Careers

Thank you so much for your interest in employment opportunities with Our State

Our State magazine is an award-winning publication featuring North Carolina travel, food, history, and culture. We are front porches and back roads, barbecue and sweet tea, saltwater breezes and cool mountain air. We have something special here, and our readers love us — they are passionate and loyal (with an 81% renewal rate), and they invite us into their homes every month. As North Carolina’s premier media company, we are one of the fastest-growing and most successful magazines in the South. We are a 100% employee-owned company, and our culture here is fun, relaxed, casual, and collaborative.


Digital Production Coordinator | Account Supervisor | Account Associate | Editorial Internships


Digital Production Coordinator

Our State magazine is searching for a detail-oriented multi-tasker to serve as our Digital Production Coordinator.

Our State magazine is an award-winning publication featuring North Carolina travel, history, food, and culture. Located in Greensboro, Our State offers a stimulating working environment where you will be part of one of the most prestigious and fastest-growing magazines in the South. Our company culture is fun, casual, highly creative, and collaborative.

The ideal candidate will have a strong attention to detail, be efficient, and possess exceptional organization skills.

Primary duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Traffic materials for and administer digital contests & promotions; send reports and leads list
  • Build contest pages for website (WordPress), build contest entry pages (Wishpond), and send contest emails (Active Campaign)
  • Traffic materials for exclusive email blasts
  • Build, edit, and send exclusive email blasts (Constant Contact)
  • Prepare and send standard analytics reports for digital ads
  • Proofreading for advertising and various projects
  • Administrative tasks related to the monthly magazine cycle

Skills and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Knowledge of WordPress, Wishpond, Active Campaign, Constant Contact
  • Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite / Mac platform
  • Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Critical thinking and problem solving skills
  • Comfortable working with a database
  • Strong sense of teamwork and collaboration
  • Flexibility
  • Ability to take initiative

Send cover letter and résumé to hr@ourstate.com or Human Resources, Attn: Digital Production Coordinator, PO Box 4552, Greensboro, NC 27404.


Account Supervisor

We are looking for an Account Supervisor who will play a critical role within our fast-paced advertising sales team. The Account Supervisor will be responsible for growing revenue across multiple platforms, through the development and sale of creative advertising solutions. The ideal candidate will be dynamic, tenacious, and results-driven, with a track record of developing and securing new business.

Position Duties:

  • Drive event, digital, and print advertising sales, by developing new revenue opportunities, opening new categories of business, and shaping future monetization opportunities
  • Develop short-and long-term sales programs and initiatives to maximize revenues
  • Own, manage, and develop relationships with clients, agencies, and advertisers though day-to-day interactions
  • Understand customer needs and look for opportunities to develop customizable, creative solutions across all platforms, including digital, print, and events that meet client needs
  • Keep abreast of the continually evolving advertising marketplace, customers, and competition in order to conceive and effectively execute a sales strategy that generates leads and drives results

Skills & Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • 3-5 years of selling experience in Advertising Sales, both print and digital
  • Deep knowledge of the digital media/social media landscape
  • Proven experience in prospecting new clients, generating sales leads, and closing the sale
  • Consistent track record of achievement in increasing sales revenue and profitability across multiple products and offerings
  • Self-starter; ability to work independently, but also fit into a strong team environment
  • Exceptional influencing skills
  • A resourceful analytical thinker and creative problem solver with the ability to initiate change and motivate innovation and creativity
  • Strong project management skills with proven abilities in managing multiple schedules and deadlines
  • Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, time management, and organizational skills
  • Familiarity with the Our State brand and the state of North Carolina

Send cover letter and résumé to hr@ourstate.com or Our State, Attn: Human Resources, PO Box 4552, Greensboro, NC 27404.


Account Associate

We are searching for a dynamic, self-motivated individual to serve as Account Associate. The Account Associate will provide support/assistance for the Account Supervisor and the Sales Manager. The Account Associate is responsible for increasing sales, renewals of existing accounts, lead generation and qualification. For a specified time frame, the Account Associate position should serve as the training ground and grooming period for an Account Supervisor position.

Position Duties:

  • Assist sales team/member in handling inquiries, quotes, orders, issues, and general follow-up
  • Maintain a thorough knowledge of sales products and the production process
  • Work both independently and within a team on developing both print and digital programs for key and target accounts with a goal of increasing revenue across multiple platforms
  • Assist sales team/member in going on sales calls each week
  • Work with agencies, marketing directors, and media buyers to understand their media strategy, goals, campaign objectives, and to develop strategies to help them meet their goals
  • Learn and assist reps with CRM database, including notes and data clean up
  • Continuously keep abreast of competitive media trends
  • Assist with prospecting and building proposals
  • Ability to create PowerPoint/Keynote presentations
  • Assist as needed with RFP process
  • Generate lead base by making cold calls, calling on inactive accounts, networking, and maintaining awareness of new business

Skills & Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • Willingness and confidence to contact customers and make new calls
  • Excellent customer service and strong follow-up skills
  • Proven organizational skills with ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and focus on details
  • Proven track record with cold calling, presenting to prospective clients, RFPs and maintaining client relationships
  • Ability to diffuse complicated situations, resulting in a win-win
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain a high level of energy
  • Ability to learn quickly
  • Ability to analyze trends and metrics
  • Ability to accept accountability to work effectively both as an individual and as part of team
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to create custom advertising packages utilizing print and online
  • Strong sense of urgency
  • Must be proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook and must be technically savvy

Send cover letter and résumé to hr@ourstate.com or Our State, Attn: Human Resources, PO Box 4552, Greensboro, NC 27404.


Editorial Internships

Our State offers internships during fall, spring, and summer semesters.

Internships positions are for about 15 hours a week, paid, and offer opportunity for experience in several areas: research, proofing, writing, and editing. Interns also help with fact-checking, assembling copy for our website, and other general duties. Our State interns work closely with the editorial team and have the opportunity to produce portfolio-worthy clips. We prefer students who are pursuing a degree in journalism or English. While our interns can complete much of their work remotely, preference will be given to candidates who are able to attend in-person meetings on Monday and Wednesday afternoons in our office at least twice a month. Experience working on a student or local publication is a huge plus.

Students interested in applying for an internship should send a cover letter, resume including one reference, at least two writing samples, and a story pitch to the Editorial Department at editorial@ourstate.com. Please list “INTERNSHIP” in the subject line of any email communication.

Deadlines for applying: for fall, June 15; for spring, November 15; for summer, March 15.