Making a move into a new role, industry, or direction? Career Transition offers guidance on pivoting your media or creative career — from identifying transferable skills and rebranding yourself to navigating the challenges of starting fresh.
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Use your journalistic skills toward the higher-paying, growing industry of content marketing
While the traditional editorial job outlook is bleak, and you're looking for steady work, seek out brand journalism. And if you think this a cop out by not exercising your true journalism muscles you've been trained to use, think again. Josh…
Angela Washeck
If you've got an ear finely tuned to the whispers of a city, an insatiable curiosity that borders on nosy, and a knack for telling stories that make people stop and think, then you, my…
Mediabistro Education
The fact that you're reading this probably means you're at least considering whether it's time to leave your job or stick with a job that's not really too bad. While the decision to stay or…
Corinne Grinapol
In this article: Research Your Dream Job | Optimize Your Resume | Think Like an Entrepreneur | Immerse Yourself Online | Make the Leap | FAQ Are you a reporter thinking about becoming a publicist?…
Jennifer Pullinger
In this article: Should You Send a Goodbye Email? | 4 Dos | 3 Don'ts | Email Template | FAQs Whether you've accepted another position or are leaving voluntarily, you want to go out on…
Kristen Fischer
In this article: Food Media Careers | Salaries | Food Stylist | Food Writer | Food Photographer | Content Creator | How to Break In | FAQs The food media industry offers diverse career paths…
Jennifer Pullinger
For those journos who are ready to say "so long" to whittling word rates and chasing checks, we decided to address (and sometimes debunk) a few of the most common myths about jobs in the…
Jessica Howell
If you enjoy research, are skilled in technical writing and can understand complex jargon, becoming a medical writer or editor could be the perfect way to expand your portfolio and your paycheck. "The opportunity for…
Kristen Fischer
The headlines change by the hour. AI writes award-winning art on Tuesday. By Thursday, it's hallucinating facts in a major news story. The narrative lurches between utopian creativity and mass unemployment, and if you work…
Mediabistro
Radio and TV play-by-play and color announcers may be the best-known personalities in the sports broadcasting business -- but only as a public address announcer can you earn a nickname like the "Voice of God."…
Samantha Melamed