Media Jobs in Boston, MA

For Boston journalists specifically, BLS put 2025 pay at $62,750 median, $73,640 mean, $44,680 at the 25th percentile, and $102,520 at the 75th percentile. For the broader Boston media-and-communication family, the median was $78,610 and the 90th percentile was $138,720, which captures higher-paid specialties beyond reporting alone. By contrast, recent local postings centered on about $85k to $100k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $61k to $159k, while Massachusetts new-opening offered pay averaged about $71,652 in September 2026 on a smaller sample (n=301).

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 28 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $63,250 at the 25th percentile, $83,500 at the median and $99,688 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Boston is a workable but selective market for media, journalism, and entertainment job seekers. Massachusetts media, journalism & entertainment postings were up 9.5% year over year in September 2026, but statewide employment in the category was essentially flat, which looks more like churn, format shifts, and selective backfills than broad staff growth. In Boston, the broader arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media group accounted for 1.4% of employment in May 2025, so this is a real but still relatively small slice of the metro labor market. The best near-term openings appear in regional broadcast, audio, university-linked media, and technical writing or documentation, but the market remains competitive because about 65% of sampled postings were on-site and demand is spread across specialized employer types.

Best positioned: The best odds right now go to candidates who can show reported writing plus video, audio, CMS, or documentation skills and who are willing to work on-site or hybrid.

Main caution: Do not treat the current local salary bands as newsroom-reporter pay; the stronger posted ranges are likely lifted by technical writing and other specialized roles inside software, higher education, and related employers.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 41 openings in this market. 5 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Harvard Corporation: 3 open roles
2. Hearst: 2 open roles
3. HUCTW Anti-Racism Group: 2 open roles
4. Northeastern University: 2 open roles
5. WCVB Boston: 2 open roles
6. Aacr: 1 open role
7. Amazon: 1 open role
8. America's Test Kitchen, LP.: 1 open role
9. Babson Group: 1 open role
10. BEACON: 1 open role

Where the openings are

• Boston: 17
• Cambridge: 5
• Needham: 5
• Foxborough: 2
• Wellesley: 1
• San Francisco: 1
• Lowell: 1
• Dedham: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 23 (56%), hybrid 14 (34%), remote 4 (10%)

Where the demand is

The clearest openings are not evenly spread across all creative subfields. In the local posting mix, software development accounted for about 20% of category demand, while media and higher education each contributed about 15%, education about 10%, and online audio and video media about 10%. In practice, that means Boston currently looks better for technical writers, documentation specialists, podcast producers, and university-linked editorial teams than for pure legacy print or broad entertainment roles. On the newsroom side, Boston has fresh signs of targeted demand rather than blanket expansion. Spectrum News is building out NECN's Needham newsroom and plans a staff of 50 by the end of 2026, with photojournalists and producers among the roles being hired. WBUR launched a $125 million campaign with journalism, local coverage, investigative reporting, and innovation as priorities, and donors had already committed $100 million according to its chief executive. Northeastern also expanded its local-TV-news project to five newsroom partners with funded fellowships and co-ops that include Boston-area outlets. Audio remains one of the more concrete format bets. GBH News announced an eight-part new season of The Big Dig with PRX, and Boston Globe Media launched a five-episode sixth season of Turning Points with its branded-content studio.

• Technical writing and documentation (high): This is the strongest non-legacy concentration in the local sample: software development was about 20% of industry demand, and technical writing was the most-requested hard skill at about 15%.
• Public media, podcasts, and audio journalism (moderate): WBUR's campaign priorities and GBH's continued podcast production show that Boston still supports audio-heavy journalism and producer roles.
• Regional TV news and newsroom production (moderate): Spectrum's NECN buildout plus Northeastern's expanded fellowship and co-op pipeline point to demand in photojournalism, producing, and digital-first local TV work.

Where to focus: Prioritize multimedia and documentation-heavy roles at software, university, and public-media employers, then keep a second lane open for regional broadcast and audio production.

