Great resources to support your

communication and entertainment career plans

Entertainment & Arts

http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu/research/arts_entertainment.htm

Communication

http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu/research/communication.htm

CDC Career Resource Center

http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu/research/crc.htm

Great Networking Resources

Learning how to connect and network with alumni can be one of the most important skills to learn and can enhance in your professional development. The CDC supports several programs that connect students with working professionals.

Here are a few of the programs and a sample of some of the professionals participating in them:

Shadow Program

The Shadow Program Diversity of Opportunities gives students a chance to shadow (spend a day on the job with) a professional in order to gain a better awareness of the working world. http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu/shadow

•Vice President of Product Development, iWin, Inc. (game development)

•Freelance Fiction Writer

•Freelance Graphic Artist (Animator, Illustrator, Web Designer), Animal Ocean Design

•Vice President, Communications, Y.M.C.A. of the East Bay

•Interior Designer, Wilson Stuart

Stanford Career Network

The Stanford Career Network (SCN) is a database of alumni who have agreed to be contacted for informational interviews. This tool is a great way to investigate new careers, while practicing your interview skills and building your professional network. https://www.stanfordalumni.org/career/scn

•Production Attorney, Touchstone Television

•Manager, Production & development, Nickelodeon

•Performer, The Phantom of The Opera National Tour

•Senior Vice President of programming, Food Network

•Executive Director of Marketing, The Walt Disney Company

•Senior Director, Marketing, National Basketball Association

•Digital Resources Supervisor, Lucasfilm Entertainment Co., Ltd.

•Technical Director, DreamWorks Animation SKG

•Interactive Advertising Account Director, Saatchi & Saatchi

•Acting Director, Office of Public Affairs, United States Department of Education

The Internship Network

The Internship Network is a resource that allows you to connect with other students to talk about their internship, summer job, research or any other learning experience. You can learn how to approach a specific organization for opportunities and get an insider’s view on what it’s like to work or volunteer there. http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu/network/

•Capitol Records, New Media Intern

•Bite Communications, Public Relations Intern

•The History Channel, On-Air Promotions/Marketing/PR Intern

•Dow Jones Newswires in Beijing, Trainee Reporter

•ABC - Good Morning America, Writing Intern

Stanford Alumni Mentoring

Stanford Alumni Mentoring (SAM) is the first on-line mentoring program that connects undergraduates from all backgrounds with alumni in one-on-one mentoring relationships for career planning and goals. In particular, SAM hopes to bring together students who have begun to think about what they want to do after college with experienced alumni who are eager to share their insights about life after Stanford. http://

mentoring.stanford.edu

•National Editor, C-SPAN

•Head of Communication, Wells Fargo

•Vice President, Impact Pictures

•Composer/President TinWorks

•Associate Marketing Manager, Time Inc.

•Analyst, William Morris Agency

•Advertising Assistant Account Executive, Foote Cone & Belding

•Public Affairs Manager, Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips, LLP

•Program Manager, Youth Radio

•Reporter, San Francisco Business Times