Career News
NYU Journalism alumni are hired by top media companies around the world. In 2014, LinkedIn ranked NYU the #1 university for media professionals, based on alumni career placement. Check out some recent success stories below.
Are you an NYU Journalism alumnus? Tell us about your career! If you’re currently looking for new opportunities, you can also submit your resumé for the Career Services resumé book at the end of the survey.
March 1, 2017
Yamiche Alcindor, MA 2015, News and Documentary
Yamiche, a reporter for The New York Times, was featured in Essence Magazine’s “Voices of the New America” series. Yamiche’s work is praised for “shedding light on stories we may not always hear, but that are integral to the fabric of our nation.”
February 1, 2017
Mariana Fernandez, BA 2018
NYU Journalism junior Mariana placed 7th in the 2016-2017 Hearst Journalism Awards Enterprise Reporting competition. The Hearst Awards recognize outstanding undergraduate achievement across 14 categories. NYU Journalism career services selects 2 student submissions to compete in each category. Josephine’s stories were in competition with over 100 students across the country.
January 1, 2017
Josephine Luck, BA 2017
NYU Journalism senior Josephine Luck placed in the 2016-2017 Hearst Journalism Awards. Her stories, “Computing Your Commute” and “Cute, Fluffy, and Expensive: NYU Students with Pets”, placed 10th in the Television Features competition.
December 1, 2016
Nieves Zuberbuhler MA 2013, Global Journalism
Nieves won an Emmy Award in the “Best Investigative Report in a News Magazine” category for co-producing the 2-part 60 Minutes story “Confidential Informants.” The investigation exposed a widespread and little-known practice– the secretive recruitment of young people, often college students, as confidential informants in the war on drugs.
September 1, 2016
Erica Gonzales, BA 2016
Erica joined Harper’s Bazaar as an assistant digital editor following her successful spring internship.
August 1, 2016
Katie Whittaker, MA 2016, Global Journalism
Katie’s spring internship at Saveur culminated in a job offer, and she began her new role as assistant digital editor after graduation in May
June 1, 2016
Jane Zolkina, MA 2016, Reporting the Nation and New York
CNN’s “New Day” hired Jane as a production assistant after she impressed in her internship at CNN’s “Fareed Zakariah GPS.”
June 1, 2016
Jamiles Lartey, MA 2015, Global Journalism
Jamiles, a reporter for The Guardian, was named the 2016 Emerging Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists.
June 1, 2016
Reuben Jones, MA 2015, Reporting the Nation and New York
Reuben impressed his producers at WREX-TV in Rockford, Illinois, and was promoted from multimedia journalist to weekend anchor.
June 1, 2016
Marilyn La Jeunesse, BA 2015
Marilyn accepted an offer to be a Facebook editor at Mic, after meeting recruiters at the 2016 NYU Journalism Career Fair.
June 1, 2016
Kenzi Abou-Sabe, BA 2016
Kenzi was accepted out of thousands of applicants for NBC’s prestigious News Associates program.
June 1, 2016
Johanna Li, BA 2016
Johanna was hired as a digital reporter for Inside Edition after her fall production internship.
June 1, 2016
Nicole Phillip, BA 2015
As media content lead for ABC News election coverage, Nicole manages all incoming election video content for the network.
June 1, 2016
Francina Morel, BA 2012
Condé Nast Traveler hired Francina as associate social media editor after meeting her at the 2016 NYU Journalism Career Fair.
June 1, 2016
Carina Wong, BA 2015
Carina met the VICE on HBO team at the 2015 NYU Journalism Career Fair, and after accepting a production assistant position, she returned to recruit NYU Journalism talent in 2016.
June 1, 2016
Rakeesha Wrigley, MA 2016, Reporting the Nation and New York
CNBC pegged Rakeesha for a production associate role with their long form unit shortly after her successful internship there.
June 1, 2016
Caleb Silver, MA 1997, News and Documentary
After more than 20 years producing broadcast news, digital video programming, documentaries and live events – most recently at CNN – Caleb moved to Investopedia as Vice President of Content.
June 1, 2016
Kyli Singh, MA 2015, Studio 20
Kyli is an associate editor at HuffPost Labs, where she works closely with newsroom editors to develop content and products in line with HuffPost’s DNA.
June 1, 2016
Phylicia Ashley, BA 2016
Phylicia will be an on-air reporter for WJFW in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.
June 1, 2016
Josh Azar, BA 2015
After graduating last spring, Josh got his start as a reporter for MandateWire, a Financial Times publication.