Production Path
You could be:
Production Assistant
Design-Assistant
Creative Director
Account Executives
Advertising Assistant
Digital Print Production
Employment Opportunities
- Publishing for large trade companies
- Local and international magazine companies (Skirt, Tops in Lex, special interest magazines, etc.)
- Magazines and newsletters for associations
- University presses
- Professional publishers (Penguin, Pearson, Scholastic, etc.)
- Scholarly Publishing (academic journals, textbook production,
- etc.)
- Independent publishers (think local or independent publishers)
- Alternative media publishing (e-books, audio books)
How do I get here?
Pathways
- Take part in the campus newspaper, literary journals, or other various writing groups around campus
- Volunteer to write or edit newsletters and publications for local organizations
- Develop and hone your editing, grammatical, language, and publishing skills; also study into word processing and digital desktop publishing programs
- Minor in journalism or a related field; take some additional courses in communications or computer science
- Research the publishing industry to see where your job prospects lie; many major publishing houses are in large cities across the US
- Find an internship at a publishing firm or the university press to build your resume
Sources
http://whatcanidowiththismajor.com/major/english/
https://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/publishing.htm
http://targetjobs.co.uk/career-sectors/media-journalism-and-publishing/289043-know-your-editors-a-graduates-guide-to-jobs-in-the-publishing-world