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Careers & Alumni
The Department of Communication is concerned both with improving students' abilities to communicate in a variety of ways, as well as with expanding knowledge of how people communicate and understanding the role communication plays in shaping lives.
Because we emphasize community-building, experiential learning and internships, our graduates are exceptionally well prepared for their career journey.
Related Career Fields
The following list is not meant to be all inclusive; many other job alternatives and titles may exist. Some require further education.
- Public Relations Director
- Press Agent
- Marketing Director
- Corporate Communications Mngr.
- Journalist/Correspondent
- Social Media Coordinator
- Community Relations Manager
- Program Dev./Fundraising
- Recreation Leader
- Dispatcher
- Publicist
- Community Organizer
- Community Programs Director
- Research Specialist
- Market Researcher
- Sales Manager
- Advertising Executive
- Campaign Organizer/Manager
- Youth Program Leader
- Event Planner/Manager
- Customer Service Rep.
- Editor
- Social Services Case Manager
- Social Worker/Social Services
- Mediator/Negotiator
- Human Resources Specialist
- Radio Announcer
- Program Director
- Production Manager
- Grant Writer
Marketable Skills
- Written, Oral and Nonverbal Communications
- Informative and Persuasive Speaking and Comm.
- Interpersonal Comm. & Inter-cultural Comm.
- Mediating/negotiating
- Working as part of a team & Independently
- Planning & Working against deadlines
- Project Development and Management
- Visualization and conceptualization skills
- Communicating ideas through creative mediums
- Generating and Adapting Ideas
- Excellent Self-expression
- Evaluating Ideas and Structures
- Gathering and Synthesizing Information and Data
- Defining, organizing and solving problems
Alumni Updates
Michael Barnes
Communication, 2017
Michael Barnes ('17, Communication) claims it's been a whirlwind since he graduated from Humboldt! Since his formative years as an undergrad studying under the great minds of Joshua Frye, Maxwell Schnurer, Armeda Reitzel, Scott Payton, and Leslie Rossman (now at the University of Denver), he continued to earn a master's degree in Communication from San Diego State University. He is now working toward a Ph.D. in Communication at Ohio University, where he is studying Interpersonal and Organizational Communication from various methodological perspectives. He cannot thank the faculty at Humboldt enough for believing in him and pushing him to go beyond!
Billy Wright
Communication, 2014
Billy Wright, 2014 Communication, is currently teaching and coaching in Kerman, Calif., at Kerman High School. Wright was recently invited to coach a high school All-American game played at the Oakland Raiders’ stadium where he will coach alongside guys who played or coached in the NFL.
Taylor Kilgore
Communication, 2011
I moved to Colorado accepting a sports anchor position at CBS KKTV. I now get to cover teams like the Broncos, Rockies, Nuggets, and the Air Force Academy.