What types of entry-level jobs are typically available to Film and Media Culture majors?
What types of internships are typically secured by Film and Media Culture majors?
What are former Film and Media Culture majors doing now?
What sort of graduate study do Film and Media Culture majors pursue?
How can you learn more about careers that might interest you?
What types of entry-level jobs are typically available to Film and Media Culture majors?
The beauty of a liberal arts education is that it challenges students to develop a wide range of universally applicable and life-enriching skills, so your major is less representative of your abilities than it is of your interests. In other words, you can do just about anything with any degree. The following entry-level jobs are typical of those that Film and Media Culture majors pursue because jobs like these make use not only of the broad liberal-arts skill set, but also of the interests cultivated in the Film and Media Culture curriculum.
Vault.com: Staff Writer.
Responsible for contributing to the writing and editing of several annual publications covering law, finance and many other industry topics, as well as proofreading and copyediting as necessary. (from mediabistro.com)
The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, VA: Features Reporter
The Roanoke Times seeks a reporter who's plugged in to pop culture and likes trolling for trend stories in every corner of the universe, whether it's reality TV, the buzzworthy online or what's happening at the mall. (from JournalismJobs.com)
WPSX-TV, University Park, PA: Videographer/Editor
WPSX-TV, Penn State Public Broadcasting, seeks a creative videographer for broadcast and non-broadcast productions. The videographer will supervise remote productions ensuring production goals are met in the field, responsible for set and light on-site, shoot/record material to meet industry standards, perform and/or direct the editing of material as appropriate. (from cpb.org/jobline)
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Stamford, CT: Writer's Assistant
If you are looking to learn all aspects of Creative Writing and Television Production from the leaders in the sports entertainment world, then World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is the place for you. Working for WWE, you will help write and produce the most cutting edge, exciting entertainment programming in television today. (from Entertainmentcareers.net)
- (Confidential), Santa Monica, CA: Producer's Assistant
Film producer/producer's representative of quality films seeks assistant. In a casual, fast paced environment, you will learn about scriptwriting, casting, financing, pre-production, production, post-production, producer's representation, film marketing and distribution. Entry level position with an entry level salary for a computer savvy, multitasking, intelligent, organized, thick skinned film lover who can handle heavy phones and high pressure situations. (from VarietyCareers.com)
What types of internships are typically secured by Film and Media Culture majors?
The following is a very short list of the types of internships typically pursued by Film and Media Culture majors:
Time Inc. - Interns perform the duties of reporter/researcher on the staff of one of their magazines: Entertainment Weekly, Fortune, Money, Sports Illustrated, Time.
Detroit Free Press Internships - Interns work side-by-side with professional journalists, taking progressively more ambitious assignments while being supported by editors and professional partners.
Reuters Summer Journalism Internship Program - Internships are available for students interested in online publishing, photography, and television.
CBS Television - Communications Internship Program (Media Relations/Public Relations) - Interns work in the New York Communications department, which handles entertainment publicity, corporate communications, and broadcast/radio PR.
The Late Show with David Letterman - Interns can be assigned to one of the following departments: Research, Talent, Production, Music, Writers, Audience Development, and in the Mailroom/Audio Dept.
- 20th Century Fox - Film/TV Development interns work on development-related activities which may include developing talent lists, identifying talent representation, learning how to identify good material, learning about packaging, tracking projects in the marketplace, identifying network brands, and observing how to shepherd projects from the pitch phase to taping.
What are former Film and Media Culture majors doing now?
Here are the job titles and employers of a few Middlebury alumni who majored in Film and Media Culture or Theater/Film/Video. If you'd like to speak with an alumnus or alumna about his or her career, or ask for advice about your own, the search MiddNet for an alumni career advisor today!
Account Executive, Young & Rubicam, New York NY
(Theater /Flim-Video, International Politics and Economics)
President, SLG Productions, Beverly Hills CA
(Theater/Film-Video)
Director of Digital Strategy, Motion Picture Association of America, Encino CA (Theater/Film-Video; UCLA MBA '99)
Union Membership Rep, The American Guild of Musical Artists, New York, NY
(Film and Media Culture, American Literature)
- Assistant Producer, Arnold Worldwide, New York, NY
(Film and Media Culture, French)
What sort of graduate study do Film and Media Culture majors pursue?
Currently, none of the MiddNet volunteers who majored in Film and Media Culture or Theater Film/Video report having attended graduate school. To learn more about graduate study opportunities for Film and Media Culture majors, we recommend that you consult with one of your faculty advisors.
How can you learn more about careers that might interest you?
Read a book. The following books, available for perusal in the CSO Library, may be of particular interest to Film and Media Culture Majors:
100 Careers in the Music Business, Tanja Crouch
100 Jobs in Words, Scott A. Meyer
Career Solutions for Creative People, Dr. Ronda Ormont
Careers in Marketing, Lila B. Stair and Leslie Stair
Hollywood 101, Frederick Levy
How to Succeed in Advertising When All You Have is Talent, Laurence Minsky and Emily Thornton Calvo
- The National Directory of Arts Internships, The National Network for Artist Placement
Use the Web. The following Web sites may be useful:
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