Curious about what Creative Writing majors do after graduation?
This is a snapshot of jobs reported by recent alumni, gathered from surveys conducted by colleges and universities nationwide.
Keep in mind this isn't a complete list of possibilities.
Meet with a UCC Career Counselor to identify more personalized career options aligning with your skills, interests, and values.
- Account Executive for a healthcare communications group
- Assistant Digital Strategist for a media group
- Associate Digital Project Manager for a bank
- Associate Product Manager for a Bank
- Associate Technical Writer for a software company
- Communications Specialist for a software company
- Community Facilitator for a social change nonprofit
- Conference Administrator for a professional organization
- Content Writer for a global digital publishing and media investment company
- Copywriter for a marketing company
- Corporate Communications Associate for a publishing company
- Digital Marketing Specialist for a marketing/advertising agency
- Freelance writer
- French Teacher for an educational nonprofit
- Legal Assistant for a sports network
- Marketing Coordinator for a hospital
- Math Copy Editor for a professional association
- Middle School Teacher for Teach for America
- Operations Analyst for a multinational bank
- Page Program Member for a media conglomerate
- Proofreader for a publisher
- Production Assistant for a book publisher
- Project Manager for a restorative justice nonprofit
- Publicity Assistant for a publishing house
- Research Fellowship in Japan through the Fulbright Program
- Research Technician for a university
- Social Media Editor for an independent literary and arts journal
- Technical Writer for an urgent care center
The following list of roles and employment settings was developed by searching job postings with the keyword phrase “creative writing.”
- Ad Writer for a creative agency
- Associate Manager, Internal Communications and Events for a multinational technology company
- Bilingual Creative Writer for a direct-to-patient communications company
- Creative Writer-Marketer for a financial services group
- Content Strategist for a video production marketing agency
- Content Writer for a custom software company
- Copy Editor for a television station
- Copywriter for a
real estate company - Creative Content Coordinator for an organic skincare product company
- Creative Strategist/Writer for a media and technology company
- Creative Writing Instructor for a young writers workshop
- Creative Writer/Digital Marketer for a full-service digital agency
- Creative Writing and Social Media Specialist for a consumer products company
- Creative Writing Instructor for an arts nonprofit
- Development Communications Manager and Copywriter for a symphony
- Digital Content Writer for a wholesale gift company
- Digital Copywriter for a creative agency
- Digital Marketing Content Specialist for a humanitarian organization
- Editor for a greeting card company’s in-house marketing studio
- Events Assistant for an independent bookstore
- Junior Copywriter/Proofreader for an HVAC company
- Legal and Creative Writing Specialist for a professional services corporation
- Marketing Communications Specialist for a university
- Marketing Copywriter for a global cyber security company
- Proposal Writer for a civil engineering firm
- Senior Copywriter for a television network
- Social Media Strategist for a marketing company
- Technical/Creative Writer for a credit union
- Television Promotions Copywriter for a Spanish-language entertainment company
- Web Content Editor for an agency
- Writer and Content Editor for an advertising agency
- Writer for an independent video game developer
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