Alumni Career Development

Ready to enhance your career and strengthen your network? Work with us to strategize your career plan and job search.

Whether you are a recent graduate or a seasoned professional, we aim to provide you with career tools and resources. Gather and learn lifelong career development skills that will enable you to establish and sustain your career as a creator, performer, and cultural innovator.

Our alumni resources assist those who are seeking jobs and industry exposure. We also offer opportunities to alumni who are interested in hiring or mentoring within the Tisch community. 

We offer a variety of career planning services:

CAREER COUNSELING AND PLANNING: EXPRESS CHATS

These 10-minute meetings are designed for quick questions such as resume and cover letter reviews. Familiarize yourself with TOCD’s resources, including online databases, helpful handouts, and trade magazines. Express Chats are available during the fall and spring semesters on Tuesday evenings and Thursday afternoons. No appointment necessary! Learn more by clicking on this link.

CAREER WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS

Participate in our events to gather relevant professional information, get introduced to key industry professionals and learn basic career planning tools. (All event listings and registration details are listed online at Tisch College Central.)

INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS & MENTORS

Looking for first-hand insight or advice from a working professional in the arts? Join the NYU Violet Network, a platform designed to assist students and alumni find mentors and develop a professional network. Recent alumni can also connect with industry members through the New Graduates Mentoring Program.

VOLUNTEER & MENTOR

Are you looking to mentor or to volunteer your time and expertise to provide a look behind the scenes of your career path since leaving Tisch? If so, please reach out to us at Tisch.Career@nyu.edu.

INDUSTRY RESEARCH TOOLS

Stop by our office to conduct your career research. Browse our reference library which includes print and electronic versions of major entertainment trades and periodicals. Trades include Studio Systems, IMDbPro, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard and Backstage.

You can also access our Career Document Library by clicking on this link.

Tisch Office of Career Development
726 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10003

Phone: 212 998 1916
Fax: 212 995 4060
tisch.career@nyu.edu