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Mediabistro’s marketing coordinator Nefertiti Anderson on planning ahead to succeed
Nefertiti Anderson is Mediabistro’s marketing coordinator. Here's how she got her current job, and how she's getting ready for the next stage of her career.
Katie Hottinger
Yuliya Kim is a production artist at Adweek. Here's how she got her current position, and how she's getting herself ready for the next stage of her career.
Valerie Berrios
Lindsey Varghese is Mediabistro's education manager. Here's how she got her current position, and how she's getting herself ready for the next stage of her career.
Valerie Berrios
For folks living under the bright lights of New York, envisioning a media career is easy—it seems there are book publishers, digital media brands, global PR firms and magazine headquarters on nearly every corner. But…
Andrea Williams
It may take the form of an annual performance review, or perhaps it’s an impromptu come-into-my-office-so-we-can-discuss-a-few-things conversation. But no matter what shape it arrives in, critical comments from your boss can be hard to digest.…
Dana Robinson
With millions of viewers each year, the Super Bowl lives on as the premiere event for brands everywhere. More than the most-watched televised event, it is the one time of the year where viewers welcome…
Amirah Bey
We hear you’re thinking about applying for that media relations director position you saw online. Awesome! Check out what a couple of media relations professionals have to say about the job and then go for…
Jenell Talley
Let me guess. English class was your favorite time of the day when you were a student? You wrote for your school newspaper—heck, maybe you were even on the yearbook staff—hopping on any chance you…
Jenell Talley
Across platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, an estimated 78% of Americans have at least one social media profile, and according to The Pew Research Center, around 62% of Americans turn to social media for…
Andrea Williams
It’s one of the biggest challenges of being a freelance journalist, content creator or writer: coming up with new story ideas day after day. How do you keep your idea reservoir full of fresh, interesting stories?…
Bizzy Coy