Communication, Music & Entertainment

This career circle is for any student who is interested in pursuing a career in the fields of Communication, Music, and/or Entertainment.

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Check out job and internship listings by major/career interests on the School of Communications Career Connections website and the Frost School of Music Careers page (students must log in to my.frost portal, navigate to “Frost Administration,” then click on “Career Resources”) to view currently open listings for UM students and alumni. For thousands more opportunities, log in to Handshake.

Do you have questions about internships, graduate school, or your future career? Or are you unsure what your first step should be? Speak with a coach via Zoom or stop by Toppel for in-person coaching, Monday – Friday from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Feel free to email us at toppel@miami.edu if you need assistance outside of our drop-in coaching hours.

How to Land a College Internship

Securing a college internship is one of the most effective ways for students to build their career foundation. Internships provide invaluable hands-on experience, access to industry professionals, and the opportunity to apply academic knowledge in a real-world setting. This guide …

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How to Negotiate Salary as an Entry-Level Candidate (With Examples!)

You’ve landed your first job offer—congrats! Now comes the next challenge: how to negotiate salary as an entry-level candidate. It might seem like salary negotiation is out of reach, and that you should simply accept what’s offered. But the …

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Toppel to TV: How the Toppel Career Center guided Laralyn Jackson to success – TheMiamiHurricane.com

Laralyn Jackson, Spring 2024 Broadcast Journalism graduate shares her journey on how she utilized the resources offered at the Toppel Career Center to network with industry professionals, practice interviewing, make informed career decisions, and secure an internship with NBC 6 …

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Featured Resources

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Creative Head: Find Jobs in Video Games, Visual FX, Programming, Designer, & for Artists

Creative Head: Find Jobs in Video Games, Visual FX, Programming, Designer, & for Artists

Search for hundreds of jobs in video games, animation, VFX, and software/technology industries at CreativeHeads.net.

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Freelance Writing Jobs in Journalism, Content, Copywriting, & Blogging Gigs

Freelance Writing Jobs in Journalism, Content, Copywriting, & Blogging Gigs

FreelanceWriting.com has delivered daily and real-time freelance writing jobs online for freelance beginners and experts.

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JournalismJobs.com

JournalismJobs.com

JournalismJobs.com is the largest and most-visited resource for journalism jobs.

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Animation World Network – Jobs

Animation World Network – Jobs

Animation World Network (AWN) offers the top jobs available in Animation.

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Mandy: Jobs For Cast, Crew, and Creative Professionals

Mandy: Jobs For Cast, Crew, and Creative Professionals

Get access to the latest auditions, film jobs, TV production and stage jobs, voiceover work, jobs in music, and casting …

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Are you looking to use real-time job market data to make informed decisions about your future career path, explore relevant salary data, or identify the skills you need to build or market to get your next role? Use the following tool to explore your options.

There are two ways to navigate this tool:

  1. Keyword Search: Search for the title of the job you’re looking to pursue, or skills you may have that could be relevant for a particular career path.
  2. Narrow Down by Industry + Occupation: If you have a general sense of the industry you’d like to pursue, you can narrow down the occupations within a given industry to help you decide.

First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Featured Jobs & Internships

Thousands of internship and job opportunities are posted on Handshake by employers specifically looking to hire students. The following job and internship opportunities were pulled from Handshake for your career circle.

For thousands more opportunities, log in to Handshake. All UM students have a Handshake account that is automatically created for them when they enroll at the U. All you have to do is log in to Handshake to activate your account.

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Skill Building with LinkedIn Learning

Access and explore on-demand LinkedIn Learning content (courses and videos) that can help you identify and build skills needed to be successful in your future career. Here, you can find relevant LinkedIn Learning content featured for your career circle.

Nano Tips for Pitching with a Former Dragons’ Den Investor Piers Linney

Taught by Piers Linney
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this installment, join…

Programmatic Advertising Foundations

Taught by Matt Bailey
Programmatic advertising automates digital media buying. By using software and algorithms to select buys, your ad placement becomes more nimble…

Tips for Effective Listening

Taught by Ximena Vengoechea
Effective listening is a key ingredient for connecting with others, and emotional intelligence is crucial for success. In this course,…

Figma: Building Animations and Interactions

Taught by Joseph Labrecque
Did you know that Figma includes a set of features to more easily translate animations and interactions to developers for…

Organization Tips for Event Marketing

Taught by Madecraft
Are your event marketing campaigns inefficient and unorganized? In this course, Kristy Shaver shares tips for designing, executing, and evaluating…

Unreal Engine 5 for Beginners: Virtual Production Basics

Taught by Skillshare
Get started with Unreal Engine 5 in this hands-on and exciting course for beginners designed by Skillshare. Learn about the…

How to Overcome and Avoid Creative Blocks

Taught by Madecraft
In a creative role, encountering blocks can be frustrating and hinder productivity. This course, led by Melissa Dinwiddie, provides tools…

Adobe Express Essential Training

Taught by Kladi Vergine
Whether you’re a creative pro, marketer, presenter, or social media manager, Adobe Express can help you deliver consistently great-looking content…

DIY Video Production for Content Creators, from Setup to Editing

Taught by Skillshare
Dive into the fundamentals of video production for content creation. Video producer and creator Enrico Luzi walks you through the…

