjoya is a San Francisco, CA based company that transforms “emotional insights into remarkable customer experiences” by analyzing unstructured data in real time.

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Job Title	Location
VP of Enterprise Marketing	San Francisco, CA
Customer Success Manager	San Francisco, CA
Director of Sales	San Francisco, CA
Community and Team Ops Lead	San Francisco, CA
Android Developer	San Francisco, CA

See all 11 job postings

WPromote - WPromote is an El Segundo, CA based company that calls itself “the country’s leading Online Marketing firm." They help clients with SEO, PPC, and Social Media.

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Job Title	Location
Student Intern	El Segundo, CA
Full Time Social Media Intern	El Segundo, CA
Full Time Social Media Intern	El Segundo, CA
SEO Specialist	El Segundo, CA
Email Specialist	El Segundo, CA

See all 7 job postings

The Resumator - The Resumator is a Pittsburgh, PA based company that helps “great people build great companies” by bringing “talented professionals and compelling companies together.”

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Job Title	Location
Office Administrator	New York, NY
Human Resources/ Administrative Assistant Fall Internship	New York, NY
Venture Capital Computer Science - 2014 Fall Undergrad Intern	New York, NY
Marketing Intern	Raleigh, NC
USTR Intern Position - Fall/Winter 2014	Washington, DC

See all 57 job postings

Kitchensurfing - Kitchensurfing is an NYC based company that matches “up chefs and people who need a cook at high and low price points and for a variety of types of engagements."

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Job Title	Location
Business Development Associate	New York, NY
Los Angeles Demand Side Lead	Los Angeles, CA
Product Designer	New York, NY
Product Manager - Growth	New York, NY
Freelance Chef with Kitchensurfing	Seattle, WA

See all 8 job postings

RelayRides - RelayRides is a San Francisco, CA based company that connects “vehicle owners whose cars would otherwise be idle with people who need a car.”

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Job Title	Location
Financial Planning & Analysis Intern / Nationwide Car Sharing Marketplace	San Francisco, CA
Financial Planning & Analysis Intern \| San Francisco	San Francisco, CA
Product Manager Intern	San Francisco, CA
User Experience Design Intern	San Francisco, CA
UX Design Intern	San Francisco, CA

See all 16 job postings

Placebo Effect - Placebo Effect is a San Francisco based company that allows anyone to subscribe to prescriptions that are authored by a variety of experts.

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Job Title	Location
Summer Marketing Internship for Fun, Leading Edge Startup	Los Angeles, CA
Clinical Research Associates (Nationwide)	United States
ONLINE Marketing and Sales Internship Program for Fun, Leading Edge Startup	San Francisco, CA

See all 3 job postings

ZenPayroll - ZenPayroll is a San Francisco, CA based company that has created “the easiest way to pay your employees.”

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Job Title	Location
Account Executive	San Francisco, CA
Intern (Engineering)	San Francisco, CA
Recruiting Coordinator	San Francisco, CA
Product Manager	San Francisco, CA
Recruiter	San Francisco, CA

See all 15 job postings

Mission Asset Fund - Mission Asset Fund is a San Francisco non-profit that's “transforming the financial services sector so that all hardworking families have a shot at achieving their dreams.”

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Job Title	Location
Insurance Sales & Financial Advisor	Melville, NY
Sales Executive - Services	New York, NY
Sales Executive - Kiodex	New York, NY
Director of Finance	Newport, OR
Director of Donor Relations	Greenwood Village, CO

See all 724 job postings

Cater2.me - Cater2.me is a San Francisco, CA based company that “was founded with the goal of connecting inspired kitchens with the masses.”

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No current job openings.

Balboa Capital - Balboa Capital is an Irvine, CA based company that “has been providing equipment leasing and working capital loans to US businesses for over two decades.”

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Job Title	Location
Marketing Intern	Irvine, CA
Marketing Leads Administrator	United States
Business Analyst	United States
Corporate Recruiter	Irvine, CA
Credit Analyst	Irvine, CA

See all 25 job postings

Small Business Majority - Small Business Majority is a San Francisco, CA based “national small business organization" that focuses "on solving the biggest problems facing small businesses today.”

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Job Title	Location
Sales & Marketing - Business Brokers	New York, NY
Advertising Account Executive	Norwalk, CT
Account Manager – Federal Government	Vienna, VA
Contact Center Technical Specialist	Hagerstown, MD
Customer Service/Call Center Representative-Austintown Media	Austintown, OH

See all 1,973 job postings

Innerspin - Innerspin is a Los Angeles, CA based agency that “is focused on growing global brands through effective brand building and digital capabilities.”

