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First Jobs Following MAPW
Our graduates have an enviable placement record in fields as diverse as writing and editing, software documentation, marketing communication, information architecture, public relations, healthcare communication, corporate & media relations, web writing, and journalism. The sample of first post-graduation positions for the classes of 2005, 2006, and 2007 listed below provides a sense of that range and echoes the placement record of the program. Information on 2008 and 2009 graduates is provided in the section on “Recent Graduates.”
2007
- PR Assistant for a NY design/branding agency
- Technical Writer, Compunetix
- Acquisitions Assistant, U of Pennsylvania Press
- Information Architect, IBM Raleigh
- Information Specialist, Apple Computer
- Senior Writer / Editor, Software Engineering Institute
- On-Line Journal Editor, Center for Human Science in NC
- Technical Writer, VIZ/General Dynamics
- Marketing Coordinator, DAI (Pittsburgh)
2006
- Information Architect, Seigel&Gale, a NY Information Design firm
- Associate Engineering Writer, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory
- Corporate Communications Specialist, TerraSim, Pgh
- Researcher/Writer on a sports history book
- Media Relation Associate, U of Illinois
- On-Line Sales and Operations Editor, Google
- Information Developer, IBM (3 students)
- Writer/Editor, Catapult Thinking, Boston
2005
- Information Developer for IBM
- Communication Director for an advocacy non-profit
- 2-yr reporter-in-training appointment with the Pittsburgh Post Gazette
- Instructional Designer for a Pittsburgh firm
- Proposal Writer for a drug development services company
- Marketing and Communications for an events-planning firm
- Technical Writing for Build-IQ
- Information Architect for I-Squared
- Communication Specialist for Mellon Financial
- Technical Writer for IBM
- Healthcare Communication trainee for Ketchum Communications in DC
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