Showing posts with label advertising. Show all posts
Showing posts with label advertising. Show all posts

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Marketing and Advertising Internship and Job Openings

Application Deadline March 28
Chicago Twenty Something, Chicago's leading marketing and promotions company, is looking to add a few new members to their team.  Chicago Twenty Something will be on campus April 10th to interview for their Marketing and Advertising Internships, Marketing Associate, and Part-Time Event Coordinator roles.  If you are hard-working, dedicated, outgoing, social and self-motivated, then check out these positions through I-Link job IDs 54049, 54050, and 54051.  

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

"Digital Bootcamp" for Students Interested in Journalism, Advertising, Media, & More

The College of Media is offering an exciting new program, Digital Bootcamp, this Spring. Digital Bootcamp is a two-day workshop in Chicago, March 30-31, for students in journalism, advertising, media content creation, and design in the new digital media landscape. The workshop will expose students to various areas of digital media in sessions led by top industry practitioners.


Digital Bootcamp will also include a keynote address – Building Your Brand Online – which will address the importance of and best practices in building your own brand using the latest social media and digital tools. The program will conclude with a panel on future careers in the new digital media landscape. By the end of the workshop, students will know how to develop their digital brand and digital portfolio using various functions of WordPress. Recruiters will be on hand to discuss career opportunities, including internships and full-time positions. Sponsors so far include Leo Burnett, Turner Broadcasting, and others.


We hope to have students from various schools in the Midwest register for the program, and need your help. A flyer for program is available here. More information on the program is also available on the event website (http://go.illinois.edu/digitalbootcamp).

Monday, January 23, 2012

College of Media Info Sessions

If you are planning to apply to any College of Media major this semester, please plan to attend one of these Info Sessions. College of Media majors are: Advertising, Journalism, Media & Cinema Studies, and Agricultural Communications.


The College of Media will be holding 3 Informational Sessions for students that wish to transfer into the College of Media for the Fall 2012 term. Attending a session is the BEST way for the students to get all their questions answered by representatives from each department as well as by academic advisors. (The same information will be covered at each session, students would only need to attend one.)


Please note that the deadline for all applications is March 2nd by 3:00 p.m.


The sessions will all be held from 4:00-5:30 in 100 Greg.  
The dates are: February 16th, 22nd and 28th. 

Monday, October 31, 2011

Spring Course Option: Intro to Digital Media ADV/JOUR/MACS199

Exciting new class "Intro to Digital Media"


YOU SAY: "I know all about the Internet."


The O RLY owl says: "O RLY?"


Take this quiz, then...


1. How do I make my own Web site ?
2. What news source produced the most retweeted tweet in 2010?
3. How much money did YouTube user David Devore Sr. make from his home video upload "David After Dentist"?  (100m views)
4. What's a "PUI"?
5. What key Internet technology was invented by a UI undergrad?
6. What modern programming language was designed for 8-year-olds but is used by Computer Scientists?
7. What is the world's priciest Internet address?
8. What's the most popular Web browser in Zimbabwe?
9. The work of what singer was used to calibrate the sound of the mp3?
10. What kind of Web site is most likely to be censored?
11. Why does that one ad keep following me around the Internet?
12. Which two words impelled 78% of people to click them (on one of the Web's first banner ads)?


(scroll down for the answer key. no cheating.)


Missed any?  Enroll in...


INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL MEDIA
ADV / JOURN / MACS 199 AL1: Lectures MW 3 p.m., Discussion Sections R
11 a.m., R 12 p.m., F 9 a.m., or F 10 a.m.


Intro to Digital Media PDF flyer: http://go.illinois.edu/digital 
The O RLY owl: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/o-rly


Answer Key:
1. Take the class. We'll show you how.
2. Stephen Colbert. We'll talk about it.
3. $100,000 (in the first two years). We'll talk about it.
4. Short for "PARC User Interface," it's a slur against the GUI (pronounced "gooey") or "Graphical User Interface," the set of user interface metaphors for almost all modern computers developed originally at Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center). PUI is pronounced "pooey" because, as computing pioneer Ted Nelson put it, the PUI is like "a poo" compared to the alternatives. We'll talk about the alternatives.
5. The first popular graphical Web browser. We'll talk about it.
6. Scratch. We'll learn it.
7. insure.com, which sold for US$16 million in 2009. We'll talk about domain names and addressing.
8. A GPRS Feature Phone. We'll talk about mobile phones.
9. Suzanne Vega. Ever heard of her? We'll talk multimedia.
10. Web sites that describe how to get around Web site censorship.
We'll explain.
11. You left your cookies lying around. We'll talk about cookies.
12. "you will" (full text: "Have you ever clicked your mouse right here? - you will").

