We are Triangle Media
Our Story
Triangle Media Partners is the largest lifestyle influencer in the Triangle and expert audience and content builders. Our marketing strategists offer custom, flexible and thoughtful marketing solutions for local businesses with targeted multimedia audiences. We help your organization grow traffic, leads and awareness. Our team is dedicated to quality local content that serves our readers, local businesses and the community.
We are an Orange County Living Wage employer, and we are proud to say that we are a majority female-owned organization.
Core Values
- Support the Customer
- Love Your Community
- Enthusiasm First
- Buy Local
- Quality Always Wins
Our Staff
Editorial
Art + Production
Matt Bair
Distribution Manager
919-933-1551
Advertising Sales
Giving Back
Our host of magazine and digital publishing supports more than 100 nonprofits and events every year with over $150,000 of sponsorship advertising investment. Our team sits on the following boards and committees:
- NAACP of Orange County
- The Greater Chapel Hill Chamber of Commerce
- The Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce
- Chatham Chamber of Commerce
- The Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center
- NC Alumni Committee for Racial and Ethnic Diversity
- UNC Board of Visitors
- Pittsboro Rotary and Chatham Chamber of Commerce
- Meals on Wheels
- GiGi’s Playhouse
- Band Together
- Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce
- Triangle Non-profit Volunteer and Leadership Center
- Helius Foundation
Diversity + Inclusion
Triangle Media Partners is an equal-opportunity employer that pledges to not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
At Triangle Media Partners, our approach to diversity is simple – it’s about embracing everyone. We want all of our employees to feel valued, appreciated and free to be who they are at work. We are committed to an inclusive workforce that fully represents different cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints. We reflect these same values in our relationships with our greater community, customers and vendors.
Careers
Sales Executive
Sales Executives drive revenue by achieving individual and team goals for Triangle Media Partners while building strong, lasting relationships within the Triangle region.
Key Responsibilities (Accountabilities)
The essential duties and outcomes for this position:
- Achieve Revenue Targets: Meet or exceed individual monthly and annual revenue goals for print, digital and event sales
- Prospect and Grow Client Base: Proactively identify, qualify, and secure new business opportunities through cold calling, networking and attending industry events
- Nurture Client Relationships: Build and maintain long-term relationships with clients to drive repeat business, foster loyalty and identify upsell opportunities
- Represent Brand at Events: Actively participate in community events and company-sponsored functions to build visibility, represent the brand positively and generate new leads
- Maintain CRM Accuracy: Regularly update CRM with client communications, sales activities and pipeline stages to ensure accurate forecasting and reporting
- Collaborate with Sales and Marketing Teams: Work closely with the sales team, marketing and creative departments to align on client goals, share insights and deliver cohesive campaigns
- Engage in Community Service: Commit to serving on a community board or volunteering with a local organization annually, aligning with the company’s community involvement values
- Community Residency Requirement: Maintain residence within the Triangle region to foster strong local connections and effectively serve our community-focused clients
- Additional Duties as Required: Take on other responsibilities as needed to support team goals and the company’s mission
Senior Print Designer
This member of our team will design editorial pages for various magazines, inserts and additional projects. They will be responsible for supporting the design direction of the Creative Director while bringing new design ideas to the team. The ideal candidate will be a talented and experienced designer who: loves print work, but has a portfolio of impressive print and digital projects; is passionate about the communities we represent; is excited to help us bring our products to life. The best fit for this role will know how to work well with a team, manage their time with deadlines and stay creative! This is a freelance position.
Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree.
- 5+ years of graphic design experience in a professional environment.
- 1-2 years of art direction or photography work.
- Previous editorial print work preferred in magazines, books or marketing collateral. Familiarity with print production processes.
- Familiarity with Mac, Adobe CC 2023, Basecamp/Asana/Slack-type software programs. Canva experience a plus, but not necessary.
- Friendly individual who collaborates well with a larger creative team.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Passionate about print design with a portfolio to support that.
A little about us:
Triangle Media Partners is a company of self-starters who thrive in a fast-paced work environment. Our team of nearly 30 is comprised of full-time and freelance designers, editors, photographers, sales experts and digital marketing strategists. We produce lifestyle publications Chapel Hill Magazine, Chatham Magazine, Durham Magazine, Heart of NC Weddings and The Triangle Weekender, in addition to custom publishing projects like the DPAC Broadway programs and The Assembly Magazine. We are home to Triangle Digital Partners, our growing digital agency that services the greater Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area. We also host annual events and programs throughout the year such as the Best of Chapel Hill and Durham, Women of Achievement and Sip+Savor/Taste the Event at DPAC. We work with our 700+ advertising clients, producing striking print and digital products that tell their individual marketing messages. Check out more of what we do at trianglemediapartners.com and triangledigitalpartners.com. Sound like something you want to be a part of? See below to apply.
How to apply: Send a cover letter, resume and portfolio link to ashlin.acheson@trianglemediapartners.com. Applicants without portfolios will not be reviewed.
Internships
We are looking for editorial interns who will gain experience fact checking, copy editing and writing for both print and web. Interns will work across all three city mag publications – Chapel Hill Magazine, Durham Magazine & Chatham Magazine – plus annuals like the visitors and relocation guides. Interns need to be proactive, organized and meticulous, and ideal interns would have experience with AP Style, WordPress and writing or editing for a student publication. Past interns have gone on to work or intern at Real Simple, Garden & Gun, Our State, Washingtonian and The Local Palate. If you’d like to apply for the editorial internship, please email a resume and writing samples to jessica.stringer@chapelhillmagazine.com with “editorial internship” in the subject line.
We are also looking for a digital intern to help execute a social media strategy on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. and turn print articles into web posts, IG stories and other videos for social media. For the digital internships, please email morgan.weston@chathammagazinenc.com a resume, links to IG Reels or TikToks, and online story samples that exemplify creative headline writing.
We are also looking for interns for Heart of NC Weddings magazine. Interns will have the opportunity to attend wedding industry events including vendor showcases and venue open houses, gain experience drafting weekly blog posts for the website and write posts for social media accounts. The ideal intern will have experience with WordPress, an attention to detail and enthusiasm for creating engaging social media content. If you’d like to apply for the Heart of NC Weddings internship, please email a resume and writing samples to renee.ambroso@trianglemediapartners.com with “HONCW internship” in the subject line.
The internships are hybrid, and interns choose their days/hours; ideally interns could work a shift or two in our Chapel Hill office each week (open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
- Spring (early January through last week of April) & fall (mid-August through end of November, plus the second week in December after finals are over) internships are 10 hours a week
- Summer (May through August) & winter (December/January) internships are 20-25 hours a week.
- Deadlines to apply: Nov. 30, 2024 (for winter break 2024/25), Dec. 15, 2024 (for spring 2025); April 15, 2025 (for summer 2025). If you've missed the deadline, reach out to inquire as sometimes we take intern applications on a rolling basis depending on the need.
- The internship is unpaid but we will work with students to get school credit, and a select few interns will be invited back for a paid semester, this time paid.