Careers/Jobs

Our graduates enter the marketplace skilled in writing, reporting, editing, digital imaging, web design, photography, and interactive design. Because our students gain a great deal of critical and practical experience, they graduate with a portfolio that offers future employers strong evidence of their critical and professional skills and knowledge. Our students have gone on to careers in law, political consulting, film, reporting, international relations, web design, television, radio, music promotion, advertising, marketing, advertising, and public relations.

Recent graduates have secured positions at ESPN, ABC’s 20/20, NBC, America Online, Lycos, MacroMedia, USA Today, ABC.com, The New England Sports Network (NESN), The National Hockey League, National Public Radio,, and a wide variety of public relations, web design, and other media organizations throughout the U.S. Additionally, The Vermont Press Association, with its headquarters in our department, provides a vital link to area newspapers and media producers.

Recent SMC JO&MC Grads with Media, Communication, or Journalism Related Jobs

Graduate Schools

Our Department offers more than professional training. Our emphasis on media criticism, global communication, media and politics prepares students to take an intellectual approach to the mass media, both as producers and as critical readers and viewers. Our graduates have gone on to pursue advanced degrees at a wide range of schools such as Georgetown, Northwestern, Penn State, Simon and Fraser, Univerisity of Wisconsin, and the University of Southern California.

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Job Resources:

AJR Newslink links to the thousands of newspapers and magazines available on the Internet. It is the online site of the American Journalism Review which presents monthly analyses of the state of the nation's media.

Journalismjob.com A great resource for jobs within the fields of print, broadcast, and online.