Department of Communication

Career Opportunities in the
Communication Field

The popularity of SUNY Brockport's communication program supports the conviction that job opportunities in communication are abundant. In business, these include writing and editing newsletters, speeches and media releases; organizing and producing radio and television presentations; speaking at press conferences; and interviewing and conducting group problem-solving sessions.

Students in the communication applications and communication studies programs may look forward to graduate studies or careers in sales, marketing, advertising, counseling, and personnel management, training and development. Recent SUNY Brockport graduates are successful members of advertising, sales and public relations organizations. Others have completed their doctoral studies in communication and are teaching at major universities.

Broadcasting and journalism graduates have found employment in print and broadcast media across the country. Including network and cable television, broadcast promotion, as disc jockeys, weather reporters, general newspaper reporters and as professional sports team publicists.

What you can do with a communication degree:

Anchor Person/Reporter, Local TV News Program Public Information Officer Marketing Manager Business Manager Educational Media Specialist Sales Trainer Promotion Director Telecommunication Technician Industrial and Labor Relations Specialist Government Press Secretary Salesperson Industrial Information Specialist Market Analyst Field Surveyor for Marketing Research Continuity Director Research Associate Legal Communication Consultant Corporate Communication Consultant Public Relations Assistant Publication Editor Public Relations/Recruiting Officer Management Trainee

Production Manager Radio announcer Radio News Director Mediator Newspaper Reporter/Editor Survey Research Consultant Sports Writer Account Executive Broadcast Scriptwriter Cable TV Sales Broadcasting Floor Manager Community Affairs Director Editor, Publishing Company Corporate Purchasing Agent Law Firm Recruiter Lobbyist Technical Writer Information Specialist Campaign Manager Speech Writer