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Career Paths in Communications

Academic Exchange, Public Relations, Corporate Communications, Correspondence, Literary Journalism and Editing (Arts and Culture Section)

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  - You gather information, evaluate it, and use it to create written or spoken contributions for radio, TV, print, and online media.
  - You examine companies’ brand communications, prepare press conferences, and write press releases.
  - You research information from news agency reports, press conferences, databases, or archives.
  - You work in a specific department, e.g. domestic and foreign policy, business, local news, sports, arts and culture, or science.
  - You may also work as a copywriter and formulate advertising slogans and campaigns.
  - You develop appropriate concepts and strategies to shape the public image of a company, organization, institution, etc.
  - You inform the public about company news, products, and events, for example, by means of product photos, event calendars, brochures, etc.
  - You maintain your employer’s website, oversee blogs and forums, and create content for social media.
  - You perform lobby work: you contact people from e.g. politics, trade unions and other associations, non-governmental organizations, or religious organizations, and try to get them on board with the goals or concerns of your employer.
  - You may also occasionally advise senior staff and managers on how to deal with the media.

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  - Correspondence and news agencies
  - Newspaper and magazine publishers
  - Television and radio stations
  - Software and database companies
  - Public sector administration
  - Translation agencies
  - Interpreting services
  - Federal or state authorities, EU institutions
  - Large commercial enterprises
  - Foreign language publishing houses
  - Business and professional associations, trade unions
  - Political parties, associations, organizations, foundations
  - Public relations agencies
  - Religious communities
  - Higher education

• Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen Job Boards and Professional Associations

  - Stellenangebote WiLa-Arbeitmarkt
  - Jobbörse - Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels
  - KULTweet - Der Stellenmarkt für Geistes-, Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaftler/innen
  - The Linguist List
  - Newsroom
  - Radioszene
  - Deutscher Fachjournalisten Verband
  - Freischreiber
  - Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer e.V.
  - Europäische Kommission – Arbeiten für die EU
  - Gesellschaft Public Relations Agenturen
  - Horizont Jobs
  - Kress der Mediendienst
  - Newsroom
  - PR Journal
  - W&V - Werbe- und Kommunikationsbranche
  - Medienjobs
  - Deutscher Museumsbund