Media & Journalism Jobs in Raleigh, NC

The cleanest observed local pay benchmark in the bundle is not category-specific: Raleigh-Cary's all-occupation mean wage was $34.01 per hour, or $70,740 annually, in May 2025. Category-specific local pay is thinner and more sample-based: journalists were summarized at a $52,220 median with a $39,530 25th percentile and a $71,480 75th percentile, while editors were summarized at a $68,410 median.

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Advertised pay

Across the 9 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $49,500 at the 25th percentile, $64,803 at the median and $125,850 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Raleigh-Cary is a workable but competitive market for this field over the next 3-6 months. The broader metro economy is still expanding, with total nonfarm employment up 2.6% year over year through June 2026, and Raleigh ranks among the top mid-sized metros for job prospects heading into late 2026. But this occupation family is small locally—arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media jobs were 1.5% of metro employment in May 2025—and North Carolina media, journalism, and entertainment postings were down 4.3% year over year in August 2026 even as employment in the field was essentially flat. That means you can get traction here if you fit the openings that do exist, but it is not a market where generalist applicants can count on volume alone.

Best positioned: Candidates who can work on-site and show multiplatform producer/editor, technical-writing, or property-media samples have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is reading Raleigh's strong overall job market as proof of broad newsroom demand; the local media base is still small and openings are scattered across many employer types.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 23 openings in this market. 4 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Carpe: 4 open roles
2. Deloitte: 3 open roles
3. NC: 2 open roles
4. SciVida: 2 open roles
5. Audio Advice: 1 open role
6. Computer Task Group: 1 open role
7. CoStar Group: 1 open role
8. DanceBUG Inc.: 1 open role
9. Duke Health: 1 open role
10. Duke PA: 1 open role

Where the openings are

• Raleigh: 12
• Durham: 7
• South Charlotte: 1
• Research Triangle Park: 1
• Morrisville: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 16 (70%), hybrid 4 (17%), remote 3 (13%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is not centered on one dominant newsroom. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 50 postings across more than 40 companies, and hiring was fragmented rather than concentrated in a few employers. Just as important, the industry mix was unusual for a classic media market: construction and real estate each accounted for about 25% of the sample, ahead of professional services / consulting, sports & recreation, and healthcare. Combined with the local skill mix—real estate photography, Matterport Pro3, drone photography, technical writing, video editing, and Adobe Premiere Pro—this suggests a lot of the practical demand is for business-facing media production, documentation, and niche content work rather than pure general-assignment journalism. Traditional broadcast/news roles are still part of the picture, but they skew more specialized. In late August, WNCN-TV was recruiting a Digital Executive Producer and WRAL-TV a Multiplatform Executive Producer, with the WRAL role still open a week later. At the same time, proxy estimates suggest Raleigh-Cary has about 210 journalists and about 480 editors, which is a relatively small traditional newsroom base for job seekers counting on volume. Arts and culture coverage looks real but niche. The INDY Week Fall Arts Issue pointed to a dense regional arts calendar through mid-2027, which supports freelance coverage, event storytelling, and beat specialization more than it signals a broad hiring wave.

• Local TV and multiplatform newsroom leadership (moderate): The clearest direct openings are in broadcast leadership and cross-platform news production at WNCN-TV and WRAL-TV.
• Property media and visual documentation (high): Construction and real estate each make up about 25% of the local sample, and the skill mix includes real estate photography, Matterport Pro3, and drone photography.
• Technical writing and business-facing content documentation (moderate): Technical writing appears in the local skill mix, and the employer mix includes consulting, healthcare, and other non-news sectors that can absorb documentation-oriented talent.
• Traditional reporting and arts journalism (limited): The traditional newsroom base appears small locally, and arts coverage looks more like a niche or freelance lane than a high-volume hiring channel.

Where to focus: Prioritize roles where you can prove cross-platform output—producer/editor, technical writer, or field-media specialist—before betting on general reporter openings.

