Media & Journalism Jobs in Minneapolis, MN

Direct local government data says the broad arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media group averaged $35.23 per hour in May 2025, while the broader local media occupational family had a $65,230 median, a $48,400 25th percentile, and an $85,270 75th percentile in 2025. For one journalism occupation series, local pay shows a $49,680 median in 2025, while an earlier BLS OEWS page listed a $68,190 median for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the metro in 2024, so sub-role mix matters a lot. Directional posting data is lower at the entry end: hourly local postings center on about $20 to $23 / hour, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $18 to $26 / hour, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new Minnesota media openings at about $63,921 in September 2026 (n=227).

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 10 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $55,245 at the 25th percentile, $64,950 at the median and $80,879 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

Local conditions are workable, but this is not an easy market. Metro unemployment was 4.2 percent in August 2026 on the seasonally adjusted series, while the broader metro unemployment series was 4.7% and up 17.5000% year-over-year. At the same time, Minneapolis-St. Paul Information employment fell -7.0588% year-over-year in August, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Minnesota media, journalism & entertainment employment and active postings essentially flat year-over-year in September. That points to a replacement market with selective openings rather than broad expansion.

Best positioned: Candidates with a multi-format portfolio—editing plus photo/video or docs-as-code workflow skills—and willingness to work on-site have the best odds, because local postings emphasize editing, photography, video editing, markdown, git, and reStructuredText, and about 70% of roles are on-site.

Main caution: Do not assume a broad newsroom rebound: the local sample showed more than 40 postings across more than 30 companies over the last 90 days, while Pioneer Press and the Minnesota Star Tribune both showed recent newsroom cuts.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 13 openings in this market. 1 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Thomson Reuters Corporation: 2 open roles
2. Bellagala: 1 open role
3. CBS Corporation: 1 open role
4. DanceBUG Inc.: 1 open role
5. Deloitte: 1 open role
6. Minnesota Timberwolves: 1 open role
7. Mncourts: 1 open role
8. Paramount Group: 1 open role
9. Snappr Inc.: 1 open role
10. Social Media Ministries: 1 open role

Where the openings are

• Minneapolis: 6
• Eagan: 3
• Burnsville: 1
• Saint Paul: 1
• Austin: 1
• Anoka: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 9 (69%), remote 3 (23%), hybrid 1 (8%)

Where the demand is

This is not a broad-volume market. The local sample captured more than 40 postings across more than 30 companies over the last 90 days, and the metro mix leans heavily on-site, so access comes from targeting a few real clusters rather than waiting for a large wave of openings. The skill mix is also unusually split between classic media work and technical-documentation workflows: editing and photography each appear in about 15% of postings, while video editing, markdown, git, writing, project management, and reStructuredText each appear in about 10%. Legacy newsroom opportunity exists, but it is not the center of gravity. The strongest fresh local signals include a KSTP-TV news-director opening and a leadership change at MinnPost, while Pioneer Press and the Minnesota Star Tribune both showed recent newsroom cuts or buyouts. That combination suggests selective replacement hiring, backfills, and leadership resets rather than expansion across local news. The steadier lane appears to be enterprise and specialty media work inside larger employers. Recent local employer signals include Lifetouch Inc., Thomson Reuters Corporation, Optum, Inc., Deloitte, Toro Co., MSP Communications, and The Minnesota Star Tribune, which points to opportunities spanning photography, documentation, trade publishing, and in-house editorial operations rather than only reporter jobs.

• Enterprise editorial and documentation (high): Local skill demand includes markdown, git, reStructuredText, writing, project management, and editing, and active local employers include Thomson Reuters Corporation, Optum, Inc., Deloitte, and Toro Co.
• Visual production and photo/video (moderate): Photography and video editing show up meaningfully in the local skill mix, and Lifetouch Inc. is among the more active named employers.
• Legacy local news and broadcast (limited): There are still openings, including a KSTP-TV news-director vacancy, but Pioneer Press and the Minnesota Star Tribune both showed recent newsroom reductions, so this lane is selective.

Where to focus: Prioritize employers that value multi-format output—editing plus visual production or docs-as-code—rather than applying only to traditional reporter openings.

