The Career Center, in partnership with the Cinema and Television Arts department and instructor Richard Petrizzi, hosted a virtual career talk with screenwriter and producer, Norman Steinberg. Based in New York, Norman is known for his work on Blazing Saddles...
Make sure studios see your work in the best light. Leading industry figures give their advice on creating a killer showreel. By Creative Bloq Staff With studios receiving hundreds of entries a day, getting a career in 3D, animation,...
Alumnus Derek Van Pelt returned to campus to talk about breaking into comedy, managing Amy Schumer, and discovering Trevor Noah. Derek Van Pelt was a screenwriting major at Columbia College Chicago who attended Semester in LA. After a few...
The path that Katie Scarlett Strickland, Columbia College Chicago ’16 (double major!), is seen walking on in the photo above is not a paved, straight-lined path. Much like the experience of going from undergraduate studies to a degree,...
Happening in the Career Center next week: Tuesday, September 26th Portfolios Basics: From building to presenting a professional body of work 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Career Center Alumni Panel: Don’t Worry, I Was in Your Shoes...
What does it take to work at an advertising agency in management, strategy and creative roles? How can you make the leap from student to industry professional and launch your career in advertising and marketing? Hear first-hand from recruiters...
Take your reel from good to great! In this post, we share 6 tips for demo reels and showreels – critical marketing materials for any creative professional. Marketing yourself as a creative professional is obviously incredibly important, especially if...
We’re bringing back successful 2017 graduates, now working in their fields, to share with you what it was like before making the leap from student to career. Years of studying in your major, class projects, internships, volunteering, and taking...