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Media and Communication Studies (MACS)
Career Camp 2024

This February, join us for Media and Communication Studies (MACS) Career Camp, a two-week series dedicated to exploring your future career options and preparing for the job search.

Explore the different career options that will be open to you as a graduate. Learn how to find opportunities or get professional experience while you're still a student at Western. Be job-search-ready by the time you graduate by attending workshops focused on networking, LinkedIn, and job-searching skills.

Cost: FREE.

Why attend MACS Career Camp?

• Discover new approaches to exploring career options as well as the countless career pathways that students take after graduation. Our alumni are everywhere!
• Establish fundamental career-seeking foundations that will help you find a job while still a student and after you graduate
• Learn about amazing courses, career resources and supports, and extracurricular experiences across campus that can help you build your skillset
• Hear from industry leaders as they share more about their worlds in the Candid Career Conversation sessions happening each week.

Schedule

Session Descriptions

Registration is required for each event. Click on each event to go to the Western Connect registration page for more details on the sessions below:

Career Camp Kickoff

• Exploring Career Pathways from MACS: Feb 1, 2024 l 10:00-11:00 am (In-Person, FNB Creative Commons, beside FNB 2001)

 

Build your skills with workshops presented by Careers & Experience:

• MACS Resume Workshop: Feb 6, 2024 | 1:00-2:00 pm (In-Person, FNB 4110) 
  
  
• Cover Letters: Crafting Compelling Correspondence Feb 8, 2024 | 5:00-6:00pm (Zoom)  
  
  
• MACS Resume Drop-In Feb 12, 2024 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm (In-Person, FNB 2058)
  
  
• Interviewing Excellence: Feb 14, 2024 | 5:00-6:00pm (Zoom) 
  
  
• Networking: It’s Easier than You Think Feb 15, 2024 | 5:00-6:00pm (Zoom)

 

Connect with industry professionals for advice and tips for success:

• MACS Candid Career Chat: The Media Industry [Feb 8, 2024 | 12:00-1:00 pm (In-Person, FNB 2230)] 
  featuring Chad Thompson, Manager, Production Operations, Rogers Sports and Media
  
  
• MACS Candid Career Chat: Marketing, Advertising & Consulting [Feb 13 | 11:00-12:00 pm (Zoom)] 
  featuring Dana Buxcey, Director of Growth at tbk & Frank Neufeld, Art Director and Photographer, Neufeld Designs 
  
  
• Western Alumni presents Industry Insights: Sport, Feb 15 at 12 pm a panel discussion on sports marketing & communications featuring Chantel Smith, Sr. Manager, Marketing Partnerships at NBA Canada, Eva Havaris, VP Partnerships and Participation at Tennis Canada, and Robyn Pearson, Social Media Manager at The GIST