Media & Journalism Jobs in San Antonio, TX

Observed local pay is mixed but not elite. For the broader media occupation family in San Antonio, BLS shows a $50,470 median, $37,190 at the 25th percentile, and $75,450 at the 75th percentile in 2025. For news analysts, reporters, and journalists specifically, BLS shows only 180 local jobs with a $47,650 median, a $44,250 25th percentile, a $72,830 75th percentile, and a $66,410 mean. As a directional current-offer proxy rather than a local metro wage, Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts Texas media-category openings at a mean offered salary of ~$74,642 in September 2026, compared with ~$67,467 across Texas openings overall.

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Advertised pay

Across the 3 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $67,080 at the 25th percentile, $98,800 at the median and $112,325 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

San Antonio is a workable but competitive market for this category, not a broad hiring wave. Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations made up 0.9% of metro employment in May 2025, and BLS counted 9,710 jobs in the local occupation family, including just 180 news analyst, reporter, and journalist roles. Recent newsroom cuts at Sinclair's WOAI and KABB, plus earlier staffing adjustments and buyout-related departures at KSAT, point to a market with openings but real contraction risk in local TV news. At the same time, the local sample still showed more than 30 postings across more than 20 companies over the last 90 days, while Texas-wide media postings were up 5.1% year over year even as Texas media employment was down 0.5%, which looks more like selective replacement hiring than expansion.

Best positioned: The best odds right now are for hands-on, onsite candidates who can shoot, edit, and deliver quickly: local postings were about 90% on-site and about 60% entry level, with photography and video editing each showing up in about 30% of the sample.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming visible TV brands mean many openings; reporter and journalist employment is only 180 locally, and the local Information supersector was down -7.6923% year over year in August 2026.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 14 openings in this market. 4 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Deloitte: 2 open roles
2. Sinclair Broadcast Group: 2 open roles
3. TelevisaUnivision, Inc: 2 open roles
4. Univision: 2 open roles
5. Cavender Toyota: 1 open role
6. Easy Expunctions: 1 open role
7. Harrisburg, PA: 1 open role
8. Houstonretina: 1 open role
9. News 4 San Antonio: 1 open role
10. Threshold 360: 1 open role

Where the openings are

• San Antonio: 14

Work arrangement

on-site 12 (86%), hybrid 2 (14%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is clustered, not broad. The local sample found more than 30 postings across more than 20 companies in the last 90 days, with named employers including Lifetouch Inc., Deloitte, Six Flags Corp, HEB, News 4 San Antonio, and Sinclair Broadcast Group. Because the sample is small and local reporter employment is only 180, a few employer decisions can change the tone of the whole market quickly. Broadcast news is still a live lane, but it is also the most fragile one. Sinclair confirmed multiple layoffs at WOAI and KABB in September and framed them around operating efficiency, while KSAT had already confirmed staffing adjustments and saw more than half a dozen longtime journalists depart since spring 2024 amid buyout offers. That means reporter, producer, and anchor applicants should expect selective replacement hiring and broader role scope, not stable newsroom expansion. The steadier concentration appears in visual production and capture-heavy work. In the local postings sample, the most requested hard skills were photography and video editing at about 30% each, followed by computer skills and camera operation at about 15%, with lighting, Workfront, and non-linear editing each around 10%. That skill mix fits event, attraction, school-photo, and in-house production environments at least as well as it fits classic reporting.

• Broadcast TV newsrooms (limited): Still visible and still hiring occasionally, but recent Sinclair layoffs and KSAT staffing churn make this the most volatile segment.
• Visual production, photography, and videography (moderate): This is where the clearest local skill demand shows up, especially for editing, photography, camera operation, and lighting.
• Technical live production and audio-video support (moderate): The appearance of dante/madi/aes certification in local postings suggests some demand for more technical production capability beyond pure editorial work.
• Pure reporting and editing tracks (limited): These roles remain viable, but local headcount is small and national BLS projections are negative for reporters and slightly negative for editors over the decade.

Where to focus: Lead with onsite shooter-editor and visual storytelling roles, then selectively pursue newsroom jobs rather than making newsroom titles your only path.

