Register for Our Annual Media Career Summit
The Summit is designed to help students and recent graduates break into the business and be successful in their early careers through keynotes, panels, and skill workshops
Thursday, June 11
8:30 - 5:00 PM
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Our Impact by the Numbers
Feel more confident about pursuing a career in media
Would recommend CenCom programs to friends
Can see themselves working at a partner company
More interested in pursuing a media career
Learned a new skill at a CenCom program
Believe programs improve their media career prospects
Don’t Take Our Word For It
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Stephanie Alcaron, NYU Student Class of 2024
“What really stood out was that they were pushing for diversity and inclusion, and as a Latina woman, I've been fighting for this in media for so long.”
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Jackie Shaheed, Early Career Manager, Warner Bros. Discovery
“The Center has really helped in our recruiting efforts, not only in getting a diverse slate of candidate for our internships but also in developing relationships with the students, so they understand what WBD is all about and where they may it in.
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Alexandria Mandry, NYU Student Class of 2024
“I interned with High10 Media for four months and loved every minute of it. I owe it all to the Center for Communication!”
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Katherine Barnett, SVP, Human Resources, Hearst Television
"I have been so impressed with the young professionals who are part of this community. There is great talent out there, and the Center for Communication has their finger on the pulse of that talent.”
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Bianca Guerrero, NYU Student Class of 2024
“I loved meeting people in similar positions as me, with similar interests. I equally loved the attention paid to who was presenting - so many women of color!! It made it easy to relate.”
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Christina Stokes, SVP, Director of Talent Acquisition, Rubenstein
“We are always grateful to participate in Center events. We hired an Account Coordinator at the last Women + Media Career Summit.”
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Manasi Nimkar, NYU Student Class of 2024
“It was really helpful to hear about networking tip s ell as speak with some of the recruiters who were open for discussions and offered relevant resources to explore.”
Our Partners
Our partners enable us to equip diverse leaders in the media industry. We couldn’t do this important work without them!
Make It In Media
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Community Voices
The Center for Communication Vision
We set our students up for success by building the knowledge, skills, and networks they need to launch their media careers. Our forums feature the best minds in media, who provide industry insights and actionable advice to help our students become the next generation of media leaders. We connect our students to our industry partners, who are seeking to build their pipelines of diverse talent.
Video Resources
Engage!
Shannon Murphy is a writer and Creative Director who recently worked on New York’s "Stop the Spread" campaign with TBWA\Chiat\Day. Shannon says the most interesting part of a student portfolio? The ‘About Me’ page!
Collaboration
The writers' room is a room where TV show writers shut in and work together for 8-12 hours a day. Showrunner and executive producer Anthony Sparks says being part of a writers' room takes talent and work ethic, but it's also a very social job. TV writers need to be excited by collaboration!