250+ Media & Journalism Jobs in New York, NY

Observed local wages are strong but uneven. In the New York metro, BLS reported a mean hourly wage of $52.51 across arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations in May 2025 versus $41.50 for all occupations locally. For the broader media-and-communication occupational family, BLS shows a local median of $86,000, with the 25th percentile at $61,970 and the 75th percentile at $129,960. For news analysts, reporters, and journalists specifically, BLS shows a local median of $101,670 and a 25th-to-75th percentile range of $80,700 to $168,100. As a current directional check rather than an official wage series, posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $89k to $109k, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new New York openings at about $90,591 in September 2026 (n=1,384).

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Advertised pay

Across the 254 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $75,000 at the 25th percentile, $95,000 at the median and $124,635 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

New York remains a major media market, but this is a selective market rather than an easy one. The metro unemployment rate was 4.7% in August 2026 and total metro nonfarm employment was up 0.5029% year over year, so the broader backdrop is stable. For media, journalism & entertainment specifically, Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows New York employment essentially flat year over year while active postings were up 6.6% in September 2026, which points to targeted hiring and replacement demand more than broad expansion.

Best positioned: The best odds belong to candidates who can pair clips or a reel with SEO/off-platform audience skills, video editing, and data-literate packaging for publisher or news-video teams.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming that "New York media" means abundant remote entry jobs; only about 10% of postings are remote and only about 25% are entry level.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 288 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Dow Jones & Company: 10 open roles
2. The New York Times Company: 10 open roles
3. News Corp: 7 open roles
4. The New York Times Company: 6 open roles
5. Dailymail: 5 open roles
6. Deloitte: 4 open roles
7. Dow Jones: 4 open roles
8. New York Post: 4 open roles
9. Paramount Group: 4 open roles
10. Versant Media, LLC: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• New York: 248
• Jersey City: 5
• Morristown: 3
• Englewood Cliffs: 3
• Stamford: 3
• Newark: 2
• Summit: 2
• New York City: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 152 (54%), hybrid 93 (33%), remote 36 (13%)

Where the demand is

Most observable opportunity is clustered in publishing-led employers and adjacent media-production teams. In the local posting sample, the most-active industries were media at about 20%, publishing at about 15%, newspaper publishing at about 15%, media production at about 10%, and software development at about 10%. Named employers with recurring activity included The New York Times Company, New York Post, News Corp, Dow Jones & Company, NYC Service, and Lifetouch Inc., but the market is fragmented rather than dominated by one firm. The skill concentration is not just traditional reporting. Local postings most often asked for video editing, project management, editing, writing, Adobe Premiere Pro, video production, data analysis, and SEO, and recent New York Times moves reinforced the same pattern with leadership around Search, Social, off-platform distribution, and vertical video. That means candidates who can report or edit and also package work for platforms are competing in the strongest pocket of the market. Evidence is much stronger for journalism, publishing, audience, and video workflows than for live performance, music, or other entertainment sub-roles in this metro bundle. If your target is performing arts or talent-based entertainment, assume this page is less precise for your niche and verify with role-specific sources.

• Publisher and newspaper newsrooms (high): This is the clearest local cluster, with publishing and newspaper publishing accounting for about 30% of the observed industry mix and recurring activity from The New York Times Company, New York Post, News Corp, and Dow Jones & Company.
• Video, social, and off-platform editorial (high): Recent local moves around Search, Social, off-platform distribution, and vertical video, combined with demand for video editing, Premiere Pro, SEO, and data analysis, make this one of the best-aligned growth pockets.
• Community, civic, and public-service information roles (moderate): NYC Service appeared among active employers, and CUNY community-media and career-fair programming points to ongoing local pathways through community reporting, internships, and freelance work.
• Performance and music sub-roles (limited): There may be openings, but the evidence in this bundle is far thinner here than it is for news, publishing, and video, so job seekers should treat this segment as harder to read.

Where to focus: Target publisher and video-audience roles where editorial judgment plus platform fluency meet clear local demand.

