Media Jobs in Raleigh, NC

Observed local pay is decent but not elite. BLS puts Raleigh-Cary reporters, correspondents, and journalists at a $59,950 median, with $52,010 at the 25th percentile, $83,020 at the 75th percentile, and $101,970 at the 90th percentile. For the broader arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media family in Raleigh-Cary, the median is $60,430 and the mean is $76,060, while sample-based local estimates put journalists nearer $52,220 median and editors around $68,410 median.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 6 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $60,614 at the 25th percentile, $78,891 at the median and $90,688 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

Raleigh-Cary is a competitive rather than wide-open market for media work right now: the metro unemployment rate was 3.1% in August 2026 and total nonfarm employment was up 2.2338% year over year, but local Information employment was down 6.7194% year over year and North Carolina media-category postings were down 4.7% year over year. Pure newsroom hiring still exists—WRAL added four journalists in late September—but newspaper risk is real, with McClatchy cuts affecting The News & Observer. Direct local government data also shows the pure reporters/journalists cell is small at 160 workers in Raleigh-Cary, so openings can feel sporadic even when the broader local economy looks healthy.

Best positioned: The best odds right now go to candidates who can work on-site, show clips plus camera/editing workflow, and flex between reporting, production, technical writing, or specialized visual-content work.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming a strong Raleigh labor market automatically means a large journalism market; the local economy is solid, but category-specific employment is essentially flat in North Carolina and openings are spread across a small, fragmented set of employers.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 7 openings in this market. Hiring is spread thin: no employer below has more than one open role right now.

1. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.: 1 open role
2. Crossrope: 1 open role
3. Duke PA: 1 open role
4. NC State University: 1 open role
5. North Carolina: 1 open role
6. Sspnet: 1 open role
7. TEKsystems Global Services, LLC: 1 open role

Where the openings are

• Raleigh: 3
• Durham: 2
• Oakland: 1
• Cary: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 5 (71%), hybrid 1 (14%), remote 1 (14%)

Where the demand is

The strongest direct local data says the category is broader than pure journalism. Raleigh-Cary had 10,960 workers in the broad arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupational family in 2025, with a $60,430 median wage and a $76,060 mean wage, but the specific reporters/journalists cell was only 160 workers with a $59,950 median. That means a job seeker looking only for classic newsroom titles is hunting in a much smaller pool than the headline category suggests. Recent local hiring is also fragmented rather than concentrated. The recent posting sample showed more than 30 postings across more than 20 companies over the last 90 days, while a broader local sample described hiring as spread across more than 40 companies. Named employers and targets included CoStar Group, GLORY DAYS SERVICE INC, Duke PA, Doorstead, Inc., SciVida, DanceBUG Inc., Lifetouch Inc., Pegasus Knowledge Solutions, Inc., WRAL-TV, and WNCN-TV. Skill signals skew toward technical writing, camera operation, photography, video editing, Adobe Premiere Pro, motion graphics, Matterport Pro3, and drone photography, which suggests the real opportunity mix is local TV, documentation-heavy content, specialized visual work, and business-adjacent media roles—not just newspapers.

• Local TV and broadcast reporting/production (moderate): This is the clearest pure-media lane right now. WRAL added four journalists in September, and local station employers such as WRAL-TV and WNCN-TV show up in local employer lists or target-employer signals.
• Technical writing and documentation-heavy content (high): Technical writing was one of the most-requested hard skills in the recent local posting sample, and employers such as CoStar Group and Pegasus Knowledge Solutions, Inc. point to business-adjacent media work rather than only newsroom work.
• Specialized visual production and photography (moderate): Camera operation and photography show up prominently in the local sample, and the skill mix also includes real estate photography, Matterport Pro3, and drone photography.
• Traditional newspaper newsroom roles (limited): This looks like the weakest local segment right now because McClatchy cuts affected The News & Observer, and national BLS forecasts remain negative for both reporters/journalists and editors over 2025-2035.

Where to focus: Aim first at employers that need editorial judgment plus production or documentation skills, then treat pure newspaper openings as opportunistic rather than your whole plan.