Mastering the Business of Consultancy: Strategy, Marketing, and Client Success

Taught by Tiffany St James
Running a consultancy business is about more than just expertise—it’s about creating systems that drive profitability while delivering maximum value…

UX Foundations: Information Architecture

Taught by Chris Nodder
Information architecture can help you find out how your users think about the world, and transition those lessons to your…

Business Law Basics for Influencer Marketing Campaigns

Taught by Madecraft
Navigating the legal landscape is essential for successful influencer marketing. In this course, Ken Sterling, a legal marketing expert, reveals…

Ten Habits of Effective Communicators

Taught by Scott Mautz
Communication skills will forever be essential to success, so why not learn from the habits of highly effective communicators? In…

Learning Adobe Audition

Taught by Maxim Jago
Adobe Audition is a powerful tool for recording, editing, enhancing, and mixing audio of all kinds. It’s also a deep…

Nano Tips for Using AI for Brand Storytelling with Ash Rathod

Taught by Ash Rathod
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this course, Ash…

Social Media for Enterprise Brands

Taught by Madecraft
Elevate your enterprise brand with a cutting-edge social media strategy. In this course, Josh Hayes, a Social Media Marketing Expert,…

Project Management for Business Process Improvement

Taught by Madecraft
Utilize project management strategies to implement changes that drive efficiency and productivity with this course by project management consultant Yuquan…

Consulting Foundations: Build Your Brand

Taught by Robbie Kellman Baxter
Whether you’re working for a firm or independently, you need to establish and build a brand as a consultant that…

Advertising on Facebook

Taught by Megan Adams
Amplify your reach by advertising on Facebook, a Meta platform. Learn how to create and manage Facebook ad campaigns that…

Photoshop for UX Design

Taught by Emmanuel Henri
With all the different design tools at your disposal for your UX projects, sometimes the tool you already know may…

LinkedIn Learning is free for currently enrolled University of Miami students. You must have a CaneID to access LinkedIn Learning. Click on “View All LinkedIn Learning Courses” to browse through all the content featured for your career circle.

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Skill Building Through Virtual Company Projects

Build valuable career skills and get a taste of industry experience via short virtual projects created by top companies across the globe on the Forage platform. Click on "View All Projects" to view all experiences for this career community. To check out projects across all the career communities and relevant practice interview questions, here.

Getting Ready to Join the Workforce Experience with Standard Bank

UX Design Introduction Experience with Lloyds Banking Group

UX Design Advanced Experience with Lloyds Banking Group

Career Insights: Accounting for the Music Industry Experience with ACCA

Marketing & Communication Experience with NSW Government

Mergers & Acquisitions Experience with Mayer Brown

Wondering how to list a completed project on your resume/CV or LinkedIn profile? Review the Forage referencing policy.

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Featured Industry & Career Guides

Vault offers comprehensive industry and career guides that provide insights into industry work life and advice for students and alumni on kickstarting their careers. You can access 170+ guides on our Custom Career Content site to help you explore career paths and gain valuable information that will help you make informed career decisions.

Vault Guide to Media and Entertainment Jobs, Third Edition

Vault Guide to Media and Entertainment Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Vault Guide to Music Jobs, Second Edition

Vault Guide to Music Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Vault Guide to Public Relations Jobs, Third Edition

Vault Guide to Public Relations Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Cane2Cane Mentors

Explore careers, prepare for your future, and connect with industry professionals. Exclusive to our University of Miami community, Cane2Cane is a social network where 'Canes receive help navigating from college to career. No matter who you know, or don't know, connect and learn from professionals across 60+ industries who are eager to help you prepare for your career journey.

Nicole Fernandez

Alumni Mentor
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Sr. Manager, Sales Enablement | GTM Learning Strategy & Design Citrix
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Tyler Katz

Alumni Mentor
  • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  • Engagement and Program Associate, Hillel and Office of Jewish Student Life Lehigh University
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Ellen Ruch

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Surety Intern Frankenmuth Insurance
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Isabelle Geller

Alumni Mentor
  • Louisville, KY
  • Shark Research and Conservation Intern University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
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Danielle Vangruber

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Associate, Investor Relations Universa Investments L.P.
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Remi Petit

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Marketing Assistant Compass
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Vasudha Devkota

Alumni Mentor
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • -- The Stephen James Partnership
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Keegan Gibson

Alumni Mentor
  • New York, NY
  • Consultant EY
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Nicole Packin (Brown)

Alumni Mentor
  • Coral Gables, FL
  • Assistant to Senior Vice President of Development Buena Vista Productions
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Kristopher Decossard

Alumni Mentor
  • Coral Gables, FL
  • Marketing Director Deco Marketing LLC
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Harley Zeldes

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Physician & APP Consultant Hayes Locums
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Rachel Benstock

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Business Analyst and Secretary Staff Member Dermatology Associates
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Join your peers on Cane2Cane to connect with a 'Cane who can help you achieve your career goals! You can search for connections in the Cane2Cane community by applying various filters, such as industry, location, degree, and more!  

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JOBSCAN

The more effectively you can tailor your resume for a specific job, the better your chances are. Easily optimize your resume by completing a scan below. By scanning and comparing your resume versus any job description Jobscan will give you an instant analysis of how well your resume is tailored for a particular job and how it can be even better optimized for an applicant tracking system (ATS). To start, paste in the text of your resume then paste the text of the job posting you’re interested in, and press Scan.