Application Due: Monday, October 1st
2012 IRTS Multicultural Career Workshop
Dates: November 1st & 2nd
Location: New York, NY (midtown conference center)
Application Deadline: MONDAY, OCTOBER 1st
WORKSHOP: Now in its 29th year, the IRTS Multicultural Career Workshop is a two-day conference that continues to be singled out by human resource professionals as one of the best places to find skilled students and recent graduates for job and internship opportunities. Attendees will learn about opportunities in digital media, creative production, advertising, research, sales and marketing, while attending a full day of seminars during the Workshop’s first day. Students will then have the chance to meet with human resource professionals from major media companies during the Workshop’s career fair on day two.
Accomplished students from all majors (including math, computer science, business, marketing, communications, etc.) are encouraged to apply. Applicants who are selected to attend the Workshop will:
Hear from industry executives while learning about opportunities in radio, television, research, sales, advertising, and digital media while attending a full day of seminars during the Workshop’s first day.
Meet human resource professionals from major media companies at one-one-one meetings during the Workshop’s second day.
Hone networking skills while interacting with a broad range of industry professionals.
COST: Participants attend workshop events free-of-charge. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
NOTE: Students who are accepted are required to attend both the November 1st & 2nd sessions. All students will be responsible for their own travel to and from the Workshop.
ELIGIBILITY:
Requirements - Juniors, seniors, graduate students and recent graduates with outstanding academic records and extra-curricular experience are encouraged to compete for participation in the Workshop.
College Major - You need not be a communications major. IRTS seeks applicants who have demonstrated the skills necessary to succeed in a corporate environment, and/or have shown a sincere interest in communications through experience or extra-curricular activities.
Corporations have a wide range of departments and are looking to hire individuals from many different disciplines.
Attached is the 2012 Application.
All applications should be sent to submit@irts.org.
For more information log on to our website - http://www.irts.org and follow the link to “College Programs.”
PAST RECRUITERS:
ABC News♦ AMC Networks ♦Arbitron♦ Broadcast Music (BMI)♦ Cablevision♦ CBS News♦ CBS Radio♦ CBS Television Stations♦ Clear Channel♦ Comedy Central♦ Cox Broadcasting♦ Discovery Communications, Inc.♦ Disney-ABC♦ E! Networks ♦ WNET - Thirteen♦ Emmis Broadcasting♦ FOX News Channel♦ Grey Worldwide♦ HBO ♦Infinity Broadcasting Corporation♦ Initiative♦ Katz Media Group, Inc. ♦Lifetime Television ♦Lite-FM, WLTW ♦McCann Erickson ♦MediaCom, a Grey Global Group Company ♦Mindshare♦ MTV Networks♦ National Cable Communications♦ National Public Radio♦ NBCUniversal♦ New York Market Radio (NYMRAD) ♦ New Line Cinema♦ News 12 Networks ♦ Nielsen Company♦ NY1 News / NY1 Noticias♦ OMD♦ Oxygen Media♦ PHD USA♦ Power 105, WWPR♦ Q104.3, WAXQ♦ Scripps Networks ♦ Showtime♦ SIRIUSXM♦ Telemundo♦ Time Warner ♦ Tribune♦ Turner Broadcasting♦ Universal McCann ♦ Univision♦ Univision Radio♦ Viacom♦ WB11/WPIX-TV♦ WBLS♦ WCBS-FM♦ WCBS-TV♦ WINS/WNEW♦ WNBC♦ WOR Radio♦ WXRK, K-Rock♦ Z100, WHTZ♦ ZenithOptimedia
The IRTS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, which brings together the wisdom and power of today’s leaders to train and educate the next generation of media and communication professionals through its many educational programs and diversity initiatives. IRTS programs ensure that our business reaches its highest potential in this exciting digital age.
Lauren Kruk-Winokur
Director, Academic Programs & Communications
IRTS Foundation, Inc., 1697 Broadway, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10019
212.867.6650 x12 lauren.kruk-winokur@irts.org