Regional media company spanning print, broadcast, and digital platforms
Forum Communications operates a diversified media footprint across newspaper, radio, television, and ISP services in the upper Midwest, built on a 130+ year legacy. The hiring mix is sales-heavy (28% of roles) with growing investment in short-form video production, live sports streaming, and paid-media optimization — indicating a shift toward digital-first audience capture. Pain points around audience engagement, paid-media performance, and content discoverability suggest the organization is actively rebalancing resources from legacy print toward social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube) and programmatic ad infrastructure (The Trade Desk, DV360).
Forum Communications is a privately held media and technology company headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, with 501–1,000 employees. The company operates newspapers, radio and television stations, an ISP, and in-house creative services (graphic design, web development, photography). Current project activity centers on live sports stream management, short-form vertical video production, sweeps campaigns, and digital media mix optimization. The organization uses Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop), Google Analytics 4, and programmatic advertising platforms (The Trade Desk, DV360) to manage audience reach and content distribution.
Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Canva), Final Cut Pro, CapCut, Google Analytics 4, AWS, The Trade Desk, DV360, Google Ads, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Office, and social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter).
Fargo, North Dakota. The company serves the upper Midwest region and was founded in 1891.
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