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What can you do with this degree?

Advertising & Public Relations (BA)

Advertising & Public Relations (BA) What can you do with this degree?

Naturally, many students graduating with a degree in advertising and public relations go to work for advertising or public relations agencies. But there are many other professional fields open to students with training in these areas, including companies and organizations that specialize in event planning, marketing, which have professional sales departments that develop communications campaigns, as well as governmental and nonprofit organizations that must communicate with assorted members of the public.

Examples of positions within advertising and public relations on graduation are:

Account Executive
Marketing Coordinator
Account Planner
Art Director
Copywriter
Graphic Designer
Media Planner
Social Media Coordinator
Event Planner
Guest Relations
Community Relations

Here is a sampling of the positions our students have successfully occupied on graduation:

Account Executive, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Miami, FL
Account Executive. Tinsley Advertising
Account Executive, Tara Ink
Account Executive, Ocean Drive Magazine, Miami Beach, FL
Account Executive, Zimmerman and Partners Advertising
Marketing Coordinator, The Amphitheater, Orange Beach, AL
Marketing Coordinator, 13th Floor Homes
Media Strategist, OMD Worldwide, New York, NY
Portfolio Consultant, Lonsdale Advertising Agency, Nassau, Bahamas
Internet Writer, American Indian Film Institute, San Francisco, CA
Member Affairs Coordinator, Puerto Rico Convention Bureau
Community Coordinator, World Committee on Disability, Washington, DC
Guest Relations Coordinator, Ritz Carlton, Miami, FL
PR Representative, Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, FL

Following is a sampling of the wide variety of professional positions currently held by graduates of the Advertising and Public Relations program:

PR Manager Celebrity Cruises
Marketing Manager Relebrand
Senior Account Executive Tinsley Advertising
Account Supervisor, David, the Agency
Vice President Media Relations, the Patton Group
Design Sales Director, Ocean Drive/Niche Media
Senior Art Director, the Community
Senior Consultant, Deloitte LLP
Digital Director, J Public Relations