Students visit NYC for fall break networking trip
Photo courtesy of Mary Lawless
The school’s Journalism Alumni and Friends (JAFA) fall break networking trip brought 18 students to New York City Oct. 16-18.
Students met individually with alumni working in their chosen fields. They tapped into the school’s vast network at a reception for alumni and friends at Brother Jimmy’s to watch the UNC vs. Miami football game.
The trip gives students an opportunity to learn from alumni and make connections in the field that can help them secure internships and jobs in the future. The school and JAFA will organize a spring break networking trip to San Francisco for next March. Learn more about the trips jomc.unc.edu/networkingtrips.
Among the organizations and people who met with students during the fall break trip include:
- Warner Brothers Entertainment, Director of Publicity
- Porter Novelli, Account Coordinator
- Makovsky, Account Executive
- Ketchum, Account Coordinator
- JWT, Account Associate
- mcgarrybowen, Account Executive
- VH1, Segment Producer
- The New York Times, Senior Producer - Video
- DFM Thunderdome, Intern
- WomensHealthMag.com, News Editor
- MSL, Managing Director
- VH1 (MTV Networks), Senior Publicist
- Grey, Account Coordinator
- Vanity Fair, Integrated Marketing Manager
- BBDO, Assistant Account Executives
- CBS News, Producer
- The Wall Street Journal, Multimedia Producer
- Vanity Fair, Editorial Assistant
- Buzzfeed, Business Reporter
- eMarketer, President