Communication and Media Studies

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Overview	Career Titles	Employers	Skills	Salary Information
Graduate Data	Alumni/Intern Profiles	Career Library Resources	Links of Interest	Additional Information

Overview | Return to top

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The communication faculty and students at St. Norbert College study the uniquely human ability to create, use and abuse symbols. The communication faculty and students engage in a cooperative learning approach to gain an understanding of the nature and function of spoken and written language within personal and mediated contexts. An integral part of the communication curricula is to trace the historical theoretical development and contemporary applications of myriad human symbol systems.

Career Titles | Return to top

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Academic Advisor Account Executive Actor                                                              Admissions Counselor Advertising Account Executive Alumni Relations Coordinator Announcer                                                     Arbitrator Art Director Artist Audio/ Visual Specialist Biographer                                                    Broadcaster Buyer Cable Programmer Camera Operator Camp Counselor Campaign Manager Career Counselor                                        Chamber of Commerce Director Cinematographer Circulation Director Claims Adjuster/Examiner Columnist Communications Specialist Community Affairs Director                        Community Relations Specialist Conference Planner Consultant Consumer Advocate Convention Organizer Copy Editor Copywriter Corporate Communications Specialist Corporate Recruiter Corporate Trainer Counselor Critic Customer Service Representative Development Officer Director Director of Communication and Design Disc Jockey                                                  Editor                                                             Elected Official Entertainment Agent Events Planner

Fact Checker Fashion Merchandiser Film Tape Librarian Flight Attendant Foreign Correspondent Foreign Service Officer Fundraiser Government Relations Specialist Graphic Design Specialist Graphic Designer Greeting Card Writer Guidance Counselor Hospitality Manger Hotel Manager Housing And Student Life Coordinator Human Resources Manager Industrial & Labor Relations Specialist Insurance Agent/Broker Intercultural Communications Specialist International Student Advisor Interviewer Journalist Lawyer Legal Assistant Librarian Lighting Technician Lobbyist                                                        Management Trainee Market Research Analyst Marketing Director Media Analyst     Media Buyer Media Consultant Media Critic Media Planner Media Production Specialist Media Relations Director Media Specialist Mediator Negotiator News Analyst News Anchor News Director News Editor News Photographer Paralegal Photographer

Photojournalist Political Analyst Political Campaign Worker Press Secretary Producer Production Assistant Program Director Promotion Manager Proofreader Public Information Officer                            Public Relations Specialist                         Publications Editor Publicist Publicity Director Publisher                                                       Radio/TV Announcer Recreation Coordinator Recruiter                                                       Reporter Research Assistant Researcher                                                   Restaurant Manager Retail Manager Sales Manager Sales Representative Scriptwriter Sound Effects Technician Special Events Coordinator Speech Writer Sportscaster Station Programmer Student Services Specialist                       Study Abroad Advisor Teacher Technical Director Technical Writer Television Writer Tour Guide Traffic Manager Translator Travel Agent                                                Video Producer Videographer Volunteer Coordinator Web Designer Web Editor Writer

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Advertising Agencies Arts Councils Associated Press Boards of Education Book Publishers Cable Systems Chambers of Commerce College & Universities Community Organizations Consulting Firms Corporate Communications Offices Cultural Affairs Department of Labor Educational Organizations Entertainment Firms Film Studios Financial Institutions Government Agencies

Health Care Facilities Health Organizations Hospices Hospitals Human Resources Departments Independent Production Companies Industry Film Producers Investment Firms Labor Unions Law Firms Libraries/Museums Lobby Organizations Local, State, & Federal Government Magazines Management/Consulting Firms Market Research Firms Marketing Departments

News & Information Offices Newspapers Non-Profit Organizations Nursing Homes Pharmaceutical Companies Photo Studios Political Organizations Professional Associations Public Relations Firms Publishing Companies Radio Stations Retail Stores Telecommunications Firms Television Stations Theatres Trade Associations Video Production Companies

Skills | Return to top 

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Ability to write clearly Attention to details Become knowledgeable of other cultures, languages, institutions--an ability to analyze across cultural or national lines Capacity to mesmerize an audience Communicate and elaborate with individuals and groups Communicates diplomatically Compare and contrast evidence Create entertaining and persuasive messages Create powerful images with sight, sound, motion and words Critical thinking skills Cultural sensitivity when communicating with people of other cultures Demonstrate creativity and artistic expression

Demonstrate talent, persistence, assertiveness, competitive spirit and enthusiasm Effective speaking skills Evaluate ideas and presentation Excellent interpersonal skills Expresses thoughts, ideas, and opinions clearly and persuasively Gather information and data Generate ideas Influential/persuasion skills Interpretation skills Measure media effects Possesses command of the English language Present specific viewpoints

Problem solving Relates to others from varying backgrounds Reporting and editing skills Sees the world from the perspective of other individuals and other cultures Strong intercultural understanding Synthesizing information Transform complex subject matter into something that is easily understood Understand institutional and cultural values Understand many points of view Utilizes computers Work independently or in teams Works well under pressure to meet deadlines

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NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) Summer 2008 Salary Survey Average Offers:

• Communications Bachelor's Degree: $36,585
  

For additional salary information, please visit salary.com


Graduate Data | Return to top   

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The job titles and employers listed below are a sample of the results from the annual St. Norbert College Career Services graduate follow-up survey for the Classes of 2003-2007.

