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What can I do with a major in Communications ?

Possible Employers

  • Advertising agencies
  • Corporate advertising departments
  • Book Publishers
    (Paperback, Educational materials, Religious, University presses, Mail Order, Book Clubs)
  • Newspapers
  • Wire services
  • Trade newspapers
  • Magazine Publishers
  • (Consumer, Technical & industrial, Professional)
  • Merchandising/trade publications
    (Labor unions, Educational journals, In-house publications, News magazines, Professional associations, Religious organizations)
  • Major television networks
  • Commercial broadcast stations
  • Public television stations
  • Cable television
  • Private television production
  • National public radio
  • Major, medium & small market radio stations
  • Independent syndications
  • Public relations firms
  • Trade associations
  • Government agencies
  • Colleges and universities
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Labor Unions
  • Hospitals
  • Hardware manufacturers
  • Software companies
  • Industry (technical writing) (Automotive)
  • Aerospace
  • Precision instrument
  • Engineering

Career Titles

Account Executive
Actor/Actress
Administrator
Advertising Account Executive
Advertising Copywriter
Advertising Manager
Advertising Worker
Announcer
Arbitrator
Association Administrator
Auctioneer
Audio/Visual Librarian
Audio/Visual Specialist
Audiologist
Bank Officer
Broadcast Advertising Salesperson
Broadcast Technician
Camp Counselor
Campaign Manager
Claims Adjuster/Examiner
College Student Services Specialist
Columnist
Commentator
Communications Lawyer
Community Action Director
Consumer Advocate
Consumer Affairs Specialist
Contestant/Guest Coordinator
Copywriter
Corporate Communications Director
Counselor
Credit Manager
Customer Service Representative
Development Officer
Development Officer/Fund Raiser
Director- Film, Video, Theatre
Disc Jockey
Documentarian
Editor
Editorial Assistant
Educational Consultant
Educational Tester
Elected Official
Electronic Publication Specialist
Events Planner
Fashion Merchandiser
Flight Attendant
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Service Officer
Fund Raiser
Government Advisor
Government Relations Specialist
Graphic Artist
Greeting Card Writer
Guidance Counselor
Health Services Administrator
Hospitality Manger
Hotel Manager
Human Resources Administrator
Human Resources Manager
Industrial & Labor Relations Specialist
Instructional Program Designer
Insurance Agent/Broker
Interviewer
Journalist
Lawyer
Lecturer
Legal Assistant
Legislative Aide
Lighting Technician
Lobbyist
Management Analyst
Manager/Administrator
Market Research Analyst
Market Research Specialist
Media Buyer

Media Manage Research Worker
Media Manager
Media Specialist
Mediator
Minister/Priest/Rabbi
Motivational Speaker
Museum Director
Music Director
Narrator
Negotiator
News Photographer
News Writer/Editor
Online Content Developer
Paralegal
Paralegal Assistant
Personnel Specialist
Photographer
Photojournalist
Planning Director
Political Aide
Political Scientist
Presenter
Print Production Coordinator
Probation & Parole Officer
Producer- TV, Film, Theatre
Production Assistant
Promotions Manager
Proofreader
PSA Director
Public Administrator
Public Information Officer
Public Relations Assistant
Public Relations Officer-School District
Public Relations Specialist
Publisher
Radio/TV Announcer
Reader
Real Estate Agent/Broker
Receptionist
Recreation Coordinator
Recreation/Attractions Manager
Recruiter
Reporter/Journalist
Research Library Technician
Restaurant Manager
Retail Manager
Sales Manager
Sales Representative
Script Writer
Service Representative
Social Services Administrator
Social Worker
Special Events Coordinator
Speech Pathologist
Speech Writer
Spokesperson for Education
Sports Promoter
Sportscaster
Teacher- Elementary, Secondary, College
Technical Writer
Telemarketer
Telemarketing Specialist
Television Director
Television Regulator/Censor
Traffic Manager
Training & Development Specialist
Translator
Travel Agent
TV Engineer
TV News Anchor
Video Engineer
Video Programmer
Writer/Author
Youth Worker

Professional Organizations


Society for Technical Communication,
901 N. Stuart St., Suite 304
Arlington, VA 22203

National Association of Broadcasters
1771 N St., NW
Washington, DC 20036

Women in Communication, Inc.
P.O. Box 17460
Arlington, VA 22216

The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Inc.
P.O. Box 300
Princeton, NJ 08543

Radio-Television News Directors Association
1717 K St., NW, Suite 615
Washington, DC 20006

 

 

 

Updated: April 17, 2008

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