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Job Title	Location
Advertising Intern	Los Angeles, CA
Account Executive / Social Media Coordinator	Los Angeles, CA
Administrative Assistant	Riverside, CA
Admin Assistant	Los Angeles, CA
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE	Los Angeles, CA

See all 6 job postings

ProQuest - ProQuest is an Ann Arbor, MI based company that “is committed to empowering researchers and librarians around the world.”

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Job Title	Location
Lead Software Architect	Seattle, WA
e-book cataloging Internship	Ann Arbor, MI
Open Source Researcher	Herndon, VA
Intern	Ann Arbor, MI
Principal System Administrator	Seattle, WA

See all 82 job postings

HDMZ - HDMZ is a Chicago, IL and San Francisco, CA based healthcare and life science marketing agency that was founded in 1936.

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Job Title	Location
SEM Manager	San Francisco, CA

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American Film Institute - AFI is an L.A. non-profit that aims "to preserve the history of the motion picture, to honor the artists and their work and to educate the next generation of storytellers.”

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Job Title	Location
Assistant, Thesis Production Finance - Entertainment and Media Industry Opportunity	Los Angeles, CA
Digital Media Assistant	Arlington, VA
Management Intern - Web	Tempe, AZ
Design Management Intern - Design	Tempe, AZ
Research Advancement Administrator	Tempe, AZ

See all 63 job postings

The Music Center - The Music Center is “one of the largest and most highly regarded performing arts centers in the country."

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Job Title	Location
MAM Evangelist, Director in Global Center of Excellence	New York, NY
Army Reserve Prior Service - Arts, Media & Music	United States
Research Food Scientist	Pleasanton, CA
Physician - Medical Director, Inpatient Rehab Unit Job	Seattle, WA
Mental Health Technician, CC3 (FT 11p-7a)	Belleville, NJ

See all 2,999 job postings

UpOut - UpOut is a San Francisco, CA based company that “is changing how locals discover unique events in their city.”

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Job Title	Location
Community Manager, Operations & Customer Loyalty INTERN - SF	San Francisco, CA
UpOut Event & Brand Ambassador	San Francisco, CA
Community Manager, Operations & Customer Loyalty - SF	San Francisco, CA
Merchant Relations (Paid Training to Full Time)	San Francisco, CA
Customer Happiness & Support - SF	San Francisco, CA

See all 9 job postings

Course Hero - Course Hero is a Redwood City, CA based company that “provides a suite of digital educational resources that help you learn as efficiently and effectively as possible.”

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Job Title	Location
Need Moon Bounce Rental Services	Long Beach, CA
Data Center Specialist 2	Olathe, KS
Course Hero Internship and Professional Development Program Overview	Buffalo, NY
Community Hockey Intern	Tampa, FL
Motion Graphics Internship	Tampa, FL

See all 40 job postings

MOCA - MOCA is the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and they are the only museum in L.A. that is entirely dedicated to contemporary art.

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Job Title	Location
Digital Marketing Leader	United States
Receptionist / Front Desk Clerk (Medical) - No training necessary	United States
Head of Media Relations - Make a Smarter Career Change. Start Your Own Business	United States
Head of Media Relations - It's Time to Invest In Yourself	United States
Research Associate	United States

See all 211 job postings

TuneIn - TuneIn is a Palo Alto, CA based company that “enables people to discover, follow, and listen to what’s most important to them — from sports, to news, to music, to talk.”

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Job Title	Location
National Account Executive	New York, NY
TechOps Lead, Infrastructure	Palo Alto, CA
Radio Announcers Part-time	New York, NY
National Account Executive	New York, NY
Media Supervisor, Digital – LA	Los Angeles, CA

See all 32 job postings

FWD.us - FWD.us is a San Francisco, CA based lobbying organization that promotes "policies to keep the United States and its citizens competitive in a global economy."

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Job Title	Location
Development Associate	San Francisco, CA
Copywriter	New York, NY
Fall Apprentice Internship	New York, NY
Digital Advcoacy Fellowship	San Francisco, CA
Research Fellow	Los Angeles, CA

See all 16 job postings

Xamarin - Xamarin is a San Francisco, CA based company allows developers to write “apps entirely in C#, sharing the same code on iOS, Android, Windows and Mac.”

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Job Title	Location
Technical Product Manager	Washington, DC
Software Developer	New York, NY
Web Operations Engineer	New Jersey
Junior Software Engineer	New Jersey
Sr. Mobile Developer	Redwood City, CA

See all 296 job postings

Luminate - A lot of companies have put ads alongside images, but Luminate is a Mountain View, CA based company that is putting them in the actual images.

