Professional Investigation

I found myself really connecting with the article, "Hey Unemployed Media Professionals! Read This Post Before You Apply For An Online Media Job!" As many of you know, I spent over 10 years working in the television industry in various roles. Last spring my position was eliminated, therefore I found myself without a job. Before this major change happened, I had begun to re-evaluate my career and began investigating jobs in the digital media world. Once I knew my position was being dissolved I decided I wanted to go back to school for a Master's degree. I researched many graduate programs in media studies. DePaul, by far, had the most appealing program for me. I was wanted to shift my career towards digital media.

Now that I have a few classes under my belt I have begun contemplating my next career choice. I often look at job postings online, and I am actively looking for a new position. I am interested in pursuing a digital marketing position, which is what I was doing in my last position at NBC. I really enjoyed it, and I would love to work for a company where I could grow in a marketing role. I also am interested in digital project managing. I love to juggle lots of projects, and I am really into being organized. I know I could really flourish in this type of job. Finally, I am very interested in teaching part-time at a community college. Part of my role at NBC was to manage our marketing interns. I found myself teaching them the ropes about the television industry and often times mentoring them into their first media career. I really enjoyed this, and I think I could use my years of television experience coupled with my new media experience to teach media classes. I know I would find teaching worthwhile and rewarding.

So that seems to be where I am currently heading. As I delve further into the NMS program, I may discover new career paths that I may want to pursue. It's an exciting and unpredictable time to be venturing into media, but I know I will continue to take pleasure in it.