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At Emory, learning doesn’t stop at the classroom door—it expands into real‑world experiences that prepare students to thrive in the media, entertainment, and technology industries. Through immersive programs, industry‑focused travel, hands‑on internships, and powerful alumni networks, students gain the skills, connections, and confidence to build meaningful careers.

From summer placements in Hollywood to curated visits with leading creative companies, Emory’s experiential pathways connect academic interests with professional opportunity. Whether students are exploring production and storytelling, business strategy, creative development, or emerging media technologies, these experiences open doors to competitive roles and employers across the industry.

Experiential Opportunities

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Pathways Scholars Program

Emory’s Pathways Center offers an eight‑week summer immersion in Los Angeles, where students intern with leading media and entertainment companies, take faculty‑led seminars, and network with Emory alumni and industry professionals. The program provides housing and funding support while giving students hands‑on experience in the heart of Hollywood.

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Career Trek

The Pathways Center's LA Career Trek immerses students in Los Angeles’ dynamic entertainment and media industry through visits to leading organizations such as Creative Artists Agency, The Walt Disney Company, and Netflix. The program connects students with Emory alumni, offering firsthand insight into industry careers and expanding professional networks through site visits, conversations, and curated learning experiences.

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Internships

Career and Professional Development provides students a variety of resources and tools to help them find employment and summer internships. They will also help you develop a strategy to meet your career aspiration needs with an enriching internship experience.

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Career Paths

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Graduates from the concentration have gone on to succeed across a wide range of creative, business, and technical roles in media, entertainment, technology, and beyond. Additionally, our alumni are employed by leading organizations across entertainment, tech, media, consulting, and finance.

Common Roles
  • Marketing Executives
  • Business Development
  • Original Programming
  • Entertainment Lawyer
  • Head of Development
  • Art Director
  • Storyboard Artist
  • Creative Executive
  • Brand Manager
  • Project Manager
  • Production Accounting
  • Ad Sales
  • Mixed Media Consultant
  • Camera operators, writers, producers, editors, animators
  • Comedy and Drama Executive
  • Chief Creative Officer
  • VP of Television, Global, and Kids
  • Location Manager
  • Strategy Manager
  • Talent Agent and Management
  • Commercial Endorsement Agent
  • Director of Production
  • Media Planner
  • Public Relations
  • AI-Powered Tech and Measurement
  • Researchers
  • Data analytics
  • Distribution Strategy
Companies
  • HBO Max
  • Adult Swim
  • Paramount+
  • Warner Bros. Entertainment
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment
  • DoorDash
  • William Morris Endeavor
  • Lionsgate
  • Lee Daniels Entertainment
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Spotify
  • Atomic Cartoons
  • Elektra Entertainment (music)
  • Good Thing Going Productions (Lena Dunham’s company)
  • The Coca-Cola Company
  • PepsiCo
  • AGBO Innovation (Russo Brothers’ company)
  • CNN
  • Deloitte
  • DDB
  • NBA
  • Halo Studios (video games)
  • PBS
  • MasterClass
  • Smithsonian Channel
  • NBCUniversal
  • Tubi
  • Meta
  • Warner Bros. Discovery Sports
  • Prime Video and Amazon Studios
  • Marvel
  • JP Morgan
  • Google
  • DC Comics
  • New Line Cinema
  • Live Nation
  • Jib Jab
  • CAA
  • UTA
  • Gersh
  • Morgan Stanley
  • TikTok
  • Paramount Pictures
  • Apple TV+
  • Ernst & Young