CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Newhouse takes part in the annual Central New York Communications Career Consortium, a two-day recruitment fair. Prospective employers from over 40 companies come to the Syracuse campus to provide information and interview students. Most of these employers are from the Northeast U.S., and many pre-select the students they want to interview. You apply by submitting your resume and cover letter several weeks in advance of the Consortium. You'll be competing for interview attention with Newhouse undergraduate students (many of whom will have had multiple internships) as well as students from the other Consortium schools: Ithaca College, Le Moyne College, Colgate University and Cornell University.
In general, communications companies in all industries have far more applicants for jobs than available positions. This means they don't have to recruit employees; instead, the pressure's on you to find a job. Newhouse grads are working all over the United States and abroad as well, and many of them are willing to help you network and find that first job. All Newhouse alums are eligible to receive a free newsletter for one year after graduation listing job opportunities.
Kinds of Jobs
Here's a sampling of the jobs recent Newhouse master's program graduates have found. (Since Documentary Film and History and Public Diplomacy are relatively new, we do not yet have statistics available.)
Advertising
Marketing Assistant at Universal Computer Solutions, Houston
Assistant Media Planner for Mid-Atlantic Region at Zimmerman & Partners Advertising, Washington, D.C.
Account Management at Boathouse Group, Inc., Boston
Assistant Account Executive at Atmosphere BBDO, New York
Assistant Account Executive at Saatchi & Saatchi, New York
Arts Journalism
Staff Writer for Making Music and International Musician magazines, Syracuse
Copy Editor/Staff Writer at Forbes.com, New York
Web Editor of Architectural Record and its sister publication, GreenSource, New York
Architectural Writer/Researcher for Rafael Vinoly Architects, New York
Associate Editor at Scholastic News Online, New York
Broadcast Journalism
Associate Producer at Dateline NBC, New York
Producer at News Channel 8, Washington, D.C.
Weekend Sports Anchor at WTAP-TV, Parkersburg, W.Va.
Medical/General Assignment Reporter at WILX-TV, Lansing, Mich.
Sports Reporter at WHAG-TV, Hagerstown, Md.
Magazine, Newspaper and On-Line Journalism
Reporter at Florida Times-Union Shorelines, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Assistant to the Art Director at the Magazine Division of The Journal News, White Plains, N.Y.
West Coast Retail Editor at Women’s Wear Daily, Los Angeles
Copy Writing at the Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J.
Sales Assistant at Glamour Magazine, New York
Media Management
Public Affairs Advisor at Exxon Mobil Corp., Fairfax, Va.
Marketing Specialist at Network for Good, Bethesda, Md.
Lockheed Martin, San Jose, Calif.
Assistant at CNN, Atlanta
Marketing Support Associate at Nielsen Media Research, Chicago
Photography
Features Designer at The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.
Photo Editor at The Washington Times, Washington, D.C.
Photojournalism Lecturer at the University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
Assistant Photo Editor at USAToday, McLean, Va.
Staff Photographer at The Monitor, McAllen, Texas.
Public Relations
Manning, Selvage and Lee, San Francisco, Calif.
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, Conn.
PAN Communications, Boston, Mass.
Account Associate at Manning Selvage and Lee, New York
Junior Associate at Neale May and Partners, New York
Manager, Tokyo 2016 Olympics Bid Committee, Tokyo, Japan
Television-Radio-Film
Project Analyst at Project Apollo, a division of Arbitron, Washington, D.C.
Production Assistant at Music Choice, New York
Assistant to the CEO at Lifetime Networks, Los Angeles
Film Development Assistant at Overbrook Entertainment, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Research Analyst at VH-1 Ad Sales, MTV Networks, New York
Salaries
It's impossible to give salary predictions because pay varies based on your previous experience, the position you're taking, the company, and the geographic location. (Not to mention the economy!) A master's degree (from any school, not just Newhouse) will not guarantee a higher level job or higher salary if the student does not have any prior professional experience. The majority of master's students who graduate with no experience take jobs at entry level or those with slightly higher salaries. Where a master's degree will really begin to pay off will be in the form of earlier promotions and raises a few years out. Students with prior experience can expect salary increases of $3,000-$8,000 or more with a master's degree.
The Newhouse Career Development Center
Students can also check the Newhouse Career Development Center's Web site for more information. However, we ask that prospective students keep in mind that while the information on the Career Development Center Web site is available to everyone, the services of the Career Development Center staff are reserved for current Newhouse students and Newhouse alums. They don't have the resources to answer questions from prospective students. (If you visit us for our Fall Open House or one of our Spring Preview Days, you'll get to meet some of the CDC staff and see their facilities.)
Graduate Student Employment Stats - compiled by the CDC [PDF]