Career Exploration Resources Guide
Start mapping your career today
Download our Career Map Template to define your goals, identify skill gaps, and create a step-by-step action plan. Use the resources below to guide you.
Career Maps in Action
Click the links below to explore examples of career maps.
Explore Career Resources
These trusted tools will help you research careers, understand industry pathways, and plan your next steps.
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CareerOneStop is a free, trusted career exploration and job search platform designed to help people navigate work, training, and career decisions at every stage. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, it offers up-to-date information on careers, required skills, wages, training pathways, and local support so individuals can explore options, plan next steps, and connect to real opportunities in today’s workforce.
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Use their Career Finder Tool to learn more about different creative careers.
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A workforce-development community for breaking into film and TV. Get role-by-role career guides, practical job search tools, workshops, and 1:1 mentor sessions to help you build skills, understand the path, and land your first opportunities, especially in areas like post-production.
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A career planning tool built for job seekers and workforce professionals. Search any occupation to see real-time career insights, including job outlook, wages, education requirements, skills, and projected demand so you can make informed next-step decisions with data behind you.
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Screen Skills offers sector insight, training, and career advice for existing and emerging talent. While UK-focused, a lot of the information is transferable to the industry in the United States. You can use the link below to learn about different industry job profiles. Each job profile includes information on how to get in, starting with the relevant A-levels, Highers, or vocational qualifications.
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A workforce development tool designed to help you understand yourself and prepare for what’s next. This free career resource hub uses short, research-backed quizzes to help you identify your interests, strengths, values, and skills so you can make informed career decisions, build readiness for change, and succeed in today’s evolving world of work.
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Find creative careers that align with your interests and strengths. Take this short quiz to explore roles in marketing, design, media, production, and related fields.
Hear from the Pros
Press play on the videos below to hear industry professionals in advertising, animation, graphic design, and more share how they built their careers.
Industry Upskill Courses
Take a free online course to expand your skills and strengthen your resume. MediaMKRS Upskill Courses are designed with industry professionals and include a digital credential upon completion.
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DESIGN CAREERS IN CONTENT BRANDS
This course focuses on various graphic design roles in TV and Entertainment. The course was co-created with AMC Networks.
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INTRO TO COLOR SCIENCE
In this course, students define Color Science, recall essential terminology, and explain the basic workflow of a Color Scientist.
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INTRO TO PRODUCTION ACCOUNTING
In this course, students identify essential terminology, standard roles, workflows and basic entertainment accounting processes.
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MUSIC EDITING FOR FILM & TELEVISION
In this course, hear from industry professionals to learn about how score gets added to a film, get insight into terminology, software, and legal requirements around music editing.
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SUSTAINABILITY ON SET
In this course, students identify key terms in sustainability and support sustainability efforts on set for each department.
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THE INTERSECTION OF ART & COMMERCE
In this course, learn about representation of artists and projects and how professionals contribute and influence a project.
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VIDEO IN MARKETING
In this course, students learn the various forms of marketing and how video is incorporated in each and how media platform influences creative choices.
