Career & Job Information

Some Communication Careers

Communication Alumni Organizations and Positions, from 2009 Alumni Survey

Other Communication Career Resources

Some Communication Careers

  • Actor
  • Advertising Copywriter
  • Announcer
  • Associate Publisher
  • Audience Analyst
  • Blog, Social Media, Website Manager
  • Book Designer
  • Broadcast Station Mgr.
  • Campaign Director
  • Communication Trainer
  • Community Relations Director
  • Community Relations Liaison
  • Consumer Advocate
  • Corporate Public Affairs Specialist
  • Counselor
  • Creative Director
  • Customer Relations Representative
  • Director of Corporate Communication
  • Disc Jockey
  • Editorial Director
  • Event Planner
  • Film Director
  • Film Producer
  • Film Tape Librarian
  • Floor Manager
  • Foreign Relations Officer
  • Fundraiser
  • Human Resources Specialist
  • Human Rights Officer
  • Labor Relations Specialist
  • Lobbyist
  • Market Analyst
  • Marketing Specialist
  • Media Analyst
  • Media Buyer
  • Media Planner
  • Media Relations Manager
  • Mediator
  • Mgr., Investor Relations
  • News Anchor
  • News Director
  • News Supervisor
  • Press Secretary
  • Producer
  • Product Promotion
  • Production Editor
  • Public Administrator
  • Public Affairs Director
  • Public Information Officer
  • Public Opinion Researcher
  • Public Relations Manager
  • Publications Advisor
  • Publicity Manager
  • Reporter
  • Research and Editorial Specialist
  • Sales Representative
  • Speech Instructor
  • Staff Consultant
  • Technical Director
  • Technical Writer
  • Trainer
  • Transmitter Engineer
  • Writer

 

Communication Alumni Organizations and Positions, from 2009 Alumni Survey

 

 

Other Communication Career Resources

► the UCSB Career Services listing for Communication (though it’s all print media), and their Career Blog.

► the UCSB Counseling and Career Center is an excellent resource for students as you search for career opportunities. You can visit them in their pink building with green trim, located next to the Humanities & Social Sciences Building, adjacent to Storke Tower.  Deb Artz, who is the Director of the UCSB Career Services Internship Certificate Program, is also the Career Advisor for social science students.

► the New Jersey Communication Association’s comprehensive list

► the National Communication Association’s Pathway to Careers in Communication in the 21stCentury

► the US Department of Labor Dictionary of Occupational Titles, See especially: 01 – Professional, Technical, and Managerial: 05 (social sciences), 09 (education), 09 (education), 10 (museum, library, and archival sciences), 13 (writing), 16 (administrative specializations – including management, PR, administration), 18 (managers & officials – see service and public administration); 02 – Clerical and Sales; and 09 – Miscellaneous: 96 (amusement, recreation, motion picture, radio and television).

► for more detail on individual occupational titles and employment figures (average annual wage, hourly wage, percentage rise or fall) see the Bureau of Labor Statistics List of SOC Occupations and employment projections by occupation (click on EPP Tables).