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.

Join as many Career Circles as you want by updating your career interests on Handshake. Updating your career interests will allow you to receive the latest Circle updates. Check out more information about the Circles here.

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.

Toppel has a coaching approach that gets you the advice you need on the spot. No appointment necessary! Students can receive coaching in-person or virtually, Monday – Friday. Summer and Winter hours may vary. Have a question about internships, but only have 10 minutes to pop in before class? No problem. Need to stay all afternoon to craft your resume from scratch? Done.

Virtual Career Fair Survival Guide: Standing Out on Handshake, Yello, vFairs, and Zoom

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Top 10 job search platforms in Southeast Asia for students, grads

Landing that first graduate role or internship across Asia and Southeast Asia can feel like a full-time job in itself, especially when you’re navigating intense campus competition, cross-border opportunities, and distinct regional hiring cycles. From tech hubs in Singapore and …

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How to Become an AI Consultant: What It Pays, How to Get Started, and Where to Find Clients

You’ve automated a dozen workflows, trained your team on AI tools, and built systems that saved your company real money. Now, a former colleague asks if you consult. You realize you could, but you have no idea how to price …

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Featured Resources

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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.

Animation World Network – Jobs

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

JournalismJobs.com

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

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 …

Entertainment Careers

Entertainment job and internship postings.

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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.

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.

Advertising on TikTok

Taught by Lucas Ertola
Have you considered using TikTok to advertise your business? In this course, learn the key components of running successful advertising…

Writing Like the Greatest Masters of Persuasion

Taught by Pete Mockaitis | How to Be Awesome at Your Job
Strong writing is foundational to your career–regardless of your position. If you have a great idea, but can’t communicate it…

Audio Foundations: Sampling

Taught by J. Scott Giaquinta
Back in the old days, sampling snippets of music or sounds was an involved, complicated, equipment-heavy analog endeavor. Today, there…

Releasing and Promoting Your Music

Taught by Evan Sutton
One of the biggest issues faced by musical artists is how to get people to hear and purchase their music.…

Get More by Saying Less in Negotiations

Taught by Pete Mockaitis | How to Be Awesome at Your Job
Have you ever felt stressed when making an ask, or committed yourself too quickly—leaving you wishing that you could take…

Negotiate Like a Lawyer

Taught by Dana Robinson
Ever wondered about that special, lawyerly skill? The art of negotiation could be your new favorite tool. In this course,…

Archicad: Architectural Design Techniques

Taught by Robert Mann
While architectural design requires a good amount of technical know-how, it also requires creativity, clarity, and freedom to explore ideas.…

Influencer Brand Deal Economics

Taught by Knowable
When it comes to influencer marketing and brand sponsorships, no two deals are alike. So how do creators know what…

Improving Engineering Communications in Product Design

Taught by Erin Winick Anthony
Communication between stakeholders in the product design and manufacturing process is crucial for product success. But when everyone in the…

Storytelling to Influence Leadership and Decision Makers

Taught by Tiffany Uman
In this course, instructor Tiffany Uman teaches how to craft a compelling and well-presented story that influences leadership and decision…

Storytelling Tips for Learning and Development Leaders

Taught by Madecraft
Alex Mitts, an instructional designer and educational technology consultant, brings storytelling to the forefront of educational innovation. Alex provides a…

Graphic Design Foundations: Typography

Taught by Ina Saltz
Good typography can add tremendous power to your design and your message, whether it is a print- or screen-based project,…

Building a Generative AI Music Visualizer with JavaScript and React

Taught by Eve Porcello
In this course, learn how artificial intelligence technologies generate and manipulate visual content, enabling innovative applications in digital art and…

Sustainable Project Management: Strategies to Boost Social, Economic, and Environmental Impact

Taught by Ricardo Vargas
View Ricardo’s LinkedIn Newsletter Implementing sustainable practices is not just the ethical thing to do, it’s a strategic differentiator for…

Maya: Natural Environments

Taught by Aaron F. Ross
Representing the natural world in a 3D program can be a daunting task. Autodesk Maya comes to the rescue with…

Tech Career Skills: Effective Technical Communication

Taught by Annyce Davis
Today’s developers have numerous resources for learning the “hard” skills required to succeed in a technical role, but many are…

Conflict Resolution Foundations

Taught by Lisa Gates
Improve your relationships with your coworkers, clients, and managers and find your way through conflict back to cooperation. In this…

Project Management Foundations

Taught by Bonnie Biafore
View Bonnie’s LinkedIn Newsletter   Project management is a set of techniques that anyone can apply to achieve goals and…

Brand Design Foundations

Taught by Sean Adams
Everyone knows the importance of great branding, but how do you build a brand from scratch? In this course, Sean…

Avoiding Legal Hot Spots: Five Legal Tips for Social Media Managers

Taught by EverCourse
Whether you are a social media manager, an influencer, or a business owner, if you leverage social media on a…

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.

Emerging Technology Law Experience with Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Product Management Experience with Forage Academy

Marketing Explorer Experience with Pearson

Branding & Design Experience with Forage Academy

Omnichannel Marketing Experience with Forage Academy

GenAI for Proposal Generation Experience with EAB

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

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

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 …

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.

Meredith Camel

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

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, Florida
  • Marketing Consultant Self Employed
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Paula de la Rosa

Alumni Mentor
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Seasonal Artist Manager and Producer for “El Gran Circo del Mundo” Prodartes Peru
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Chris Beltran

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Sales Social Programmer I - House of Highlights Bleacher Report
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Tracy Pottker-Fishel

Faculty & Staff Mentors
  • Miami, FL
  • Communication Specialist, Student Affairs Communications and Marketing University of Miami
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Isabella Vitola

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, Florida
  • En el momento con Isabella Vitola | Anchor + Writer + Assignment Editor + Producer | Capstone University of Miami Television
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Ricardo Ceballos

Alumni Mentor
  • Nashville, TN
  • Marketing Communications Asurion, LLC
Meet Ricardo

Jason Soriano

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Video Editor MEDIAPRO U.S. beIN SPORTS
Meet Jason

Jack Malone

Alumni Mentor
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Director Of Video Production YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
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Jenni York

Alumni Mentor
  • Great Neck, New
  • Freelance Graphic Designer Blood Manor NYC
Meet Jenni

Maggie Sleator

Alumni Mentor
  • Detroit Metropolitan Area
  • Social Media Marketing Specialist, Account Supervisor Campbell Marketing & Communications
Meet Maggie

Dave LaMont

Alumni Mentor
  • Plantation, Florida
  • Play by Play United States Bowling Congresss
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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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