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

College of Media Application is Now Available!

If you are interested in a College of Media major, and meet the transfer requirements (see me to help determine if you do), then you can now apply! College of Media majors are: Advertising, Journalism, Media & Cinema Studies, and Agricultural Communication. Here's the info I received:
The College of Media's Fall 2011 ICT application is now online! http://media.illinois.edu/future/applying.html 

Application process: Completion of an online form, a 500-word essay, and print outs of the application confirmation page and the student's academic history.  The application deadline is 3pm, Friday September 30th.
(All procedures are explained in more detail through the website above.)
Reminder:  
The College of Media will be holding 3 Informational Sessions for students that wish to transfer into the College for the Spring 2012 term. If students have questions about the application process or the Advertising, Agricultural Communication, Broadcast Journalism, Media and Cinema Studies, or News Editorial Journalism majors, please encourage them to attend one of our informational sessions. These sessions are the BEST way to get all questions answered by representatives from each department as well as by academic advisors. (The same information will be covered at each session, so students only need to attend one.)
The sessions will all be held from 4:00-4:50 in 100 Greg.  The dates are:
Tuesday, August 30th
Wednesday, September 14th
Thursday, September 22nd

Winter Courses Abroad!

I got this exciting info about an opportunity to study abroad without missing any time here on campus:
Winter Courses Abroad are led by U of I Faculty over winter break and are great for students who are either not ready to go abroad for an entire academic year or semester, or for students facing other academic, familial, or financial obstacles to long-term study abroad experiences. To find out more, please feel free to attend our Winter Course Abroad Information Session and Social where you will hear from Illinois faculty leading some of our programs!

Winter Courses Abroad this year include:
ADV 399: Advertising Across Borders - Consumerism in Neo-Emerging Markets, Dominican Republic led by Professor William Berry
ANTH 445: Primate Behavior, Ecology, Ecosystem Sustainability and Conservation, Costa Rica led by Professor Paul Garber
GLBL 298: Globalization and Inequality in Post-apartheid in Cape Town, South Africa led by Professor Ken Salo
GLBL 298: Cultural Diversity in Modern Turkey led by Professor Ercan Balci
GLBL 298: Diversity and Integration in Jerusalem, Israel led by Professor Yore Kedem
GLBL 298: Globalization and Language and Culture of India led by Professor Mithilesh Mishra
GLBL 298: Tourism and Economic Development in Peru led by Professor Helaine Silverman
GLBL 298: Global Studies in Shanghai, China led by Professor Gary Xu
GLBL 298: International Development and Community Service in Nicaragua led by Professor Laura Hastings
GLBL 298: Understanding Businesses, Customers and Markets in India and China led by Professor John Clarke

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

College of Media ICT Dates Set

The College of Media has set its dates for ICT (Intercollegiate transfer) meetings for the fall semester. Students interested in any College of Media major (Advertising, Journalism, Agricultural Communications, or Media and Cinema Studies) should plan on attending one of these events. The full blurb is below:

The College of Media will be holding 3 Informational Sessions for students that wish to transfer into the College for the Spring 2012 term. If students have questions about the application process or the Advertising, Agricultural Communication, Broadcast Journalism, Media and Cinema Studies, or News Editorial Journalism majors, please encourage them to attend one of our informational sessions. These sessions are the BEST way to get all questions answered by representatives from each department as well as by academic advisors. (The same information will be covered at each session, so students only need to attend one.)
The sessions will all be held from 4:00-4:50 in 100 Greg.  The dates are:
Tuesday, August 30th
Wednesday, September 14th
Thursday, September 22nd
The College of Media's Fall 2011 ICT application will be available at this link the first week of class:  http://media.illinois.edu/future/applying.html 
Application process: Completion of an online form, a 500-word essay, and print outs of the application confirmation page and the student's academic history.  Apps are due to 18 Gregory Hall by 3pm on Friday, September 30th.  (All procedures are explained in more detail through the website above.)