25+ Media & Journalism Jobs in Atlanta, GA

Observed local wages are better than many people assume for experienced newsroom talent: Atlanta news analysts, reporters, and journalists showed a $85,040 median, $56,890 at the 25th percentile, $105,060 at the 75th percentile, and $161,450 at the 90th percentile in 2025. The broader arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media family sat lower, with a $64,540 median in Atlanta, and current posted salaries in the local sample center on about $70k to $80k with a broader band of about $60k to $132k.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 16 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $62,475 at the 25th percentile, $67,170 at the median and $69,625 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 15, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Atlanta is a real but selective market for this category: metro unemployment was 3.4% in August 2026 and metro employment was up 2.0156% year over year, but Georgia's media, journalism & entertainment postings were down 12.5% year over year in September. The local opportunity set is broad enough to matter—more than 100 postings across more than 75 companies were observed over the last 90 days—but hiring is fragmented and skews toward multimedia production, photography, technical writing, and on-site work rather than a wide-open traditional newsroom market. Pay can be solid for established talent, with Atlanta news analysts, reporters, and journalists showing a $85,040 median annual wage in 2025, yet the national outlook for core reporting jobs still points to a 6% decline from 2025 to 2035.

Best positioned: Candidates with a bachelor's degree, a reel or clips package, and hands-on video editing, photography, Adobe Premiere Pro, and writing or technical-writing skills have the best odds, especially for on-site entry and mid-level roles.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming Atlanta is mainly hiring classic reporter tracks; current demand is more mixed, and statewide category postings are down 12.5% year over year while local skill demand leans toward production and technical versatility.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 30 openings in this market. 5 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Cortland County Burn Fund Inc.: 2 open roles
2. Cox Media Group: 2 open roles
3. Fulton County Government: 2 open roles
4. Georgia Institute of Technology: 2 open roles
5. Overtime: 2 open roles
6. CDC: 1 open role
7. Cox: 1 open role
8. Cox Enterprises, Inc.: 1 open role
9. DanceBUG Inc.: 1 open role
10. Decaturish: 1 open role

Where the openings are

• Atlanta: 21
• Decatur: 2
• Marietta: 2
• Norcross: 1
• Lawrenceville: 1
• Sandy Springs: 1
• Douglasville: 1
• Fayetteville: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 25 (89%), hybrid 3 (11%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is not concentrated in one flagship newsroom. Over the last 90 days, Atlanta showed more than 100 postings across more than 75 companies, and hiring in the sample was fragmented across employers. The most-active industries inside the category were media (about 25%), photography (about 15%), broadcast media production and distribution (about 15%), software development (about 10%), and online audio and video media (about 10%), which points to a market where camera, editing, and production skills travel across several employer types. That mix matters because the strongest current demand is broader than classic newspaper reporting. The most-requested hard skills were video editing and photography (each about 15%), followed by Adobe Premiere Pro, editing, technical writing, motion graphics, video production, and writing (each about 10%). Local signals reinforce that skew: WABE advertised an investigations editor on a 21-person news team, while CBS Atlanta said it planned 40 additional employees for a new Chamblee studio built around augmented- and virtual-reality production tools. There is still a real civic-reporting niche. WABE's investigations editor search and the AHCJ Atlanta event featuring ProPublica, GPB, and health-reporting voices show an active local network for enterprise and beat reporting, especially where reporting skill meets public-service expertise.

• Broadcast and digital video production (high): This is the clearest current concentration: local postings emphasize video editing, photography, Adobe Premiere Pro, and video production, and CBS Atlanta is expanding its studio staff.
• Technical writing and documentation (moderate): Technical writing appears in about 10% of local skill asks, and software development represents about 10% of the category's industry mix, giving experienced writers a steadier media-adjacent lane.
• Investigative and public-media reporting (moderate): WABE's investigations editor search and Atlanta's active health-reporting network show a viable niche for beat depth, enterprise reporting, and public-service journalism.
• Traditional newspaper general assignment ladders (limited): These paths look tighter after AJC's newsroom-related cuts and leadership reset, and the national long-run outlook for reporters is still negative.

Where to focus: Prioritize on-site broadcast, digital video, and technical or beat-specialist roles first, then treat classic general-assignment newsroom paths as a narrower submarket.

