Welcome to the Arts, Media, and Communication community!
The Arts, Media, and Communication community will provide resources, information, and a virtual space for students and alumni interested in working within the arts, media, and communications industries. As a follower of the Arts, Media, and Communication community, you will get timely alerts on internships, co-ops, jobs, blogs, and events posted on the page.
Career and self-development are life-long processes that evolve as new experiences and information are obtained. Use this page to design your career and self-development strategically. Review the list of student and professional organizations and decide which opportunities best align with your career goals. Connect with a Husky Mentor to engage in career conversations that will expand your network and give you an on-the-job perspective. Explore your options by reviewing Job Market Insights and the UConn Undergraduate Outcomes.
Tommy Orange is a Native American author of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. He is best known for There There, his 2018 debut novel, which follows the journey of 12 “urban Indians” living in the greater Oakland, California area who converge onto a stadium powwow, reconnecting over their Native identity.
After spending my entire career in media, in companies as varied as MTV, Condé Nast, SundanceTV, and Discovery, I am often asked to give advice on how to get into the media business. It usually comes from a passionate, wide-eyed …
Brendon Thammavongsa is a rising senior majoring in Exercise Science. He is an active member of Lambda Phi Epsilon, the world’s largest Asian-interest fraternity, and UConn Hip-Hop Initiative, where he serves as Social Media Director.
When it comes to finding a job in a more creative industry, the search can appear to be difficult at first. In a discussion about careers in the creative field, Digital Media & Design (DMD) Alumni Juanita Austin and Cat Boyce share their insights on post-graduation work in the industry.
Welcome to the Arts, Media, and Communication Career Community! There are a ton of career resources at career.uconn.edu, but it can be challenging at times to find exactly what you are looking for as a student interested in Arts, Media, …
By Steve Kligerman
Steve KligermanAssistant Director, Programming & Career Everywhere | Pronouns: he/him/his
Explore occupations by career categories and pathways and use real time labor market data to power your decision making.
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.)
Occupation Description
Employment Trends
Top Employers
Education Levels
Annual Earnings
Technical Skills
Core Competencies
Job Titles
Occupation Description
Employment Trends
The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.
Top Employers
These companies are currently hiring for .
Education Levels
The educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold Bachelor’s Degrees vs. Associate Degrees). Educational attainment levels are provided by O*NET.
Annual Earnings
Earnings figures are based on OES data from the BLS and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
Technical Skills
A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.
Core Competencies
The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.
Job Titles
A list of job titles for all unique postings in a given career, sorted by frequency.
Career Outcomes
First Destination
Top Employers
Starting Salary
Employment Locations
Top Universities
Degree Types
Fields of Study
First Destination
First Destination refers to undergraduate outcomes within the 6 months following graduation. The data is collected through a survey distributed to students at graduation, and again in the months following, to gain insight on their lives post-graduation.
Top Employers
The following is a list of the most common employers that students have reported working for post-graduation. Only employing organizations are listed below. This is not a complete list of all employers, rather the most common.
Starting Salary
The salary data below is based on self-reported salary data for full-time employment. This data does not reflect bonuses or any other monetary benefits.
Employment Locations
UConn graduates accept positions all over the globe. The graphic displays the proportions of graduates working across the United States. As you can see, the top locations for UConn graduates to work are Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York.
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World
Top Universities
Below is a list of the most common universities UConn graduates attend for continuing education.
Degree Types
On average, about 25% of UConn graduates enroll in a program of continuing education within 6 months post-graduation. The chart below displays the types of continued education degrees pursued.
Fields of Study
Fields of Study highlights the diversity of interests in our graduates. This section reflects the fields in which graduates pursue additional study.
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