25+ Media & Journalism Jobs in Philadelphia, PA

Local direct pay is respectable but uneven. For news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the metro, BLS reported a 2025 median of $63,690, a mean of $98,170, a 25th percentile of $53,790, and a 75th percentile of $85,760. Across the broader arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media family, the metro median was $62,500 and the mean was $75,130. By contrast, Revelio Public Labor Statistics estimated a mean offered salary on new Pennsylvania openings in this category of about $60,319 in September 2026, based on n=401, which is closer to the local median than the local mean.

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Advertised pay

Across the 11 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $38,480 at the 25th percentile, $77,000 at the median and $84,230 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

Philadelphia is a workable but competitive market for this category right now. The metro shows more than 75 observed openings across more than 50 companies over the last 90 days, but hiring is fragmented, about 75% on-site, and about 55% entry-level rather than deep or broad. The hardest part is traditional journalism itself: BLS counted 460 local jobs for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in 2025, metro information employment was down 3.6609% year over year in August 2026, and Pennsylvania media, journalism, and entertainment postings were down 5.7% year over year in September 2026.

Best positioned: Your best odds are as a visibly local, portfolio-first storyteller who can write, shoot, edit, and work on-site across arts, photography, education, publishing, or public-service media rather than aiming only at legacy newsroom reporter seats.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is treating this as a pure newsroom market; the observed mix leans toward performing arts, retail, photography, publishing, and education, while journalism-specific seats are much fewer.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 25 openings in this market. 3 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Forbes Media LLC.: 3 open roles
2. Audacy, Inc.: 2 open roles
3. Xcite Automotive: 2 open roles
4. bmc: 1 open role
5. Calcium+ Company: 1 open role
6. DanceBUG Inc.: 1 open role
7. Deloitte: 1 open role
8. Far Inspections: 1 open role
9. Fox Corporation: 1 open role
10. Glossier: 1 open role

Where the openings are

• Philadelphia: 12
• Wilmington: 7
• Lower Merion Township: 2
• New York, New York, United States or Philadelphia: 1
• Plymouth Meeting: 1
• Norristown: 1
• Lansdale: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 17 (71%), remote 5 (21%), hybrid 2 (8%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers rather than a few dominant buyers. In the Callings.ai job database, more than 75 postings appeared across more than 50 companies over the last 90 days, and employer concentration was fragmented. The industry mix leaned toward performing arts at about 30%, retail at about 20%, photography at about 15%, book and periodical publishing at about 10%, and education at about 10%, so many openings look closer to event capture, performance, portrait or school-photo operations, and mission-driven publishing than to classic metro-newsroom reporting. That matters because traditional journalism is only a narrow slice of the local category. BLS estimated 31,430 jobs across the broader arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media family in the metro, but only 460 jobs in the specific news analysts, reporters, and journalists occupation. Local information employment was 50 thousand in August 2026 and down 3.6609% year over year, which is a warning sign for newsroom and broadcast seat growth. At the same time, the posting mix is about 55% entry-level and about 75% on-site, so access is better if you can physically be in market and are willing to start in production-heavy or adjacent storytelling roles.

• Traditional newsrooms and public media (limited): Still the prestige path, but it is the narrowest slice locally: only 460 jobs in the specific reporter and journalist occupation, with selective activity around The Philadelphia Inquirer and WHYY rather than a broad wave of newsroom expansion.
• Performing arts and live-event media (high): The largest posting slice sits in performing arts at about 30%, which favors performers, venue-based production, live-event capture, and multimedia support work.
• Photography and school or retail production (high): Retail and photography are two of the larger observed slices, at about 20% and about 15%, and Lifetouch Inc. is one of the most active named employers in the sample.
• Community and fellowship-based storytelling (moderate): Fellowships and local networking still exist through efforts like Al-Bustan's six-month storytelling fellowship and PABJ's recruiter-attended media job fair, but these are episodic openings rather than a deep steady pipeline.

Where to focus: Focus first on on-site multimedia roles in arts, photography, education, and public-service media, and treat pure reporter openings at legacy newsrooms as stretch applications rather than your whole search.

