Due to the central
importance of their communication and reasoning
skills, communication professionals perform an
incredible variety of jobs, and thse skills also
give communication professionals an advantage
if they decide to continue on to law or graduate
school. Not only can they have successful careers
in professions like public relations, journalism,
radio, technical communication, writing, and electronic
communication, but they can also perform diverse
jobs in a variety of professional, business, and
organizational contexts in which their communication
and reasoning skills enable professional advancement.
The diverse career possibilities for Communication
majors include such positions as:
- Public relations officer
- Sports announcer
- Technical writer
- Reporter
- Lawyer
- Radio station account executive
- Electronic communications coordinator/webmaster
- Director of Corporate Communications
- Production coordinator
- Communication consultant
- Radio station manager
- Marketing communications
- Media buyer
- Editor
- Sales director
- Professional fundraiser
- Broadcast scriptwriter
- Human resources trainer
- News and Information Director
- College communication professor
- Community Affairs Liaison
- Survey research consultant
- University Alumni Relations Director
- Lobbyist
- Music Director and disc jockey for a radio
station (see TSU's student-run radio station)
- Tourism Bureau Director
- Speech writer
- Public Information Director
- Industrial information specialist
- Campaign director