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.

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Work for the Best Media & Entertainment Companies

Explore this industry guide that provides essential information about key careers in the media and community industry.

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Find Career Success in the Music Industry

Explore these five tips to pursue a successful in the music industry long-term.

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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.

Ableton Live 12 Essential Training

Taught by Rick Schmunk
Do you work in audio recording, loop-based songwriting, or synth and sound design? In this course, music professor Rick Schmunk…
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Adobe Express: Creating Marketing Materials

Taught by Nicte Cuevas
Join instructor Nicte Cuevas for an in-depth exploration of Adobe Express, an all-in-one design platform where users can create videos,…
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Nano Tips for Improving Email Communications with Lisa Bodell

Taught by Lisa Bodell
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in seconds. In this installment, Lisa Bodell…
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From Conflict to Courage: A Guide for Senior Leaders

Taught by Marlene Chism
Once senior leaders understand the unique role they play in conflict, they can identify blind spots to effectively coach their…
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How People Pleasing Can Hurt Your Career

Taught by Morra Aarons-Mele
If you fall into people-pleasing behaviors but can’t manage your relationships effectively, you won’t reach your full potential. In this…
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Why Conflict is Necessary and How to Manage It

Taught by Morra Aarons-Mele
Conflict can be anxiety provoking and hard. In this course, explore how to make conflict a force for good in…
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Strategic Project Risk Management

Taught by Prasad Kodukula
One of the most effective ways to ensure project success is through smarter risk management. In this course, PMI Fellow…
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Creating and Managing a YouTube Channel

Taught by Richard Harrington
YouTube is where video and video creators thrive. By creating a YouTube channel, you can build a highly visible online…
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Premiere Pro: Captioning Video for Web and Social Media

Taught by Richard Harrington
In today’s digital world, making videos accessible and discoverable is crucial. This course explores the importance of open and closed…
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Marketing Tools: SEO

Taught by Sam Dey
As a marketing professional today, you have a wide array of SEO tools at your disposal, including a growing number…
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Find Your Project Management Style

Taught by JT Moomau
One of the most difficult challenges in project management is clarifying what project success is to you and your place…
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Nano Tips on How to Use Storytelling for Problem Solving 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…
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Quick Marketing Wins for Entrepreneurs

Taught by T. Adeola
In this course, serial entrepreneur and 20-year digital marketer T. Adeola walks you through how to set your business on…
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Live Streaming with OBS (Open Broadcaster Software)

Taught by Julian Velard
Going live on the web is a great way to reach your audience—and better yet, to interact with them. There…
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Cultivating a Content-First Mindset

Taught by Brian Honigman
Discover how to embrace a content-first mindset that goes beyond viewing content as mere words, visuals, or videos. Instead, learn…
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Project Manage Your Life: How to use PM Methodologies to Organize Anything

Taught by Madecraft
Dive into the world of project management with Kerry Hoffman, an expert in operations and project management. Kerry demystifies how…
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Build Your Generative AI Plan for Marketing Success

Taught by Jim Sterne
Harness the power of generative AI to transform marketing. In this course, marketing and AI expert Jim Sterne shares real-world…
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How to Make Innovative Thinking a Habit

Taught by Leo Chan
Innovation, creativity, ideation, and problem-solving are the key skills for the workforce of the future, according to the World Economic…
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Strategic Communication for Leaders

Taught by Brenda Bailey-Hughes
Many leaders set the strategic objectives of their organizations but find that teams and individual performers don’t automatically align with…
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SEO: Optimize Your Social Media Profiles

Taught by Sam Dey
Social media marketing can help you to build a community of followers who grow to know, like, trust, and advocate…
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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

Career Insights: Accounting for the Music Industry Experience with ACCA

Marketing & Communication Experience with NSW Government

Mergers & Acquisitions Experience with Mayer Brown

Client Service Experience with BNY Mellon

Ready, Set, Law Experience with Clifford Chance

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.

Ellen Ruch

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  • 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

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

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  • 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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Yosef Veira

Alumni Mentor
  • New York City, NY
  • Brand Management Palm Bay International
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Meredith Camel

Faculty & Staff Mentors
  • Miami, FL
  • Executive Director, Communications University of Miami
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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.