Illini Success gathers career-related information about the next steps of bachelor’s degree recipients at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The information here focuses on the 2018-2019 bachelor’s degree graduates from the College of Media, sharing what they are doing with their Illinois degrees.

We reached out to 307 bachelor’s degree recipients in the College of Media graduating classes of August 2018, December 2018, and May 2019. After following this group for six months, we learned about the outcomes of 220 (nearly three-quarters) of our graduates.

Illini Success 2018-2019 Report

Primary Status after Graduation

Employed

Continuing Education

Seeking Employment

Volunteer/Service

93%of College of Media graduates secured a first destination

1%

These are just some of the job titles of our Class of 2019 graduates.Select Position Titles

Business Development Representative

Account Executive

Account Manager

Account Researcher

Analyst, Data and Analysis

Assistant Media Planner

Assistant Strategist

Associate Media Manager

Associate Media Planner

Beauty Editor Assistant

Business Development Associate

Buying Assistant

Client Service Representative

Communications Coordinator

Copywriter

CRM Business Analyst

Digital Content Writer

Digital Investment Associate

Digital Marketing Coordinator

Digital Partnership Associate

Digital Producer

Freelance Writer

Graphic Designer

Internal Communications Coordinator

Junior Art Director

Junior Copywriter

Junior Designer

Marketing Communications Coordinator

Marketing Production Coordinator

Media Analyst

Media Planner

Media Relations Specialist

Morning News Producer

Multiplatform Editor

New Business Coordinator

News Associate

Producer

Project Coordinator

Project Manager

Publishing Associate

Research Associate

Sales Development Representative

SEO Specialist

Strategy Consultant

Technology Content Specialist

UX Designer

Video Producer/ Editor

Web Content Producer

Select Employers

Select Graduate and Professional Schools

University of Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign

Chicago Portfolio School

DePaul University

Johns Hopkins University

Northwestern University

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Leeds

University of Southern California

These are just some of the workplaces of our Class of 2019 graduates.

360i

AbelsonTaylor

AIG

Allstate Insurance Company

Amazon

Area 23

AT&T

Big Ten Network

Bloomberg

Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide

Brunswick Group

BT Group

Carmichael Lynch

CBRECBS Corporation

CDW

Chicago Public Media

Coach

Conversant

Detroit Free Press

Diageo

Digitas

EMX Digital

Fansided

FCB Chicago

Free People

Giant Spoon

Glassdoor

Groupon

GRP Media

IMS Integrated Merchandising Solutions

InnerWorkings

J Miller Marketing

JCDecaux

Kalmbach Media

Kartemquin Films

Kelly Scott Madison

Kohl’s

The Kraft Heinz Company

L2TMedia

Lee Enterprises

L’Oréal

Marie Claire

Marketplace Brands

McCann New York

MERGE

Mindshare

Morgan Murphy Media

Netsuite

Nexstar Media Group

Niantic

OMD USA

Oracle

OUTFRONT Media

Pepsico

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Publicis Health Media

Resolute Digital, A Weber Shandwick

Company

Rise Interactive

RPA

Schafer Condon Carter

Starcom

USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Viacom

Walker Sands Communications

The Walt Disney Company

The Washington Post

Waterman Broadcasting

Wavemaker

WTVQ

Yelp

Zenith

View the full report at illinisuccess.illinois.edu.

These are just some of the secondary education locations of our Class of 2019 graduates.