EIU Journalism

Digital Media

Here is a partial list of the type of careers our alumni build. 

Jessica Cantarelli ('07) is the digital editor of Metromix at the Tribune Publishing, where she oversees all editorial content for the entertainment-focused brand and also does some marketing and site development.

Chris Essig ('09) is a web developer at The Gazette and KCRG-TV, where he is responsible for creating interactive news stories and coding websites.

Laura (Griffith) Inlow ('06) is working as a media specialist/web editor for Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, where she manages the college's website, electronic media and social media presence, writes and distributes press releases, and does some photography and graphic design work. 

Matt Neistein ('01) is the assistant multimedia editor for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and parent company Trib Total Media, where he oversees day-to-day digital operations for the seven daily and 23 weekly newspapers owned by the company in Western Pennsylvania.

Angela Pham (’09) is a content strategist and research fellow at the Thought Leadership Institute at PwC, the sixth-largest privately owned company in the US, where she consults with and crafts content for subject matter experts in retail, talent, and innovation.

Seth Schroeder (’14) is a tech support analyst for Gainsight, in St. Louis, MO.

Chris Seper (’95, ‘97) is the founder and CEO of MedCity Media, which publishes MedCityNews.com ­– the leading site for business leaders focused on innovation in healthcare.

Adam Tedder ('08) is the multimedia web developer for the Kane County Government, where he serves as a web analyst, designs and builds web pages, works on various social media platforms, writes content for the website and films/edits videos. 

Emily Zulz (‘09) is a reporter for ThinkAdvisor.com, where she covers investment news and analysis for financial advisors, from RIAs and wealth managers of all kinds, to independent broker-dealer and wirehouse representatives for this business-to-business website and publication.