Roles worth searching next

• Marketing communications specialist: Local internship signals in downtown Raleigh included integrated marketing, strategy, and public relations tracks, which makes this a practical nearby lane when newsroom openings are thin.
• PR or media relations coordinator: Public relations was one of the named internship tracks in the local creative-industry bulletin, making it a live adjacent path in Raleigh.
• Social media manager: Social media appeared in the local internship tracks, and it rewards fast publishing, audience sense, and headline judgment that many media candidates already have.
• Motion designer: Motion graphics already shows up in local media skill signals, so the overlap with visual storytelling is real even though these jobs sit in a neighboring category.

What postings ask for

• Video editing (table_stakes | immediate): Local market summaries explicitly flagged video editing as a table-stakes capability in Raleigh-Cary's media sample. Who: Entry-level candidates, reporters who want TV or digital roles, and career switchers building a reel.
• Adobe Premiere Pro (table_stakes | immediate): Adobe Premiere Pro was called out alongside video editing in local media hiring signals, which makes it one of the safest software bets for this market. Who: Anyone applying to production, videography, or multimedia reporter roles.
• Technical writing (differentiator | immediate): Technical writing appeared in both the local skills sample and the broader Raleigh-Cary market summary, which is a strong clue that business-adjacent content work is an important part of the local opportunity set. Who: Mid-career applicants, career switchers from technical fields, and journalists open to documentation-heavy roles.
• Camera operation (differentiator | immediate): Camera operation showed up among the most-requested hard skills locally, reinforcing that hands-on production ability matters more than purely conceptual editorial skill in many openings. Who: Broadcast hopefuls, videographers, multimedia reporters, and early-career applicants.
• Proofreading and accuracy control (differentiator | immediate): Proofreading appeared in local skill signals, and nationally 50% of surveyed journalists said accuracy and combating misinformation was a leading challenge, so clean copy still differentiates candidates. Who: Editors, reporters, writers, and switchers from policy, legal, or research backgrounds.
• AI-assisted transcription, summarization, and fact-checking (premium | near-term): Journalists nationally reported using AI for brainstorming story angles and headlines (48%), research or fact-checking (43%), and transcription or summarization (41%), while newsroom leaders most often cited back-end AI automation such as transcription and copyediting support. Who: Mid-career candidates and editors who need to show they can increase output without lowering standards.

Questions about this market

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

Observed local pay is decent but not elite. BLS puts Raleigh-Cary reporters, correspondents, and journalists at a $59,950 median, with $52,010 at the 25th percentile, $83,020 at the 75th percentile, and $101,970 at the 90th percentile. For the broader arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media family in Raleigh-Cary, the median is $60,430 and the mean is $76,060, while sample-based local estimates put journalists nearer $52,220 median and editors around $68,410 median. This looks like a mid-market pay profile: strong enough to be viable, but not strong enough to offset a weak search strategy or long unemployment gap. The statewide offered-salary proxy for new media openings was about $63,287 in September 2026, which lines up with a market that can support working professionals but not many premium roles.

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

The strongest direct local data says the category is broader than pure journalism. Raleigh-Cary had 10,960 workers in the broad arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupational family in 2025, with a $60,430 median wage and a $76,060 mean wage, but the specific reporters/journalists cell was only 160 workers with a $59,950 median. That means a job seeker looking only for classic newsroom titles is hunting in a much smaller pool than the headline category suggests. Recent local hiring is also fragmented rather than concentrated. The recent posting sample showed more than 30 postings across more than 20 companies over the last 90 days, while a broader local sample described hiring as spread across more than 40 companies. Named employers and targets included CoStar Group, GLORY DAYS SERVICE INC, Duke PA, Doorstead, Inc., SciVida, DanceBUG Inc., Lifetouch Inc., Pegasus Knowledge Solutions, Inc., WRAL-TV, and WNCN-TV. Skill signals skew toward technical writing, camera operation, photography, video editing, Adobe Premiere Pro, motion graphics, Matterport Pro3, and drone photography, which suggests the real opportunity mix is local TV, documentation-heavy content, specialized visual work, and business-adjacent media roles—not just newspapers.

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), GLORY DAYS SERVICE INC (5 postings), Duke PA (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, 0% are remote and 20% hybrid, with 80% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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