of 2018 graduates who are employed are working in advertising and marketing
Overview
Careers in communications, arts, and media offer opportunities to use written and verbal communication, creative expression, and diverse mediums to convey meaning and information to audiences—whether it be working at a museum, advertising agency, broadcast network, or beyond.
Our industry-focused cluster will provide you with knowledge and resources to pursue a career in advertising/public relations, journalism, publishing, broadcasting, entertainment, sports communications, film, visual arts, performing arts, and museums. Within this cluster you will find a specialized career coach as well as a community of peers, alumni, faculty, and staff to support you on your journey.
As a Boston College student you are already gaining the skills most sought after by employers in these industries, regardless of your major—including written and verbal communication, critical thinking, digital technology, and more. We invite you to explore this cluster to determine if it is a good fit for you and leverage our services to prepare and act on your interests.
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Where Boston College Graduates Have Landed
17%
4%
of 2018 graduates who are employed are working in communications and media
1%
of 2018 graduates who are employed are working in public relations
1%
of 2018 graduates who are employed are working in publishing
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Explore Opportunities in Communications, Arts, and Media
Advertising/Public Relations
Advertising is a marketing communication that employs an openly sponsored, non-personal message to promote or sell a product, service or idea. Sponsors of advertising are typically businesses wishing to promote their products or services.
Public Relations, or PR, is the practice of deliberately managing the spread of information between an individual or an organization and the public. PR may include an organization or individual gaining exposure to their audiences using topics of public interest and news items that do not require direct payment.
- Brand Journalism/Content Creation
- Corporate Communications
- Crisis Communications
- Events
- Executive Communications
- Internal Communications
- Marketing Communications
- Media Relations
- Multimedia
- Reputation Management
- Social Media
- Speechwriting
Public Relations:
- Antenna Group
- BackBay Communications
- Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW) Global
- LaunchSquad
- MacDougall Biomedical Communications (MBI)
- McNeil Gray & Rice
- Racepoint Global
- SKDKnickerbocker (SKDK)
- Walker Sands Communications
- 2BPR
- Day One Agency
- Edelman PR
- Matter Communications
- PAN Communications
- Rubenstein Associates
- SHIFT Communications
Advertising:
- GroupeConnect
- Gupta Media
- PHD Media Worldwide
- Publicis Worldwide
- Arnold Worldwide
- Criteo
- FCB Health Network
- Fred and Farid (F&F) Creative
- Kantar Millward Brown
- AspireIQ
- Blue 449
- C Space
- C49 Productions
- Campus Insights
- CARAT Global
- Commerce House
- DataXu
- Dentsu Aegis Network
- Engine Group
3%
received job offers before fall semester of senior year
25%
received job offers during fall semester of senior year
42%
received job offers during spring semester of senior year
31%
received job offers after senior year
Do I need to go to graduate school?
A graduate degree is not required for most entry level positions.
- American Advertising Federation (AAF)
- Association of National Advertisers (ANA)
- The Association for Women in Communications
- Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communications Management
- International Association of Business Communicators
- International Public Relations Association
- Outdoor Advertising Association of America
- Public Relations Society of America
Journalism/Writing
Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on recent events. The word journalism applies to the occupation, as well as citizen journalists using methods of gathering information and using literary techniques. Journalistic media includes print, television, radio, and Internet.
- Content Marketer
- Copywriter
- Corporate Communications Manager
- Editor
- Grant Writer
- Public Relations Specialist
- Reporter
- Social Media Specialist
Journalism:
- Conde Naste
Writing:
- TBD
Do I need to go to graduate school?
A graduate degree is not required for most entry level positions.
- American Journalism
- American Journalism Review
- Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies
- Global Media and Communication
- The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics
- International Communication Gazette
- Journalism
- Journalism & Mass Communication Educator
- Journalism and Communication Monographs
- Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
- Journalism History
- Newspaper Research Journal
- Television & New Media
- Think Tank Search from Harvard Kennedy School: Search over 670 think tank websites for public policy research and analysis using one search.
- Nexis Uni: Search company information
- Factiva: World-wide newspapers and publications
- NewsBank: Provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues
- GuideStar: Information service specializing in reporting on U.S. nonprofit companies. NOTE: Log into Agora to fully access the site membership resources provided to you by BC Libraries
- TBD
Editing/Publishing
Editing is a stage of the writing process in which a writer or editor strives to improve a draft, and sometimes prepare it for publication, by correcting errors and by making words and sentences clearer, more precise, and more effective whereas Publishing is the activity of making information available to the general public.by disseminating literature, music, or information.
- Proofreader
- Online Editor
- Critique Partner
- Commissioning Editor
- Developmental Editor
- Content Editor
- Copy Editor (working in various fields, including newspapers, magazines, and websites)
- Book Editors
- Literary Agents
- Literary Scouts
- Publicists
Editing:
- The MIT Press
- Boston Magazine
- Conde Nast
- Life Sciences (journal)
- Tech Target
- W.W. Norton & Company
Publishing:
- Hackett Publishing
- Pengiun Random House
Do I need to go to graduate school?