Job Titles

2nd Lieutenant Account Executive Account Manager Account Representative Accounts Manager Administrative Assistant Admissions Advisor Advertising Account Executive Advertising Manager Assistant Director of Admission Assistant Technology Director Assistant to Financial Manager Associate Researcher Behavior Management Specialist Billing and Enrollment Specialist Bookseller Brand Sales Associate Business Account Executive Business Consultant Business Development Associate Cadet Candidate Relation Specialist Career Trainer Claims Adjuster Claims Specialist Clinical Support Specialist Communications Coordinator Consumer Relations

Customer Service Manager Customer Service Representative Customer Service Specialist Director of Development Director of Media Relations Division Manager Editor Employee Services Specialist Event Coordinator Field Service Representative Field Technician Financial Aid Advisor Front Office Agent Graphic Designer Hall Director Human Resource Systems Coordinator Inside Sales International Education Officer Junior Associate Legislative Aide Management Trainee Marketing Assistant Marketing Consultant Marketing Coordinator National Account Manager Online Specialist Operating Engineer Patient Care Coordinator Personnel Producer

Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Photographer Placement Coordinator Post Production Artist Producer Project Coordinator Project Manager Property Damage Claims Adjuster Regional District Manager Registrar – Document Specialist Reporter/Copy Editor Residential Education Director Sales Account Executive Sales Assistant Sales Associate Sales Consultant Sales Counselor Sales Representative Staffing Agent Staffing Linguistic Specialist Study Abroad Advisor Study Coordinator Teacher Team Lead Supervisor Technical Recruiter Transportation Planner Transportation Sales Videographer Writer

Employers

Actor’s Theater of Louisville Adecco Staffing Agency American Express American Imaging Management American Intercontinental University Badger Wholesale, Inc. Balmoral Hotel Barnes & Noble BelGioioso Cheese Best Buy Corporate Bridger Trail Video Bryant & Stratton College CareerBuilder.com CBS 5 CH Robinson Worldwide Chicago City Council Chicago Software Association CNH Capital Colorado Technical University Copper Leaf Hotel Dental Associates Enterprise Rent-A-Car Environmental Monitoring Technology Festival Foods – Management First Trust Portfolios Fox 11 GE Healthcare Genex Grand Geneva Resorts

Green Bay Blizzard Green Bay Press Gazette Holy Family Memorial Hospital Humana Hyatt Illinois State Highway Authority Information Specialists Group International Sports Management Johnson Controls Jones Sign Company Keller Consulting Kohler Company LaForce LaSalle Network Launch Film and Photography Lawrence University Leonard and Finco Lifetouch Manpower Mazda North America Medleh Group Outback Steakhouse Pfizer Primerica Financial Services Quee Placement Services Round the Barn Theater at Amish Safe Freight Technology Schneider National

Shopko Skeffington Arms Hotel & Restaurant Smart Interactive Media Smith Barney St. Norbert College St. Xavier University Stellar Productions Sunny Acres Farm Target Texas Christian University Toys R’ Us Trac Incorporated Tri Star Title Tribune Company Truman State University U.S. Army United Group Association United Heartland/Wellpoint United States Steel Corp. UPS Venturi Staffing Partner Walt Disney World Washington State University Waste Management Wisconsin State Patrol Woodward Communications WTMJ Zolt Services Group

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Alumni Profiles
Kristin Alberts
Krissy Behnke
Beth Borgen
Kathleen Caylor
Jasmine Chng
Mike Dauplaise
Chris Graham
Nora Graham
Thomas Hurley
Mary Harp-Jirschele
Brian Kerhin
Christina Linder-Dwyer
Erin Nitka
Jessica Novitsky
Jennifer Ryan
Vince Vitrano
Lora Zimmer

Intern Profiles
Sara Dufeck
Matt Fox
Kerri Frake
Nick Fry
Katie Knapp
Robert Knapp
Jessica Manier
Katrina Marshall
Emily Petraglia
Sara Smith
Jordan Vater
Michael Zera


Career Library Resources | Return to top 

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The following career-related books are available for check-out in the Career Services Office (JMS 106):

• Careers for Born Leaders & Other Decisive Types
• Careers for Culture Lovers & Other Artsy Types
• Careers for Extroverts & Other Gregarious Types
• Careers for Persuasive Types & Others Who Won't Take No for an Answer
• Careers in Advertising and Public Relations 2006 Edition
• Careers in Communications
• Careers in Communications and Entertainment
• Ferguson's Careers in Focus-Advertising and Marketing
• How to Get into Television, Radio and New Media
• Peterson's Breaking Into Advertising-How to Market Yourself Like a Professional
• The Princeton Review-Careers in Advertising

Links of Interest  | Return to top   

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Career Information
Careers in Marketing
Careers in Public Relations
Communication Arts Network
Event Planning Careers
Graduate Programs in Communications
Pathways to Careers in Communications
Publishing Central

Professional Associations
American Advertising Federation
American Communication Association
American Society of Journalists & Authors
Association for Business Communication
Association of American Publishers
Institute for Global Communications
International Association of Business Communicators
International Communication Association
Magazine Publishers of America
National Association of Broadcasters
National Communication Association
Public Relations Society of America
Small Publishers Association of North America
Society for Technical Communication
The Association for Women in Communications
The Association for Women in Sports Media

Jobs & Internships
Entertainment Jobs
Big Shoes Network
Bookjobs.com
Human Resources Jobs
Journalism Jobs
Marketing Jobs
The Write Jobs
Work in Public Relations
Writer's Resource Center


Additional Information | Return to top 

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SNC Communication and Media Studies Department
Major Requirements
Academic Advising
Career Services Job Search Links

Disclaimer: The information included on this page is not all-inclusive. You are encouraged to utilize additional online and print resources when researching majors and careers.  Some of the careers listed may require additional education, training, development, licenses and/or certifications.  If you feel something should be added, changed, updated or removed, please contact Career Services.  The content included on this page will be updated annually each summer.  Please contact Career Services if you have any questions about the information on this page or to schedule an appointment.