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Job Title	Location
Consultant, Development Expertise	New York, NY
Web Marketing Specialist	Duarte, CA
Campaign Specialist, Digital Marketing and Fundraising	New York, NY
Data Analyst Internship	Mountain View, CA
Sales Intern	Mountain View, CA

See all 78 job postings

Snaptracs - Snaptracs is a San Diego, CA based company whose system “allows you to track your pet’s location and activity from your computer or mobile device.”

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Job Title	Location
Graphic Design Intern	San Diego, CA
Marketing Intern	San Diego, CA
Marketing Intern	San Diego, CA

See all 2 job postings

Textile Society of America - Textile Society of America is a Berkeley, CA non-profit that “provides an international forum for the exchange and dissemination of information about textiles worldwide."

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Job Title	Location
Technical Engineer (Nationwide)	Montgomery, AL
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts Research Fellow	San Francisco, CA
AmeriCorps Member - on Campus	Glenmoore, PA
AmeriCorps: Soltane Bridges, off-campus	Glenmoore, PA
Coworker with Horticultural Therapy Emphasis	Glenmoore, PA

See all 3 job postings

Centro - Centro is a Chicago, IL based company that works “to improve the lives of those working in the advertising industry by building media management software."

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Job Title	Location
Teachers Assistant Spanish	Chicago, IL
Piping Designer	Oklahoma City, OK
Representantes Bilingües de Centro De Llamandas	Lynnwood, WA
SALES ASSOCIATE	El Centro, CA
Sales Associate	El Centro, CA

See all 489 job postings

Zepp Labs - Zepp Labs is a Los Gatos, CA based company that “empowers athletes and coaches with meaningful performance information to help them immediately improve their game.”

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Job Title	Location
National Sales Representative - Sports Specialty Channel	Los Gatos, CA
Technical Program Manager (Software - Mobile Apps and Web Development)	Los Gatos, CA
Senior UI Designer	Los Gatos, CA
Senior QA Engineer	Los Gatos, CA
Senior Front-End Engineer / UI Developer	Los Gatos, CA

See all 5 job postings

Bay Area Wilderness Training - Bay Area Wilderness Training was “founded with the idea that California’s bountiful wilderness areas are a vast – yet untapped – resource for local youth-serving organizations.”

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Job Title	Location
Documentation Agent (Anchorage Office)	Alaska
Island Counselor - Cape Cod area	Barnstable, MA
Small Craft Operator, WG-5786-12	Isle Royale National Park, MI
Chief of Veterinary Services - Administr...	Orange County, CA

See all 2 job postings

Triggit - Triggit is a San Fran based company that “enables advertisers and agencies to build, run, measure, and optimize retargeting-driven display campaigns from a single platform.”

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Job Title	Location
Brazilian Datatech Associate/ Datatech Pleno	United States
VP of Marketing	San Francisco, CA
Account Intern	San Francisco, CA
Jr. Brazilian Account Analyst (English Speaking)/ Analista Digital (Inglês fluente)	United States
Account Manager	San Francisco, CA

See all 24 job postings

Stitcher - Stitcher is a San Francisco, CA based company that lets you access “over 20,000+ radio shows and podcasts on your iPhone, iPad, Android or PC–anytime, anywhere.”

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Job Title	Location
Bindery Operator	Hackensack, NJ
bindery production person / press feeder / on call truck driver	Canton, MA
Shoe Stitcher	Los Angeles, CA
Maintenance Technician	Fall River, WI
Bindery Operator 2	Philadelphia, PA

See all 168 job postings

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation - Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is an Agoura Hills, CA based non-profit “family foundation established in 1944 by the man who started Hilton Hotels.”

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Job Title	Location
Investment Analyst	Agoura Hills, CA

See all 0 job postings

Sojern - Sojern is based in San Francisco and has developed a travel-focused “robust audience engagement platform [that] is powered by machine-learning technology."

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Job Title	Location
Account Manager	New York, NY
Regional Sales Director, Hotels	New York, NY
Production Coordinator & Designer	San Francisco, CA
Director / Senior PR Manager	San Francisco, CA
High Performance Engineer	San Francisco, CA

See all 3 job postings

Tradesy - Tradesy is a Santa Monica, CA based marketplace for new and gently used fashion that can “turn your closet into cash.”

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Job Title	Location
Customer Marketing	Santa Monica, CA
Marketing Designer	Santa Monica, CA
E-Commerce Merchandising Associate	Santa Monica, CA
Customer Support Representative	Santa Monica, CA
Editorial Director	Santa Monica, CA

See all 5 job postings

Gameloft - Gameloft is a New York, NY based company that allows its “fans to play games anywhere, anytime, and on any digital platform.”

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Job Title	Location
Programming Intern	New York, NY
Game Economy Designer	New York, NY
Animator	New Orleans, LA
Cover Artist	New York, NY
Research Analyst	New York, NY

See all 30 job postings

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