‘Ready to Work’ series: Annenberg hiring showcase

Thursday, October 20, 2022

3 p.m. 5 p.m. PT

USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism (ASC), East Lobby


Connect with potential employers recruiting for internships and/or full-time positions during the Hiring Showcase. The companies attending the Hiring Showcase include:

  • Larson Communications (education communication)
  • Invisible Narratives (media/entertainment)
  • Penske Media Corporation* (global media and information services)
  • MMGY NJF (travel marketing)
  • ABC News (journalism)
  • Peer Mental Health (mental health services) 
  • TrailRunner International (public relations)
  • Insight Sports Advisors (sports media)
  • Kollective Influence* (public relations and marketing)
  • Fabletics (marketing/fashion)
  • Endeavor (entertainment)
  • Select Partnerships (advertising)
  • L.A. Libations (consumer packaged goods) 
  • Blaze PR (public relations)
  • Warner Bros. Discovery (media)
  • Day One Agency (communications, digital strategy, public relations)
  • The Walt Disney Company (entertainment, journalism, news, television, production)
  • MSL Group (public relations)
  • Acceleration Community of Companies (advertising, marketing, public relations, media communications)
  • Real Chemistry* (marketing and communications)
  • E.W. Scripps / 23 ABC News Bakersfield (Broadcast News) 
  • Zeno Group (Public Relations)
  • Golin (Public Relations) 
  • Zeno Group (Public Relations) 
  • 23ABC News Bakersfield (Broadcast News)

*Companies who sponsor international students seeking full-time employment.

What to bring:

  • Several printed copies of your résumé for review.
  • Your elevator pitch
  • Your action plan - Make a list of organizations that you are interested in and research them. Visit their websites, learn their latest news, and prepare questions. Your preparation will become evident in your interaction with company representatives and you will stand out.

How to prepare:

  • View a list of participating employers and the positions they are recruiting by exploring employers.
  • Make a list of organizations that you are interested in and research them. Visit their websites, learn their latest news, and prepare questions. Your preparation will help you stand out in interactions with organization representatives.
  • Have your résumé ready to share with employers  
  • Practice your elevator pitch (Your answer to the question “Tell me about yourself”) 

What to wear: 

  • Wear professional attire in accordance with your gender expression. Overall suggestions:
    • Dress in dark or neutral colors 
    • Wear freshly pressed clothing and polished dress shoes. 
    • Keep makeup as natural as possible. Avoid flashy or bright nail polish.
    • Minimize jewelry: leave out the nose ring and tongue jewelry. 
    • Grooming is important: hair and nails should be neat and clean. 

Line Etiquette:

Annenberg Career Services staff will be actively monitoring employer lines at the Hiring Showcase to ensure that all students and alumni enter the line at the END of the line. Students and alumni jumping ahead of others in line will be asked to go to the back of the line and wait their turn in a first-come, first-served manner.

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