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 (Virtual): Twice Weekly!
Join us for virtual drop-in hours via Zoom! These short sessions provide just enough time to review your resume, get a cover letter critique, or ask a quick career-related question - with no appointment necessary! Click here for more info.

Career Counseling: Daily!
Schedule a 15- or 30-minute meeting to discuss your internship and job search, review resumes or cover letters, have a practice interview, learn about entrepreneurial basics, and much more! To book an appointment, log into your Tisch College Central account and select Appointments from the Dashboard.

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

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 Tisch Knowledge Network.

VOLUNTEER

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.

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