Entry-level Positions for Aspiring Story Associate Producers at Pilgrim Media Group
Dannia, a Story Associate Producer at Pilgrim Media Group, recommends that undergraduate students seeking entry-level positions consider becoming a production assistant (PA) or an assistant, emphasizing that "networking skill[s]" are extremely valuable. Their own career progression began as an assistant, showcasing how such roles can lead to more creative positions like Dannia's current role after demonstrating interest and initiative.
Entry-Level Positions, Networking, Career Advancement, Production Assistant, Assistant to Owner
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Dannia Alfonso
Story Associate Producer
Pilgrim Media Group
NYU - Tisch School of the Arts
UCLA Anderson - MBA
Film, Media Arts, Visual Arts
Arts, Entertainment & Media
Communication and Marketing
Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, LGBTQ, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Entry-level positions such as Production Assistant (PA) or Personal Assistant are available for undergraduate students.
2. Networking is crucial for career advancement in this field.
3. Expressing interest in creative roles can lead to promotions beyond assistant positions.
Transcript
What entry-level positions are there in this field that an undergraduate college student might want to consider?
The good old PA, the production assistant, or personal assistant, if you're working at a production company or for a writer, director, or actor. That's an assistant, right?
My first real job was as an assistant to the owner of the production company. After I did my time there, they actually moved me up to the next story position. They did that not just because I was an assistant, but because I had expressed interest in a creative outlet.
So, as an assistant or PA, you start working up the ladder. Unfortunately, unless you know someone, that's where networking skills come in. If your cousin knows someone, use that. If your neighbor's cousin down the street, who you've only met twice, knows someone, use that. We love it.
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