This career path is focused on designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, marketing communication and entertainment services.
While many majors and minors can prepare you for this career path, we find that students studying certain subjects have a natural connection. Common majors and minors related to career in this area include:
English, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Marketing, History, Psychology, Sociology, Digital Media, Philosophy
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If you’re a recent graduate or looking to switch careers, entry-level government jobs could be the perfect place to start. These positions typically offer stability and a strong foundation for long-term career growth. Whether you’re interested in law enforcement, healthcare, …
Have you ever whipped up a delicious meal using random leftover ingredients? That silly example, friends, is creative thinking in action. In today’s job market, where innovation is key, creative thinking is no longer just a bonus skill—it’s a must-have.
The Career & Co-op Center is committed to supporting students in finding and launching rewarding careers. For students interested in structured, regular contact with our career advising staff, we offer career development courses for undergraduate students. These courses provide students …
Career mapping is the process of creating a strategic plan for your professional growth by identifying potential career paths, the skills you’ll need, and the steps to reach your goals. For communications majors, career mapping is especially important because this …
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The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.
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Technical Skills
A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.
Core Competencies
The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.
Job Titles
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