Roles worth searching next

• Media relations or communications specialist: There is already a local example of a KSAT reporter moving into a media-relations director role at FirstDay Foundation, so the transition path is real in this market.
• Corporate video producer for a brand or internal team: The local employer mix includes non-news organizations such as HEB, Deloitte, and Six Flags Corp, and the local skill demand leans heavily toward capture and editing.
• Internal communications content producer: Texas Professional and Business Services employment was up +3.2% year over year in August 2026, giving corporate storytelling functions a healthier backdrop than local Information.
• Audience development or social media producer: Reuters Institute reported that 76% of publisher respondents planned to encourage staff to behave more like creators in 2026, 31% planned to hire creators, and 50% planned creator partnerships for distribution.

What postings ask for

• Video editing (table_stakes | immediate): Video editing appeared in about 30% of the local posting sample and also surfaced in the metro skill summary, making it one of the clearest baseline filters in this market. Who: Everyone except the most purely writing-only candidate.
• Photography (table_stakes | immediate): Photography also appeared in about 30% of local postings, which is a strong sign that San Antonio opportunity is tilting toward image capture as much as traditional reporting. Who: Entry-level applicants, freelancers, and career switchers building proof of work.
• Camera operation and lighting (differentiator | immediate): Camera operation showed up in about 15% of local postings and lighting in about 10%, which means employers are rewarding people who can execute in the field, not just script or present. Who: Reporter-MMJs, videographers, and anyone targeting live or field production.
• Non-linear editing (differentiator | near-term): Non-linear editing appeared in about 10% of the local sample, reinforcing that finishing skills still separate applicants once basic shooting ability is assumed. Who: Mid-career candidates trying to avoid being boxed into narrow on-camera roles.
• DANTE/MADI/AES certification (premium | near-term): It was the clearest certification signal in local postings, appearing in about 10% of them, which suggests real value in audio, broadcast, and technical production lanes. Who: Audio engineers, live-production candidates, and technical operators.
• AI-assisted reporting and production tools (differentiator | immediate): AI use is no longer niche: 68% of journalists at top-100 U.S. newsrooms were using AI tools in their workflow, and Reuters Institute found 82% of publisher respondents considered AI for newsgathering important while 97% valued back-end automation. Who: Reporters, editors, producers, and anyone who needs to show faster research and turnaround.

Questions about this market

What do Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles pay in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

Observed local pay is mixed but not elite. For the broader media occupation family in San Antonio, BLS shows a $50,470 median, $37,190 at the 25th percentile, and $75,450 at the 75th percentile in 2025. For news analysts, reporters, and journalists specifically, BLS shows only 180 local jobs with a $47,650 median, a $44,250 25th percentile, a $72,830 75th percentile, and a $66,410 mean. As a directional current-offer proxy rather than a local metro wage, Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts Texas media-category openings at a mean offered salary of ~$74,642 in September 2026, compared with ~$67,467 across Texas openings overall. This is a market where median pay is decent only if you can move beyond the most generic entry tracks. The metro's all-occupation mean wage was $29.39 per hour in May 2025 versus $33.54 nationally, so local pay starts from a lower base.

Where is demand for Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX concentrated?

Real opportunity is clustered, not broad. The local sample found more than 30 postings across more than 20 companies in the last 90 days, with named employers including Lifetouch Inc., Deloitte, Six Flags Corp, HEB, News 4 San Antonio, and Sinclair Broadcast Group. Because the sample is small and local reporter employment is only 180, a few employer decisions can change the tone of the whole market quickly. Broadcast news is still a live lane, but it is also the most fragile one. Sinclair confirmed multiple layoffs at WOAI and KABB in September and framed them around operating efficiency, while KSAT had already confirmed staffing adjustments and saw more than half a dozen longtime journalists depart since spring 2024 amid buyout offers. That means reporter, producer, and anchor applicants should expect selective replacement hiring and broader role scope, not stable newsroom expansion. The steadier concentration appears in visual production and capture-heavy work. In the local postings sample, the most requested hard skills were photography and video editing at about 30% each, followed by computer skills and camera operation at about 15%, with lighting, Workfront, and non-linear editing each around 10%. That skill mix fits event, attraction, school-photo, and in-house production environments at least as well as it fits classic reporting.

Which employers are hiring the most Media, Journalism & Entertainment talent in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

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

Can Media, Journalism & Entertainment roles in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 0% are remote and 10% hybrid, with 90% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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