Roles worth searching next

• Content strategist: If your strengths are editorial planning, audience insight, and systems thinking, this is a clean neighboring lane; national content strategist pay ranges from $72,500 to $113,500 with a $92,750 midpoint.
• Marketing video producer: Short-form and brand-storytelling work is showing up locally at growth-stage employers such as Carpe, which was hiring for four media-related roles in late August.
• Motion designer: Local demand includes motion graphics and Adobe Premiere Pro, so strong editors can stretch into design-creative work with the right reel.
• Corporate communications specialist: Raleigh's employer mix includes consulting, healthcare, and other business sectors that frequently need internal and external storytelling talent.

What postings ask for

• Adobe Premiere Pro (table_stakes | immediate): It appears in the local skill mix and lines up with the producer/editor roles that are visibly open in TV news. Who: Editors, producers, videographers, and anyone trying to land newsroom-adjacent video work.
• Video editing (table_stakes | immediate): Video editing is one of the most-requested local hard skills, so it reads as basic production fluency rather than a bonus skill. Who: Entry-level and mid-career candidates who want the widest possible set of in-scope openings.
• Motion graphics (differentiator | immediate): Motion graphics shows up alongside video editing in the local sample, making it a useful differentiator for applicants who want to move past pure capture or writing work. Who: Editors and producers who already have solid cut-and-package skills.
• Technical writing (premium | immediate): Technical writing appears in the local skill mix, and the broader employer mix includes professional services, healthcare, and other sectors that often hire documentation-heavy media talent. Who: Career switchers with subject-matter expertise and journalists who are strong at clarity, structure, and interviewing.
• Matterport Pro3 (premium | near-term): Matterport Pro3 appears in the local skill mix, which is a strong clue that property-media and spatial-capture work is part of the market here. Who: Photographers, videographers, and contractors building a real-estate or built-environment niche.
• Drone photography (differentiator | near-term): Drone photography is in the local skill mix and pairs especially well with the construction- and real-estate-heavy employer mix. Who: Field-media candidates, photographers, and visual freelancers.

Questions about this market

What do Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles pay in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

The cleanest observed local pay benchmark in the bundle is not category-specific: Raleigh-Cary's all-occupation mean wage was $34.01 per hour, or $70,740 annually, in May 2025. Category-specific local pay is thinner and more sample-based: journalists were summarized at a $52,220 median with a $39,530 25th percentile and a $71,480 75th percentile, while editors were summarized at a $68,410 median. In practice, that points to a split market: baseline reporting pay looks modest, while editor, producer, and specialized media-adjacent work can push meaningfully higher.

Where is demand for Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles in Raleigh-Cary, NC concentrated?

Opportunity is not centered on one dominant newsroom. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 50 postings across more than 40 companies, and hiring was fragmented rather than concentrated in a few employers. Just as important, the industry mix was unusual for a classic media market: construction and real estate each accounted for about 25% of the sample, ahead of professional services / consulting, sports & recreation, and healthcare. Combined with the local skill mix—real estate photography, Matterport Pro3, drone photography, technical writing, video editing, and Adobe Premiere Pro—this suggests a lot of the practical demand is for business-facing media production, documentation, and niche content work rather than pure general-assignment journalism. Traditional broadcast/news roles are still part of the picture, but they skew more specialized. In late August, WNCN-TV was recruiting a Digital Executive Producer and WRAL-TV a Multiplatform Executive Producer, with the WRAL role still open a week later. At the same time, proxy estimates suggest Raleigh-Cary has about 210 journalists and about 480 editors, which is a relatively small traditional newsroom base for job seekers counting on volume. Arts and culture coverage looks real but niche. The INDY Week Fall Arts Issue pointed to a dense regional arts calendar through mid-2027, which supports freelance coverage, event storytelling, and beat specialization more than it signals a broad hiring wave.

Which employers are hiring the most Media, Journalism & Entertainment talent in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Recent postings show the most activity from CoStar Group (5 postings), Carpe (5 postings), Deloitte (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles in Raleigh-Cary, NC be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 70% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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