Find below some of the best information we think is available to help you learn about this career path.
Visual Arts
Association of Art Museum Curators
New York Foundation for the Arts
Association of Art Museum Directors
National Art Education Association
Books about museum careers available as ebooks through Middlebury’s library:
Architecture and Design
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
National Organization of Minority Architects
Performing Arts
Art Jobs: Arts, Culture and Education Careers
EntWork is a directory of sites to find work in the live entertainment industry, particularly in the theatre and dance worlds.
Entertainment Community Fund (Formerly The Actors Fund)
Film/Radio/Television
Peter Biskind’s book Down and Dirty Pictures : Miramax, Sundance, and the rise of independent film (Available through Middlebury’s Library)
David Rensin’s book The Mailroom: Hollywood History from the Bottom Up (Available through Middlebury’s Library)
Jonathan Kern’s book Sound Reporting: The NPR Guide to Audio Journalism and Production (Available through Middlebury’s Library)
Jessica Abel’s book Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio (Available through Middlebury’s Library)
No Film School (Founded by an alum, the leading worldwide community of filmmakers, video producers, and independent creatives. No Film School is where filmmakers learn from each other — “no film school” required.)
Transom –A showcase and workshop for new public radio.
The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP)
I Need a Production Assistant! – Facebook group
International Radio and Television Society (Especially check out their summer fellowship program)
National Association of Broadcasters
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Music
Donald Passman’s Book All You Need to Know about the Music Business: Tenth Edition (Available through Middlebury’s Library)
Sports
Sports Business Journal (Also make sure to check out their link to SportsJobs)
Writing/Publishing and Journalism
Here are more than 100 journalism internships and fellowships
http://www.publishersweekly.com
Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)
National Association of Science Writers
Society of Professional Journalists
Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations
Advertising Educational Foundation
http://www.aef.com/industry/careers/index.html
Great site with tons of overview information about what advertising really is with explanations of all the different roles.
Advertising Age
http://adage.com
Leading global source of news, intelligence and conversation for the marketing and media community.
Connected by Design: Seven Principles for Business Transformation Through Functional Integration (Book available through Middlebury’s library)