Applied Communication Research (MS) Careers

Each year, the office of Career Development performs a placement survey of all USC Annenberg graduates one year after graduation. The placement data that is obtained through the survey is supplemented by data from LinkedIn as well as reports submitted by faculty members, and academic advisors. Through these means, data on 85% of 2025 Applied Communication Research (MS) graduates are available.

Based on that data, here’s a brief snapshot of where some of our recent Applied Communication Research (MS) alumni are working:

456 Growth Talent, Social Commerce Partnership Manager
Amazon, Category Specialist and Retail Vendor Manager
American Film Institute, Production Coordinator
Beauty One, Growth Marketing
ByteDance, Content & Creator Partnership
Faraday Future, Social Media and Influencer Specialist
Genzest, Influencer Marketing Specialist
HungryPanda, Senior Business Development Manager
JD.com, Procurement Specialist 
Koma Media, Social Media Marketing and Operation Specialist
Legendary Entertainment, Strategic Insight Analyst
L’Oreal, Marketing Management Trainee
Mindhappy, Performance Marketing Manager
Narrative Ads, Associate Account Manager
National Basketball Association, Associate WNBA
Phantom World Limited, Marketing Coordinator
POP MART, IP Operation Specialist
ReelShort, Co-Producer
S-GAME, Project & Marketing Manager
Tencent, Ad Specialist
TikTok Ads, Partnerships Strategy & Operations Analyst 
TikTok Live, Creator Manager
TikTok Shop, Seller Content Account Manager
Transocean Resources Management, Account Management Specialist
Yami, Beauty & Health Category Manager