Media Career Services
The mission of Media Career Services is to advise and aid students in their career and professional development and assist them in leveraging their academic education, experiential learning, and extracurricular involvement to best prepare for life beyond their collegiate stay. As part of the Student Services Center, our mission also involves “providing an environment that fosters inquiry, engagement, and enrichment” for all Media students.
Assistant Director of Career Services: Daniel Almanza
Click here to make an appointment with Media Career Services.
18 Gregory Hall, MC-477
810 S. Wright St., Urbana, IL 61801
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
217-244-4329 | media-careerservices@illinois.edu
LinkedIn Group: College of Media at Illinois
For general inquiries, please fill out this form.
Our goals are to help students:
- recognize their skills and values and match those to their career interests
- develop professional skills and etiquette
- learn about industries and careers and explore the options available to them
- pursue opportunities such as job shadows, internships and full-time jobs
To achieve our goals, we work closely with faculty, staff, alumni, and employers to provide knowledge and experience to students as we all have a common goal of preparing students to be successful professionals.
View our Illini Success report to see what recent Media graduates have done after earning their bachelor's degree.
Media Career Services is a member of the National Association of Colleges & Employers, the Midwest Association of Colleges & Employers, and the University of Illinois Career Services Council.
Accommodations to Access Media Career Services
We want to make Media Career Services as accessible as possible to all College of Media students, so if you need accommodations of any kind, please contact us directly at media-careerservices@illinois.edu or via phone at 217-244-4329. We will make every effort to provide reasonable accommodations.