Joshua Schare is the City of West Hollywood’s Director of Communications. In this role, he oversees the City’s communications, media, and digital media efforts.

Schare is a member of the City’s executive team and works in coordination with West Hollywood’s City Manager, City Councilmembers, and more than two-dozen Departments and Divisions. He also works in coordination with Los Angeles County agencies such as the Sheriff’s Department, Fire Department, and Department of Public Health, and local organizations such as West Hollywood’s Chamber of Commerce, Travel and Tourism Board, and Business Improvement Districts.

Schare oversees the City’s Media & Marketing Division, which works to provide timely information to reporters and editors, to deliver content for social media/web engagement across multiple platforms, and to generate programming on the City’s WeHoTV broadcast and streaming network. He provides marketing/branding and community engagement support for the City’s large-scale initiatives, such as capital campaign projects, as well as focused efforts including economic development, urban planning, and arts programs. He also oversees the City’s film office, which works with TV, music, and film productions to highlight West Hollywood as a location destination.

Schare joined the City of West Hollywood in 2013 as its Public Information Officer. In 2017 he was promoted to Division Manager and in 2022 he was appointed to Director of Communications.

He holds a BA in Politics and History from the University of California at Santa Cruz and an MBA from the Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University.