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Career Development Center

Art, Media & Communications Community

Career Advisor Network

You may be interested in the Arts, Communications & Media Community if you are considering:

  • Social Media
  • Marketing/Advertising
  • Editorial
  • Journalism
  • Production
  • Arts Administration
  • Fashion
  • Fine Art
  • Graphic Design
  • Interior Design
  • Performance Art

 

 

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Skidmore graduates have pursued employment at the following organizations:

  • Amscan
  • Artistic Linen
  • BET
  • Carousel Productions
  • Creative Artists Agency
  • Essence Digital
  • High Peaks Sound
  • House of Elliott
  • IPG Media Brands
  • Kala Art Institute
  • Knit Wit Magazine
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • NPR
  • Quartz, Atlantic Media
  • Saratoga Performing Arts Center
  • Shakespeare Opera Theater
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
  • Sterling Publishing
  • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
  • Writers Access
  • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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What's Next: Currently Hiring

Please see this list of companies that are currently hiring within Media and Design.  The following are some resources to locate industry specific job and internship opportunities:

ArtJobs

Jobs.art

Journalism.com

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)

The Association of Art Museum Curators

Bookjobs

Media Match

Mediabistro

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Online Career Resources

In a competitive job market, it’s important to set yourself apart from the other candidates.  You can do so by taking advantage of free online learning resources.  Below are some examples of ways you can increase and supplement your knowledge and skill-set:

Free Online Courses through Ivy League schools

Some examples are:

Introduction to Marketing

University of Pennsylvania and Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania


Entrepreneurship 1: Developing the Opportunity


University of Pennsylvania
 and Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Arts and Culture Strategy

University of Pennsylvania


Gamification

 

University of Pennsylvania


Exposing Digital Photography

 

Harvard University


Additional Online Development Resources:

Photography Foundations: Mobile Photography (LinkedIn)

Illustrator 2020 Essential Training (LinkedIn)

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Peer Advisor Network 

Connect with a Peer Advisor

Connect with other peers in your field who have had internships. Hear about their experiences, gain insight and advice.

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