Roles worth searching next

• Marketing communications / content specialist: The same local demand for editing, writing, video editing, and project management transfers well into content and communications teams.
• Brand-side social video producer: Photography and video editing already sit near the top of the local skill mix, so visual storytellers can move into brand and growth teams more easily than into shrinking newsrooms.
• Corporate communications / PR specialist: Research, interviewing, editing, public-records literacy, and verification transfer well to message development and executive communications.
• Instructional designer / learning media specialist: Project management, writing, video, and documentation workflows overlap with how many employers package training content and knowledge assets.

What postings ask for

• Editing (table_stakes | immediate): Editing shows up in about 15% of local postings and cuts across newsroom, photo, and documentation work. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level candidates and career switchers.
• Photography (differentiator | immediate): Photography appears in about 15% of local postings, and Lifetouch Inc. is one of the more active named local employers. Who: Photojournalists, multimedia reporters, and switchers with visual portfolios.
• Video editing (differentiator | immediate): Video editing appears in about 10% of local postings, and MMJ-style roles increasingly expect one person to shoot, edit, and publish across broadcast and digital. Who: Entry-level and mid-career reporters, producers, and visual storytellers.
• Markdown, Git, and reStructuredText (premium | immediate): Markdown, git, and reStructuredText each appear in about 10% of local postings, which signals a real documentation lane inside this market, not just traditional newsroom writing. Who: Technical writers, editors, and subject-matter switchers moving into documentation-heavy roles.
• Project management (differentiator | near-term): Project management appears in about 10% of local postings and helps in fragmented teams where one person owns deadlines, stakeholders, and publishing flow. Who: Mid-career candidates, producers, editors, and anyone applying to enterprise roles.
• Public-records, verification, and legal awareness (premium | near-term): Minnesota added a full-time Reporters Committee attorney for journalists in September, and local journalism groups highlighted training on finding and responsibly using public information, reinforcing that records and verification skills still matter. Who: Reporters, editors, investigative candidates, and civic-news applicants.

Questions about this market

What do Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

Direct local government data says the broad arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media group averaged $35.23 per hour in May 2025, while the broader local media occupational family had a $65,230 median, a $48,400 25th percentile, and an $85,270 75th percentile in 2025. For one journalism occupation series, local pay shows a $49,680 median in 2025, while an earlier BLS OEWS page listed a $68,190 median for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the metro in 2024, so sub-role mix matters a lot. Directional posting data is lower at the entry end: hourly local postings center on about $20 to $23 / hour, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $18 to $26 / hour, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new Minnesota media openings at about $63,921 in September 2026 (n=227). This is not a low-pay market overall, but the good pay is unevenly distributed. Corporate editorial, specialty publishing, and higher-responsibility editing tend to pay better than general assignment or commodity production work.

Where is demand for Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI concentrated?

This is not a broad-volume market. The local sample captured more than 40 postings across more than 30 companies over the last 90 days, and the metro mix leans heavily on-site, so access comes from targeting a few real clusters rather than waiting for a large wave of openings. The skill mix is also unusually split between classic media work and technical-documentation workflows: editing and photography each appear in about 15% of postings, while video editing, markdown, git, writing, project management, and reStructuredText each appear in about 10%. Legacy newsroom opportunity exists, but it is not the center of gravity. The strongest fresh local signals include a KSTP-TV news-director opening and a leadership change at MinnPost, while Pioneer Press and the Minnesota Star Tribune both showed recent newsroom cuts or buyouts. That combination suggests selective replacement hiring, backfills, and leadership resets rather than expansion across local news. The steadier lane appears to be enterprise and specialty media work inside larger employers. Recent local employer signals include Lifetouch Inc., Thomson Reuters Corporation, Optum, Inc., Deloitte, Toro Co., MSP Communications, and The Minnesota Star Tribune, which points to opportunities spanning photography, documentation, trade publishing, and in-house editorial operations rather than only reporter jobs.

Which employers are hiring the most Media, Journalism & Entertainment talent in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

Recent postings show the most activity from Lifetouch Inc. (5 postings), Deloitte (5 postings), Optum, Inc. (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 15% are remote and 15% hybrid, with 70% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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