Internships and Experience in Communications & Media

Elissa Temme ’19 created a major that revolves around graphic design and marketing communications. It landed her an internship at Duluth Pack.
Coaching and Resources
The communications and media fields are expansive and dynamic, including career paths such as: public relations, media relations, corporate communication, graphic design, writing, editing, investor relations, government relations, photography, video production, marketing communication, community relations, social responsibility, and broadcast and digital media.
The Piper Center is eager to support you in finding internships and research related to communications and media. Please stop by the Piper Center anytime during business hours to have an initial conversation with a Peer Advisor. When you are ready to go further and meet with our communications and media career coach Carlie Ness, please schedule an appointment through Handshake.
Piper Center Events
Carlie Ness
Associate Director of Career Development and Coaching
Office Hours: Drop Ins Tuesdays & Thursdays 3-5 pm; Mon-Fri Schedule an Appointment via Handshake; Make An Appointment
View Profile →Alumni in the Spotlight

Discovering a passion for journalism at St. Olaf leads to internship at The Post
Eli Tan ’21 knew when he applied for an internship with The Washington Post that the competition would be fierce.
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The perfect preparation for a career in marketing and advertising
While on a St. Olaf College study abroad program in Iceland, Johnny Goodson ’20 began to see the power of using communication and storytelling to mobilize action.
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How one Ole is driving NBA social media storytelling
While student-athletes juggle practice, games, and academics, few could imagine that balance translating into a career curating social media magic — but for Gabe Alada ’22, that’s exactly what his liberal arts education prepared him for.
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Career Conversations: Kevin Clifford ’12
St. Olaf College alumnus Kevin Clifford ’12 is the digital content officer for The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, where he produces informative and compelling content for the Council’s website, blogs, social media, and email campaigns.
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