Internships - Making Connections

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Ben Mehlman,'10, discovered his love of filmmaking   at Hofstra and is living his dream in Los Angeles today... | more | Kristen Carter '06, says rising to the creative challenges posed by her Hofstra professors helped build her confidence and make her the success she is today... | more | Joseph Carozza '07, attributes his internship experiences at Hofstra for leading him to the current position he is in today as Manager of Publicity for Sony's Epic Records... | more | Mike Leslie ‘10, attributes his hand on experience inside the classroom as well as internships for getting him where he is today..... | more | Stephanie Lombardo ’10, attributes her on-campus work in the Hofstra Law School’s Video Department for giving her the opportunities to hone her production skills and follow her passion..... | more | Matt Pieper '05, attributes his hands-on-experience inside the classroom for his edge in the Broadcast Journalism world..... | more | Olivia Stanchina ‘07, attributes her internship experience and networking for placing her into the perfect career.... | more |

Attending school just 25 miles from the media capital of the world significantly improves your chance of securing valuable internships that are almost sure to advance your career.

Whatever your career plans are, there are scores of internship possibilities in New York City and on Long Island.  And if you’re from out of state, many of our students intern “back home,” taking with them classroom knowledge, skills, and the Hofstra work ethic we hear our internship sites love!  Each student is guided by an internship advisor to make sure the experience is valuable for both you and the location.

Industry professionals agree: exposure to the workplace during your college years is an essential element in finding that first job.  The School of Communication works very closely with the Career Center to help you research an internship and then polish your resume writing and interview etiquette.

Here are just some of the many locations our students have interned:

• MTV
• ESPN
• CNNMoney.com
• ABC News Nightline
• NBC
• CBS – 48 Hours and 60 Minutes
• Discovery, Inc.
• SONY Records
• Island Def Jam
• Universal Music
• Sirius Satellite Radio
• New York Times
• Wall Street Journal
• Daily News
• USA Today
• Newsday
• Hearst
• Media Bistro
• Time Warner
• Glamour
• Elle
• Teen Vogue
• Money Magazine
• Conde Nast
• ISG - Sports and Entertainment Marketing and Advertising Firm
• McCue, Sussman and Zapfel – Entertainment Law Firm
• Public Relations Firms – Major and Boutique

To learn more about our student's internship experiences check out Confessions of an Intern and for more information on internship opportunities within the School of Communication contact Kathleen Castro, assistant director of the Career Center, at 516-463-6342 or via email.

Find out more information about internships in the Radio, Television, Film department

Find out more information about internships in the Journalism, Media Studies, & Public Relations department

Find out more information about internships in the Speech Communication, Rhetoric, and Performance Studies department