A graduate degree is not required for most entry level positions.
- The CBS Diversity Institute/Writers Mentoring Program (Racial, gender, and/or sexual orientation minorities)
- CBS Writers Mentoring Program: Aspiring writers from diverse backgrounds with a strong desire to write for CBS television series are encouraged to apply.
Broadcasting (Radio/TV)
Editing is a stage of the writing process in which a writer or editor strives to improve a draft, and sometimes prepare it for publication, by correcting errors and by making words and sentences clearer, more precise, and more effective whereas Publishing is the activity of making information available to the general public.by disseminating literature, music, or information.
- Sports Broadcaster/Announcer
- Radio Show Host
- Disc Jockey
- Radio News Reporter
- TV News Reporter
- TV News Anchor Person
- Radio Show Producer
- Radio Show Technician
- Online Talk Show Host
- Online News Reporter
Radio:
- WATD FM
- Cumulus Media
TV:
- Yelp
- Nike Communications
- Boston Globe Media
- CBS News
- Copperfield Advisory
- KREX 5 News
- National Geographic
- NBCUniversal Media
- 3Q Digital
- Accuen
- Ampush
- Brandstyle Communications
- Brunswick Group
- CBS Interactive
- CBS Television Studios
- Charter TV3
- Discovery Communications
- Considerable
Do I need to go to graduate school?
A graduate degree is not required for most entry level positions.
- Black Broadcasters Alliance
- Broadcasters' Foundation
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
- National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA)
- Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE)
- American Sportscasters Association.
- TBD
Entertainment (TV Production)
Television Production, or TV Studio, is an installation room in which video productions take place, either for the recording of live television to video tape, or for the acquisition of raw footage for post-production.
- Production Assistant
- Account Coordinator
- Gallery Director
- Gallery Assistant
- Media Relations Specialist
- Copywriter
- Photography
- ABC Studios
- ABC Television Baboon Animation
- BSE Global
- Conde Nast
- Creative Artists Agency
- Conundrum Entertainment
- Directors Guild of America
- Entertainment Studios
- Innovative Artists
- Live Nation Entertainment
- Showtime
- Sling TV
- Sony Music Entertainment
- Radical Media
- Gamelook
- A+E Networks
- American Private Radio
- DGA Productions
- NBC Universal
- Leferi Beauty Entertainment
- United Talent Agency
- Walt Disney
- William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
Do I need to go to graduate school?
A graduate degree is not required for most entry level positions.
- T. Howard Foundation Multimedia and Entertainment Internships: Racial minorities; sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students are encouraged to apply for this program if they are interested in interning with some of the largest media companies in the world.)
- FOX, Writer’s Intensive (Unspecified)
- Emma Bowen Foundation Fellowship Program: Racial minorities; fellowship program for AHANA identifying students interested in the business of media (sales, PR, human resources, marketing), the content of media (news production, journalism, digital media), the innovation of media (computer science, big data, technology of communications)
- CBS Writers Mentoring Program Aspiring writers from diverse backgrounds with a strong desire to write for CBS television series are encouraged to apply.
Sports Communications
Sports Communications is an aspect of communication studies which specializes in the study of communication in a sports setting.
- Multimedia Reporter
- Multimedia Director
- Multimedia Producer
- Audio Engineer
- Medio Coordinator
- Sports Information Director
- Sports Reporter
- Sports Writer
- Sports Radio Host
- Copywriter
- Art Director
- Event Coordinator
- Public Relations
- Advertising
- Communications Coordinator
- Account Manager
- TBD
- TBD
Post-graduate options:
- Masters in Sports Communication, Masters in Sports Journalism, Masters in Sports Media
- With a Masters Degree, possible professions include Broadcast Journalist, Communications Director, Media Relations Director, Multimedia Content Producer, Public Address Announcer, Public Relations Director, Athletic Communications Manager, Radio Broadcaster, Sports Information Director, Sports Promoter, Sports Team Publicist, Sports Writer, Television Broadcaster
- TBD
- American Communication Association
- American Forensic Association
- American Society for the History of Rhetoric
- American Society of Newspaper Editors
- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- Broadcast Education Association
- Canadian Communication Association
- Central States Communication Association
- Cross Examination Debate Association
- Eastern Communication Association
- International Communication Association
- International Visual Literacy Association
- Journalism Education Association
- Media Ecology Association
- National Association of Broadcasters
- National Cable and Telecommunications Association
- National Communication Association
- Public Relations Society of America
- Rhetoric Society of America
- Society for Cinema and Media Studies
- Society of Professional Journalists
- Southern States Communication Association
- Western States Communication Association
- MLB Diversity Fellowship: An opportunity for recent graduates to explore Major League Baseball. Open to candidates who identify as AHANA and Women.
