CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ELECTRONIC
MEDIA MAJORS
SKILLS & ABILITIES OF THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA MAJOR
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Skills  Ac ve Listening
 Reading Comprehension
 Cri cal Thinking
 Time Management
 Project Coordina on
 Judgment and Decision Making
 Ac ve Learning
 Complex Problem Solving
 Communica on
 Crea ve Imagina on
Abili es  Interac ng with Computers
 Thinking Crea vely
 Monitor Processes, Materials, and Project Pro‐
gression
 Visual Color Discrimina on
Wri en and Oral Comprehension
Visualiza on
Wri en and Oral Communica on
Knowledge  Communica ons and Media—Knowledge of
media produc on, communica on, and
dissemina on techniques and methods
 Design—Techniques, tools, and principles
 Fine Arts—Theory and techniques required to
compose, produce, and perform
 Computers and Electronics—Processors,
computer hardware and so ware, applica ons
and programs
 Customer and Personal Service—Principles and
processes for providing customer and personal
service
*Taken from ONet POTENTIAL CAREERS
Television  Programming
 News Repor ng
 News Videography
 Direc ng
 Edi ng
Radio  Produc on
 Promo on
 Management
 Research
 Sales
 News
Internet  Webcas ng
 Podcas ng
 Web Design/Development
 Website Maintenance
Video Produc on  Post‐Produc on/Edi ng
 Wri ng
Social Media Management  Strategy
 Content Planning
 Community Management
*Par ally taken from the University of Tennessee—Career Services EMPLOYMENT AREAS
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Major Networks
Local Commercial Television
Sta ons
Public Television Sta ons
Cable Television
Private Produc on Companies
Government
Business Corpora ons
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Na onal Public Radio
Digital Sta ons
Major, Medium & Small Market
Sta ons
 Internet Based Companies
 Companies Specializing in
Webcas ng Services
 Colleges and Universi es
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Public Rela ons Firms
Marke ng Agencies
Social Media Management
Companies
 Media Outlets
 Freelance
*Par ally taken from the University of Tennessee—Career Services WORK ENVIRONMENT
Camera Operators
Television Broadcas ng
Mo on Pictures and Video Industries
Self‐Employed Operators
24.0%
21.0%
34.0%
Film and Video Editors
Mo on Pictures and Video Industries
Television Broadcas ng
Self‐Employed Editors
42.0%
9.0%
35.0%
*Taken from the Occupa onal Outlook Handbook ADDITIONAL ELECTRONIC MEDIA RESOURCES
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Interna onal Cinematographers Guild, h ps://www.cameraguild.com/Home.aspx
American Copy Editors Society, h p://www.copydesk.org/
Na onal Associa on of Broadcasters, h p://www.nab.org/
Society of Broadcas ng Engineers, h p://www.sbe.org/
Power of AV, h p://www.powerofav.com/
Directors Guild of America, h p://www.dga.org/
Na onal Endowment for the Arts, h p://www.nea.gov/
RELATED BOOKS IN THE CAREER RESOURCE LIBRARY (CLC 530)
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Career Perspec ves in Electronic Media Vault Guide to Journalism and Informa on Media The Internship Series: The Media Internship Book How to Get a Job in Television