Working Nurse

the early days

Company History

Long before Working Nurse, there was a free jobs publication called Working World. If you had been walking near 7th and Fig in the summer of 1988, you might have been handed a copy. Back then, we were a start-up operation run out of a studio apartment in West Hollywood. Working World was originally launched as an alternative source to the Los Angeles Times Classifieds. The company was founded on a shoestring budget by people with no publishing experience; it is a classic American Dream story.

Twenty years later, the company has expanded to include three more magazines, job fairs, and ventures into cyberspace. We employ 14 people full-time and have a plethora of freelance writers, editors, proofreaders, and distribution staff.

We don’t “handpass” the magazine anymore. Now, a network of 2,000 street-mounted newsracks distribute 100,000 copies of each issue to the working people of Southern California. If you’ve ever walked through the business districts of Los Angeles, you’ve undoubtedly seen our newsracks. They are bright red with JOBS printed on the pedestal. Our circulation area covers Pasadena to Santa Monica, Long Beach to Woodland Hills. We are truly part of the cityscape.

Working World magazine was designed to be read on a coffee break. It provides excellent career-related information along with job listings. Our market is entry level through mid-management, and we are proud to provide a useful resource for the past 20 years to the people of Los Angeles.

In 2003, Catherine Rhodes and Randy Goldring expanded the company to include Working Nurse, which combines career related editorial and job opportunities for nurses. Working Nurse is a direct-mail publication sent to 100,000 RNs in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Orange Counties. Last year, we expanded Working Nurse magazine to include an Arizona edition. If you wish to receive a copy of our print magazines, please go to Contact Us.