Want to put your creative skills and passions to work? This career community is the place for you. In online and in-person gathering spaces, you’ll meet peers working toward creative careers, get curated resources and insights from the career specialist, and chat with experts from the arts and media worlds. We’ll help you feel supported and informed as you travel toward the internship, job, or artistic practice of your dreams. All participation is voluntary, and all are welcome!
Debra J. Immergut, the career specialist in arts, media and communications, has worked in all of those areas in her career, as a digital and print editor, journalist, and teacher and author of fiction. Her 2020 novel You Again was a New York Times Best of the Year, and The Captives was a 2019 Edgar Award finalist, published in over a dozen countries. She’s written journalism, essays and fiction for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, American Short Fiction, Narrative magazine, New York Magazine and elsewhere. A recipient of Michener and MacDowell fellowships, she has an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and a B.A. from University of Michigan.
QiQi McGoldrick ’26 (left) and Ean Norwood ’26 (right) at Magnolia Pictures, which distributed the documentary film RBG. Students were invited to Magnolia Pictures by Lita Robinson ’08, who was an international sales manager for the company.
Simone Tricca ’25 (left) and Ella McDaniel ’25 (right) interning at Old Sturbridge Village as costumed interpreters. “Working hands-on in the village taught me so much about the lives of people in the 1830s that would have been impossible to learn from a book,” Tricca said, adding that one of the most rewarding parts was the conversations with visitors about both historical and contemporary issues. Photo by Shana Sureck.
Sena Amuzu ’24, interning at the Brooklyn Museum, where she supported the major reinstallation of the American Art galleries. Photo by Erika Garrida.
Students toured the offices of The New Yorker while learning about careers in digital media.
Jane MacLaughlin ’24 as a stage management intern at Chester Theatre. She supported logistics for productions of Birds of North America and To The Moon. Photo by Shana Sureck.
QiQi McGoldrick ’26 (left) and Ean Norwood ’26 (right) at Magnolia Pictures, which distributed the documentary film RBG. Students were invited to Magnolia Pictures by Lita Robinson ’08, who was an international sales manager for the company.
Simone Tricca ’25 (left) and Ella McDaniel ’25 (right) interning at Old Sturbridge Village as costumed interpreters. “Working hands-on in the village taught me so much about the lives of people in the 1830s that would have been impossible to learn from a book,” Tricca said, adding that one of the most rewarding parts was the conversations with visitors about both historical and contemporary issues. Photo by Shana Sureck.
Sena Amuzu ’24, interning at the Brooklyn Museum, where she supported the major reinstallation of the American Art galleries. Photo by Erika Garrida.
Students toured the offices of The New Yorker while learning about careers in digital media.
Jane MacLaughlin ’24 as a stage management intern at Chester Theatre. She supported logistics for productions of Birds of North America and To The Moon. Photo by Shana Sureck.
QiQi McGoldrick ’26 (left) and Ean Norwood ’26 (right) at Magnolia Pictures, which distributed the documentary film RBG. Students were invited to Magnolia Pictures by Lita Robinson ’08, who was an international sales manager for the company.
Simone Tricca ’25 (left) and Ella McDaniel ’25 (right) interning at Old Sturbridge Village as costumed interpreters. “Working hands-on in the village taught me so much about the lives of people in the 1830s that would have been impossible to learn from a book,” Tricca said, adding that one of the most rewarding parts was the conversations with visitors about both historical and contemporary issues. Photo by Shana Sureck.
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Drop-In Hours
Connect and chat with Debra at the Compass Cafe in Neilson Library during any of the adjacent times.
Americans for the Arts : Serves, advances, and leads the network of organizations and individuals who cultivate, promote, sustain, and support the arts in America.
Artist Year: The first national AmeriCorps organization that enables artists to dedicate themselves to a year of service to their country. Artist Year develops, supports, and places recent higher-education arts graduates across artistic disciplines at low-income schools as dedicated teaching artists, to ensure every underserved student in America has arts education through a national service arts corps.
Hire Culture: Cultural employment listings in Massachusetts offered by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Culture Type: An essential resource focused on visual art from a Black perspective. Culture Type explores the intersection of art, history, and culture.
Art Frankly: Global art community to post art jobs, find spaces, and discover opportunities.
Creative Capital: Supports innovative and adventurous artists across the country through funding, counsel, gatherings, and career development services.
Performing & Technical Arts
Backstage: The largest online casting platform in the U.S. and the most trusted place for actors and performers to find jobs and career advice.
Mandy.com: Job platform for cast, crew, and creative professionals.
Staff Me Up: Thousands of media companies use this site to hire crew members across the full spectrum of roles, including production assistants and other entry-level jobs, in locations across the country.
Women in Media: Networking and professional development resources for women working in production, including a crew directory.
YouTube for Artists: Find answers, learn how to best engage fans and drive your views, and promote your latest releases on YouTube.
Alliance for Women in Media : We are committed to supporting women across all media segments, to expand networks, educate and celebrate accomplishments.
Mediabistro : A job board in media, marketing, advertising, publishing and more.
Digital Media Association DiMA is the leading organization advocating for the digital music innovations that have revolutionized the way music fans and artists connect.
News Media Alliance We are the voice of the news media industry, empowering members to succeed in today’s fast-moving media environment.
International Digital Media and Arts Association iDMAa is committed to providing leadership, information, advocacy, recognition and networking opportunities to digital media and digital arts educators in the U.S. and around the world.
Pew Research Center: The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism is dedicated to trying to understand the information revolution. Includes job links and list of journalism schools.
Journalismjobs.com: Search jobs in newspapers, TV/radio, magazines, publishing, online media, public relations, nonprofits, and more.
Publishing & Literary Arts
bookjobs.com: Posts jobs from over 300 companies, ranging from large corporations to indie-owned house
PublishersLunch: The definitive source for jobs in publishing.
Association of American Publishers: Represents the leading book, journal, and education publishers in the United States on matters of law and policy, advocating for outcomes that incentivize the publication of creative expression, professional content, and learning solutions.
Inkluded: This program champions diversity in publishing by actively working to train and place young people from underrepresented groups into their first publishing jobs.
Publishers Weekly is the international news website of book publishing and bookselling including business news, reviews, bestseller lists, commentaries and more.
The Creative Ladder: Creative Ladder is empowering creatives from diverse backgrounds to explore, flourish, and rise up the ranks in advertising and marketing.
She Runs It: Encourages and promotes women's roles in advertising, marketing, media, and tech.
Digital & Social Media Marketing
Social Media Association: SMA brings together the media community both online and offline. Our members are forward-thinking people interested in business and media innovation.
The Association for Women in Communications AWC is a professional organization that champions the advancement of women across all communications disciplines by recognizing excellence, promoting leadership and positioning its members at the forefront of the evolving communications era. Visit their job board.
Journalism Concentration: enables students to develop journalistic skills as well as attend to their role as public writers in their field(s) of study.
Book Studies Concentration: connects students with the exceptional resources of the Mortimer Rare Book Room and the wealth of book artists and craftspeople of the Pioneer Valley.
Museums Concentration: gives students the history of museums and the critical issues they engage.
Poetry Concentration: students will gain a deeper understanding of the craft of writing, the business of publication and the dissemination of poetry to others.
The Fellowships Program advises students and recent alums who want to apply for competitive national and international fellowships and post-graduate scholarships.
This is your community...
if you’d like to work in...
architecture, archives, arts administration, art history, creative writing, design, digital and/or social media content, film and television production, film studies, journalism, marketing, museums, music production, performing arts, public relations, publishing, social media, studio art, technical arts
or any other area that's about putting your creative talents and passions to work!