Roles worth searching next

• Brand-side video producer: The same shooting, editing, and motion-ready workflow travels well because local demand already leans toward video editing, photography, and video production.
• Corporate communications writer/editor: Strong reporters and editors can reuse interviewing, synthesis, and deadline discipline when pure newsroom slots feel tight.
• Content marketing producer/editor: Audio, video, scripting, and explainer packaging overlap with what publishers say they are prioritizing in video and audio formats.
• Motion designer / graphics producer: Motion graphics already appears in local skill asks, making this a realistic pivot for multimedia candidates willing to build a design-led portfolio.

What postings ask for

• Video editing / Adobe Premiere Pro (table_stakes | immediate): Video editing appears in about 15% of local postings and Adobe Premiere Pro in about 10%, making this one of the clearest screening tools in the market. Who: Entry-level candidates, multimedia journalists, producers, videographers, and career switchers with visual work.
• Photography and field capture (table_stakes | immediate): Photography shows up in about 15% of local postings, and photography-heavy employers are visible in the local industry mix. Who: Reporters who shoot their own material, photojournalists, event shooters, and local-news applicants.
• Technical writing (differentiator | immediate): Technical writing appears in about 10% of local skill asks and software development accounts for about 10% of the local industry mix, so this skill opens doors beyond pure newsroom employers. Who: Career switchers, subject-matter experts, editors with documentation experience, and writers seeking steadier employer types.
• Data journalism stack: SQL, Python or R, Tableau or Power BI (premium | near-term): Emerging data-journalism skills include SQL, Python, R, Tableau, and Power BI, and data analysis was identified by 61% of surveyed respondents as a needed technical skill for journalists. Who: Investigative reporters, beat reporters, editors, and mid-career candidates trying to separate from generalists.
• Digital verification and fact-checking (premium | immediate): A newsroom study found 87% of respondents expected digital verification and fact-checking to be a key technical skill, which matters more as AI-generated content increases. Who: Reporters, assignment editors, producers, and anyone covering breaking or sourced material.
• AI research and prompting fluency (differentiator | near-term): AI is becoming embedded in newsroom workflows, and 70% of surveyed respondents identified AI prompt engineering and optimization as a needed skill. Who: Editors, producers, researchers, and reporters who handle large document sets or repetitive production work.

Questions about this market

What do Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Observed local wages are better than many people assume for experienced newsroom talent: Atlanta news analysts, reporters, and journalists showed a $85,040 median, $56,890 at the 25th percentile, $105,060 at the 75th percentile, and $161,450 at the 90th percentile in 2025. The broader arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media family sat lower, with a $64,540 median in Atlanta, and current posted salaries in the local sample center on about $70k to $80k with a broader band of about $60k to $132k. That means Atlanta can pay well, but mainly when you bring scarce specialization. Current Georgia offered salaries for this category averaged about $70,792 on new openings, versus about $65,840 across all occupations statewide, so the premium is real but not huge.

Where is demand for Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA concentrated?

Opportunity is not concentrated in one flagship newsroom. Over the last 90 days, Atlanta showed more than 100 postings across more than 75 companies, and hiring in the sample was fragmented across employers. The most-active industries inside the category were media (about 25%), photography (about 15%), broadcast media production and distribution (about 15%), software development (about 10%), and online audio and video media (about 10%), which points to a market where camera, editing, and production skills travel across several employer types. That mix matters because the strongest current demand is broader than classic newspaper reporting. The most-requested hard skills were video editing and photography (each about 15%), followed by Adobe Premiere Pro, editing, technical writing, motion graphics, video production, and writing (each about 10%). Local signals reinforce that skew: WABE advertised an investigations editor on a 21-person news team, while CBS Atlanta said it planned 40 additional employees for a new Chamblee studio built around augmented- and virtual-reality production tools. There is still a real civic-reporting niche. WABE's investigations editor search and the AHCJ Atlanta event featuring ProPublica, GPB, and health-reporting voices show an active local network for enterprise and beat reporting, especially where reporting skill meets public-service expertise.

Which employers are hiring the most Media, Journalism & Entertainment talent in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Lifetouch Inc. (5 postings), Camunda (5 postings), Georgia Association of Broadcasters (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 15% are remote and 10% hybrid, with 80% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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