We are Triangle Media Partners
Local roots. Creative reach. Results that matter.
Triangle Media Partners is the Triangle’s leading lifestyle media company – proudly female-owned, deeply local and passionate about helping businesses grow through smart storytelling and targeted multimedia marketing.
For two decades, our magazines, digital products and events have connected people to the best of the Triangle: its culture, creativity and community.
We don’t just market to this region. We’re part of it. That’s why more than 750 local businesses and organizations trust us to help them reach the right audiences, tell their stories and generate real results.
Our Vision
That’s why we lead with creativity, collaboration and a commitment to quality – whether we’re building a digital ad campaign or crafting the next issue of a beloved magazine.
Thoughtful Creativity
Crafting innovative and economical solutions that resonate with audiences.
Community Connection
Deeply rooted in, reinvesting and showing up in our community.
Quality
Commitment to delivering top-tier content, audiences and services.
Integrity
Building trust through education, transparency and ethical practices.
All Things Possible Mindset
Being open, available and flexible to possibilities and approach challenges with enthusiasm, collaboration and open mindedness.
Taking Initiative
Taking bold action to problem solve and find opportunities for growth.
Our Staff
Leadership
Creative Operations
Matt Bair
Client Services
Marketing Advisors
Our Founders
Dan Shannon
Ellen Shannon
Giving Back
Our host of magazine and digital publishing supports more than 100 nonprofits and events every year with over $100,000 of sponsorship advertising investment. Nonprofits we’ve supported this year include:
- Book Harvest
- Boys & Girls
- Club of Durham and Orange Counties
- Boy Scout Troop 39
- Carolina Theatre
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public Schools Foundation
- Chatham Arts Council
- Chatham Literacy
- CORA
- Hayti Heritage Center
- Healing Pines Respite
- Housing for New Hope
- Keep Durham Beautiful
- Museum of Life and Science
- SECU Family House
- StepUp Durham
- Susan G Komen Raleigh
- The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle
- The Monet Richardson Foundation
- The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center
- Urban Ministries of Durham
- YMCA of the Triangle
Diversity + Inclusion
Triangle Media Partners is an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates the diversity of our community.
At Triangle Media Partners, our approach to diversity is simple – it’s about embracing everyone. We want all of our employees to feel valued and appreciated. We are committed to an inclusive workforce that represents different cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints. We reflect these same values in our relationships with our greater community, customers and vendors.
Careers
Seeking:
There are no openings currently available, but we’re always interested in talking to folks who lead with creativity, collaboration and a commitment to quality. If you see yourself working with us, reach out to someone on staff with your resume and cover letter so we can start a conversation.
Internships
Editorial 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.
Digital/Multimedia Interns
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.
Heart of NC Weddings Internships
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, 2025 (for winter break 2025/26), Dec. 10, 2025 (for spring 2026); March 25, 2026 (for summer 2026). 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.