Students will have a chance to learn more about career opportunities in the field

Troy, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is sponsoring a two-day, free Media Arts Career Festival on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26-27, for students to learn more about career opportunities in digital media, communications, and entertainment. The event will take place at the Heffner Alumni House on Peoples Avenue.

An all-day conference is scheduled for Rensselaer students on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The conference will be composed of several workshops, ranging from how to conduct an effective Internet job search, to designing an electronic portfolio, to discovering available career opportunities. Facilitating the workshops include those representing Moster.Com, a major online career center; Disney World; IBM; financial consulting firm Arthur Andersen; and marketing firms from New York City and Boston.

The day before, on Friday, the festival kicks off with an opening reception at 5 p.m. when students’ electronic artwork will be displayed. Dean Winker ’81, chief technology officer at Crossroads Films in New York City, will present the keynote presentation at 6 p.m. about where the entertainment industry is headed. Among Winkler’s many accomplishments was the post-production of the Michael J. Fox sitcom, Spin City, on ABC.

“The job market is competitive right now, and this is a great opportunity for students of all disciplines to find out how they can break into this technologically innovative field,” says Diana Leis Delker, senior associate director of the Rensselaer Career Development Center (CDC).

The festival is sponsored by the CDC and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Contact: Jodi Ackerman
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