Roles worth searching next

• Audience development or SEO strategist: It uses the same instincts behind headline testing, search visibility, social packaging, and analytics-aware publishing.
• Corporate communications writer or editor: Strong reporting, interviewing, editing, and deadline skills transfer well to executive, internal, and external communications work.
• Brand video producer inside a marketing team: Video editing, scripting, producing, and short-form packaging map directly from local media demand.
• Audience insights or content analytics analyst: This path builds on data analysis, SEO, distribution, and story-performance interpretation without requiring a pure journalism seat.

What postings ask for

• Video editing (differentiator | immediate): It appears in about 15% of local postings, and recent New York Times staffing news highlights vertical-video demand. Who: Reporters, producers, photographers, videographers, and early-career candidates who need a concrete edge.
• Adobe Premiere Pro (table_stakes | immediate): Premiere Pro shows up in about 10% of local postings, which makes it a common baseline tool for video-forward editorial work. Who: Anyone targeting video journalist, editor, producer, or multimedia reporter roles.
• SEO and off-platform audience distribution (premium | immediate): SEO appears in about 10% of local postings, and The New York Times explicitly added leadership for Search, Social, and off-platform work in New York. Who: Editors, reporters, audience producers, and mid-career candidates trying to stay relevant in publisher hiring.
• Data analysis (differentiator | near-term): Data analysis appears in about 10% of local postings, and broader industry research points to audience intelligence as a core 2026 priority. Who: Beat reporters, investigative candidates, audience editors, and career switchers with quantitative backgrounds.
• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): Project management appears in about 15% of local postings, reflecting the need to coordinate editors, visuals, video, product, and publishing timelines. Who: Mid-career editors, producers, and candidates moving into larger newsroom or studio teams.
• Editing and writing together (table_stakes | immediate): Editing and writing each show up in about 10% of local postings, which suggests employers still want strong fundamentals even when roles are platform-aware. Who: Everyone in scope, especially entry-level candidates who need to prove basics before specialization pays off.

Questions about this market

What do Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Observed local wages are strong but uneven. In the New York metro, BLS reported a mean hourly wage of $52.51 across arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations in May 2025 versus $41.50 for all occupations locally. For the broader media-and-communication occupational family, BLS shows a local median of $86,000, with the 25th percentile at $61,970 and the 75th percentile at $129,960. For news analysts, reporters, and journalists specifically, BLS shows a local median of $101,670 and a 25th-to-75th percentile range of $80,700 to $168,100. As a current directional check rather than an official wage series, posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $89k to $109k, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new New York openings at about $90,591 in September 2026 (n=1,384). New York still pays above national benchmarks: the national median was $62,200 for reporters and journalists and $77,920 for editors in May 2025. That premium is real, but so is the cost base, with the metro home price index up 5.6% year over year in July 2026.

Where is demand for Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ concentrated?

Most observable opportunity is clustered in publishing-led employers and adjacent media-production teams. In the local posting sample, the most-active industries were media at about 20%, publishing at about 15%, newspaper publishing at about 15%, media production at about 10%, and software development at about 10%. Named employers with recurring activity included The New York Times Company, New York Post, News Corp, Dow Jones & Company, NYC Service, and Lifetouch Inc., but the market is fragmented rather than dominated by one firm. The skill concentration is not just traditional reporting. Local postings most often asked for video editing, project management, editing, writing, Adobe Premiere Pro, video production, data analysis, and SEO, and recent New York Times moves reinforced the same pattern with leadership around Search, Social, off-platform distribution, and vertical video. That means candidates who can report or edit and also package work for platforms are competing in the strongest pocket of the market. Evidence is much stronger for journalism, publishing, audience, and video workflows than for live performance, music, or other entertainment sub-roles in this metro bundle. If your target is performing arts or talent-based entertainment, assume this page is less precise for your niche and verify with role-specific sources.

Which employers are hiring the most Media, Journalism & Entertainment talent in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Recent postings show the most activity from The New York Times Company (20 postings), New York Post (20 postings), NYC Service (15 postings), Lifetouch Inc. (15 postings), News Corp (15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 35% hybrid, with 55% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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