If you have a degree in Journalism, you are not limited to the usual jobs in traditional media. Below are some jobs that graduates of journalism can get.
Content Marketing
Content marketers generate images, articles, and videos. They upsell products and create awareness of a brand. These professionals engage in conversations on topics relevant to the brand. They also work hard to make the brand relate to the customers. Moreover, content marketers create posts for social media sites as well as content, email, and other types of communication. Content marketers usually make around forty-six thousand dollars each year.
Copywriting
The copywriter develops the message that an advertisement delivers. Copywriters should be very creative and very persuasive. They should also be able to use only a few words to provide a lot of compelling information. Copywriters usually make around forty-nine thousand dollars each year.
Specialist In Corporate Communications
Large business organizations need to communicate with their numerous employees’ information that is specific to the company. They also need to disclose information to the press. This information may include details of coming events, news stories internal to the company, and information about benefits. The specialist in corporate communications generates and disseminates all this information. Specialists in corporate communications usually make around fifty-nine thousand dollars each year.
Editing
Editors manage the process of publishing. They work with writers in planning and editing content. Editors work for online media outlets, newspapers, and magazines. An editor exists wherever there is a story. Editors usually make around fifty-seven thousand dollars each year.
Grant Writing
Grant writers write persuasive written proposals that present the importance of the causes being supported by a non-profit organization. The purpose of the written plan is the generated funding for the non-profit organization. Grant writers usually make around forty-five thousand dollars each year.
Specialist In Public Relations
A specialist in public relations generates and maintains an excellent reputation for the organization they work for. They create content to be released to the media to shape the perception of the public and to increase awareness of the organization’s brand. Specialists in public relations usually make around fifty-nine thousand dollars each year.
Reporting
Reporters deliver events and news to the public. They investigate stories and conduct interviews. Reporters usually make forty thousand dollars each year.
Specialist In Social Media
Specialists in social media use social media sites to communicate with the public to shape the public image of the organization that they are working for. Also, they evaluate the social media site analytics and data to determine how the organization’s social presence can be enhanced. Specialists in social media usually make forty-two thousand dollars each year.
Director For Sports Information
The director for sports information manages the communication aspects of a college’s athletic program. They assist national, regional, and local sports journalists acquire stories by arranging interviews with the athletes and coaches of the college. And during different athletic events, they organize coverage of the events by the media. The director for sports information usually makes thirty-six thousand dollars each year.
Technical Writing
Technical writers create how-to guides and instruction manuals for products or services. Technical writers usually make seventy thousand dollars each year.