- Sports Business Society
Film
The Film Industry or motion picture industry, comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, e.g., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, animation, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post production, film festivals, distribution and actors, film directors and other film crew personnel.
- Performers (Actor, Casting)
- Movie Development
- Production Sound
- Production Supervisors
- Camera Operators
- Cinematographer
- Lighting
- Film Editor
- Film Sound and Color
- Film Music
- Film Finance
- Education and Film Festivals
- Representation
- TBD
- TBD
Graduate schools:
- American Film Institute
- American University
- Boston University
- California School of the Arts
- Chapman University
- City College of New York
- Colorado Film School
- Columbia College (Chicago)
Visual Arts
The Visual Arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, design, crafts, and architecture. Many artistic disciplines involve aspects of the visual arts as well as arts of other types.
- Art Director
- Book Illustrator
- Technical/Production Illustrator
- Exhibitions Designer
- Freelancer
- Graphic Designer
- Artists (Painters, Sculptors, Photographer and Illustrators)
- TBD
- TBD
Graduate schools:
- Yale University
- University of California--Los Angeles
- Virginia Commonwealth
- University Rhode Island School of Design
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Columbia University
- Cranbrook Academy of Art
Performing Arts
Performing Arts comes in forms of including, but not limited to, creative activity that are performed in front of an audience, such as drama, music, and dance.
- Actor
- Musician
- Set, Costume or Lighting Designer
- Stage Manager
- Arts Administrator/Manager
- Choreographer
- Professional Dancer
- Technical Director
- Film Director
- Stage Director
- Music Director
- Producer
- Acrobatics or Circus Performer
- Agent or Business Manager
- Performing Arts Critic or Reporter
- TBD
- TBD
Graduate schools:
- The Juilliard School—Drama and Dance
- NYU Tisch School of the Arts—Drama and Dance
- Carnegie Mellon University — Drama
- Boston Conservatory — Dance
- Yale University — Drama
- Northwestern University — Drama
Board Boston Theatre Companies:
- American Repertory Theatre (ART)
- New Repertory Theatre
- Huntington Theatre Company
- Speakeasy Stage Company
- Theatre Offensive
- Boston Playwright's Theatre
- Actor's Shakespeare Project
- Company One
- Nora Theatre Company
- Gloucester Stage Company
- Lyric Stage Company
- Turtle Lane Playhouse
- Underground Railway Theater
- Cutler Majestic Theater
- Music Department
- Music Outreach (Volunteer Program)
- Theatre Department
- Robsham Theater
- BC Theatre Production History
- Brighton Dance Studios
- DeVoy Perspectives on Theatre Series
- DeVoy Springboard Grant (Study Abroad Grant)
- Study Abroad offered through BC Office of International Programs
- University College, School of Music and Theatre—Cork, Ireland
- King's College—London, UK
Museum/Cultural Institutions
This industry explores the history of museums and their role in society, as well as the activities they engage in, including curating, preservation, public programming, and education.
- Arts administration
- Art Appraisal
- Art law
- Art business
- Art dealers
- Art Directors
- Designers
- Graphic Designers
- Multimedia Artists and Animators
- Set and Exhibit Designers
- Archivist
- Art Gallery and Auction House Assistant
- Art Historian
- Art Law Specialist
- Art Critic/Writer
- Arts Organization Consultant/Administrator
- Corporate, Museum, University Curator
- Curatorial Consultant
- Fine Arts Appraiser
- Researcher
- Restorer Conservator
- Publishing Proofreader
- Visual Resources Curator (Education & Industry)
- Teacher/Administrator
- Art Lecturer
- Conservator
- Curator
- Director
- Docent Exhibit Designer
- Graphic Designer
- Historian
- Apple Tree Arts
- Christie’s
- Sotheby’s
- Art Smart
- Bay Colony Shakespeare Company
- Boston Center for the Arts
- Central Square Theater
- Starquest International
- Upcast Talent
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- Museum of Fine Arts (MFA)
- Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)
- TBD
Do I need to go to graduate school?
A graduate degree is not required for most entry level positions.
- Getty Museum Multicultural Internships (Racial minorities)
- Smithsonian Institution Minority Internship Programs (Racial minorities)
- Diversity in Arts Leadership Internship Program: Internship opportunity for students interested in the field of arts management. Targeted to undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds.
- Smithsonian Institution Minority Awards Program for Visiting Students (Racial minorities)
- Smithsonian Minority Awards Program: Opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students who want experience in research and museums.
- Diversity in Arts Leadership Internship Program: Internship opportunity for students interested in the field of arts management. Targeted to undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds.
- The Getty Foundation Multicultural Undergraduate Internship: Opportunity for underrepresented students interested in museums and visual arts organizations to gain experience in areas such as curatorship, conservation, education, publications, and related programmatic activities.
- Smithsonian Minority Awards Program: Opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students who want experience in research and museums.
- McMullen Museum of Art Student Ambassador Program: An opportunity for recent graduates to explore Major League Baseball. Open to candidates who identify as AHANA and Women.
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