Roles worth searching next

• Content marketing specialist or copywriter: It uses the same research, interviewing, and narrative skills that journalists already bring.
• Communications or public relations specialist: Reporters and producers often transition well because they understand media logic, deadlines, and message shaping.
• Marketing-owned video producer: Producers, shooters, and editors can move over with relatively little retraining.
• Instructional designer or learning-content developer: Boston's education footprint makes learning content a practical outlet for writing, editing, and multimedia skills.

What postings ask for

• Technical writing (premium | immediate): It was the single most-requested hard skill in the local posting sample at about 15%, and it lines up with the strong presence of software and higher-education employers in the market mix. Who: Mid-career reporters, editors, subject-matter experts, and career switchers with domain depth.
• CMS and digital publishing workflows (table_stakes | immediate): Digital publishing appears in local skill demand, and BLS skill guidance emphasizes content management systems as a core current-media workflow. Who: Everyone applying to newsroom, publishing, or university-media roles.
• Video production and editing (differentiator | immediate): Video production shows up in local postings, and Spectrum's NECN buildout specifically includes producers and photojournalists. Who: Entry-level candidates, producers, photographers, and reporters who want to stay in local or regional news.
• Audio production and digital audio workstations (differentiator | near-term): BLS guidance highlights digital audio workstations, and both WBUR and GBH signaled active investment in journalism and podcast production this month. Who: Producers, reporters, editors, and career switchers targeting public media or podcast teams.
• Investigative research and verification (premium | immediate): Investigative research is part of the core skill profile, and WBUR explicitly named investigative reporting as a funding priority. Who: Reporters, editors, and experienced candidates trying to stand out from AI-assisted commodity content.
• Social distribution and curation (table_stakes | immediate): Social media curation appears in the occupation skill profile and social media also shows up in local posting demand, so packaging work for audience reach is now baseline in many roles. Who: Entry-level and mid-career applicants who want newsroom or audio roles.

Questions about this market

What do Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

For Boston journalists specifically, BLS put 2025 pay at $62,750 median, $73,640 mean, $44,680 at the 25th percentile, and $102,520 at the 75th percentile. For the broader Boston media-and-communication family, the median was $78,610 and the 90th percentile was $138,720, which captures higher-paid specialties beyond reporting alone. By contrast, recent local postings centered on about $85k to $100k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $61k to $159k, while Massachusetts new-opening offered pay averaged about $71,652 in September 2026 on a smaller sample (n=301). This is a market where some tracks pay well, but the mix matters. Boston's journalist median was only slightly above the national journalist median of $62,200, while the broader local media family pays better than that, suggesting the strongest compensation often sits in specialized editorial, production, or documentation roles rather than general assignment reporting.

Where is demand for Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH concentrated?

The clearest openings are not evenly spread across all creative subfields. In the local posting mix, software development accounted for about 20% of category demand, while media and higher education each contributed about 15%, education about 10%, and online audio and video media about 10%. In practice, that means Boston currently looks better for technical writers, documentation specialists, podcast producers, and university-linked editorial teams than for pure legacy print or broad entertainment roles. On the newsroom side, Boston has fresh signs of targeted demand rather than blanket expansion. Spectrum News is building out NECN's Needham newsroom and plans a staff of 50 by the end of 2026, with photojournalists and producers among the roles being hired. WBUR launched a $125 million campaign with journalism, local coverage, investigative reporting, and innovation as priorities, and donors had already committed $100 million according to its chief executive. Northeastern also expanded its local-TV-news project to five newsroom partners with funded fellowships and co-ops that include Boston-area outlets. Audio remains one of the more concrete format bets. GBH News announced an eight-part new season of The Big Dig with PRX, and Boston Globe Media launched a five-episode sixth season of Turning Points with its branded-content studio.

Which employers are hiring the most Media, Journalism & Entertainment talent in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Recent postings show the most activity from Boston Globe Media (5 postings), Boston University (5 postings), Northeastern University (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 65% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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