Roles worth searching next

• Content strategist or copywriter: Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills show up in local postings, and this adjacent path lets you sell those skills into marketing-owned content teams instead of waiting on newsroom headcount.
• Communications specialist or public affairs writer: Interviewing, explanatory writing, and beat knowledge transfer well into institutional communications, especially for candidates with civic, education, or nonprofit subject matter expertise.
• Marketing-owned video producer: Local demand includes photography, video editing, and camera operation, but many brand-side video roles sit outside this report's core category and can be a practical landing zone.
• Development writer or fundraising communications specialist: WHYY said further hiring after its WPSU deal would tilt especially toward fundraising and development, which can be a realistic bridge for mission-driven media applicants who can write clearly and tell impact stories.

What postings ask for

• Photography (differentiator | immediate): Photography is the most-cited hard skill in the observed local postings at about 15%, and the local mix includes photography-heavy employers and industry demand. Who: Entry-level candidates, visual storytellers, and career switchers with event or portrait experience.
• Video editing (differentiator | immediate): Video editing appears in about 10% of local postings and pairs well with a market that is mostly on-site rather than remote. Who: Anyone targeting producer, videographer, or multimedia roles.
• Camera operation (table_stakes | immediate): Camera operation shows up in about 10% of postings, making it a real baseline skill for field production, live events, and broadcast-adjacent work. Who: Entry-level applicants and anyone trying to convert freelance or hobby work into paid production jobs.
• Storytelling, writing, and editing (premium | immediate): Storytelling and editing each appear in about 10% of local postings, with writing at about 5%, and publishers nationally still prioritize original reporting, contextual explanation, and human stories. Who: Journalists, editors, podcast or video producers, and switchers trying to prove editorial judgment.
• AI-assisted reporting and production workflow (premium | near-term): Local and national signals both point this way: The Philadelphia Inquirer added AI protections to its contract, Lenfest expanded a journalism AI fellowship with a $5 million commitment plus up to $5 million in support, and Reuters Institute found 64% of surveyed news leaders citing automation uses such as transcription, copyediting help, and metadata. Who: Mid-career journalists, editors, producers, and ambitious entry-level candidates who want to stand out without overselling generic AI buzzwords.
• Project management and production coordination (differentiator | near-term): Project management appears in about 5% of postings, and it matters more in a fragmented market where small teams expect one person to coordinate shoots, edits, deadlines, and stakeholders. Who: Mid-career candidates and switchers with agency, event, nonprofit, or classroom production experience.

Questions about this market

What do Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles pay in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Local direct pay is respectable but uneven. For news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the metro, BLS reported a 2025 median of $63,690, a mean of $98,170, a 25th percentile of $53,790, and a 75th percentile of $85,760. Across the broader arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media family, the metro median was $62,500 and the mean was $75,130. By contrast, Revelio Public Labor Statistics estimated a mean offered salary on new Pennsylvania openings in this category of about $60,319 in September 2026, based on n=401, which is closer to the local median than the local mean. This is a market where many realistic offers cluster around the low-$60k range, while a smaller number of broadcast, analyst, or senior editorial jobs pull the averages up. Metro wages and salaries rose 3.1% over the year ending June 2026, while national CPI rose +3.0%, so recent pay growth looks more like inflation-matching than major real-income expansion.

Where is demand for Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers rather than a few dominant buyers. In the Callings.ai job database, more than 75 postings appeared across more than 50 companies over the last 90 days, and employer concentration was fragmented. The industry mix leaned toward performing arts at about 30%, retail at about 20%, photography at about 15%, book and periodical publishing at about 10%, and education at about 10%, so many openings look closer to event capture, performance, portrait or school-photo operations, and mission-driven publishing than to classic metro-newsroom reporting. That matters because traditional journalism is only a narrow slice of the local category. BLS estimated 31,430 jobs across the broader arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media family in the metro, but only 460 jobs in the specific news analysts, reporters, and journalists occupation. Local information employment was 50 thousand in August 2026 and down 3.6609% year over year, which is a warning sign for newsroom and broadcast seat growth. At the same time, the posting mix is about 55% entry-level and about 75% on-site, so access is better if you can physically be in market and are willing to start in production-heavy or adjacent storytelling roles.

Which employers are hiring the most Media, Journalism & Entertainment talent in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Recent postings show the most activity from Theatre Philadelphia (15 postings), Lifetouch Inc. (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 15% hybrid, with 75% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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