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Is Marketing a Good Career Path?

If you’re considering pursuing a marketing career, you may be wondering if marketing is a good career path. What types of jobs are in the field, and what kind of professional progress is possible? The marketing field covers an array …

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Industry Resources and 101 Guides

Leadership Development and Rotational Programs in Communications, Marketing, Media, CPG, Fashion, Retail, Beauty, and Hospitality

What is a Leadership Development / Rotational Program? 

They are programs that allow entry-level employees to gain experience at the …

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Featured Employers

  • Acosta Group
  • Omnicom Media Group
  • Reckitt
  • Brian Communications
  • URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)
  • Comcast NBCUniversal
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Skill Building Courses

Learning to Write Marketing Copy

Taught by Ian Lurie
Copy is the heart and soul of almost every marketing endeavor. Get a great foundation for all your campaigns with…

Cover Letter Tips

Taught by Jenny Foss
Cover letters offer job seekers an opportunity to explain how their education, skills, and experiences line up directly with the…

Creative Inspirations: Ed Emberley, Children’s Book Illustrator

Taught by Ed Emberley
Award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Ed Emberley is truly a national treasure, having drawn nearly 100 books. The warmth…

Ideation for Marketers (2018)

Taught by Brad Batesole
How do you keep your marketing fresh—generating new ideas and approaches to keep your audience engaged? In this course, marketing…

After Effects Apprentice: 02 Basic Animation

Taught by Trish Meyer
Trish Meyer leads beginners through a gentle introduction to Adobe After Effects: from creating a new project and importing sources,…

After Effects Apprentice: 06 Type and Music

Taught by Trish Meyer
One of the cornerstones of motion graphics is creating and animating type. In this course, Trish Meyer shows how to…

After Effects Apprentice: 05 Creating Transparency

Taught by Trish Meyer
In this course, Chris Meyer demonstrates the most common techniques for adding selective transparency to layers in After Effects through…

After Effects Apprentice: 12 Tracking and Keying

Taught by Trish Meyer
Explore how to use the motion tracker and stabilizer built into After Effects and shows how to handle a variety…

After Effects Apprentice: 11 3D Space

Taught by Trish Meyer
This installment of the After Effects Apprentice series introduces 3D space in Adobe After Effects. Authors Chris and Trish Meyer…

Creative Inspirations: Kit Hinrichs, Graphic Designer

Taught by Kit Hinrichs
Kit Hinrichs is one of the most accomplished and respected graphic designers and illustrators of the last fifty years. A…

After Effects Apprentice: 13 Paint Roto and Puppet

Taught by Trish Meyer
In this course, Trish and Chris Meyer introduce a series of creative tools inside Adobe After Effects. The centerpiece is…

After Effects Apprentice: 14 Shape Layers

Taught by Trish Meyer
In this course, author Chris Meyer shows how to create and animate vector-based artwork directly inside Adobe After Effects. The…

Creative Inspirations: tokidoki, Character Illustrator

Taught by tokidoki
The Japanese-inspired lifestyle brand tokidoki, created by Italian artist and designer Simone Legno, started as a set of characters on…

Learning Revit 2027

Taught by Paul F. Aubin
BIM (building information modeling) is a baseline skill for architecture, engineering, and construction roles.This course provides a clear, practical starting…

After Effects Apprentice: 01 Pre-Roll

Taught by Trish Meyer
This short course is designed for those who have never used Adobe After Effects, or those who might need a…

Creative Inspirations: Mexopolis, Animation Studio

Taught by Sandra Equihua
Mexopolis is the husband and wife team whose animated television series El Tigre has defied all the rules and won…

CSS Positioning Best Practices

Taught by Bill Weinman
Web designers and coders will be introduced to techniques to improve their results in CSS Positioning Best Practices. Beginning with…

Creative Inspirations: Harry Marks, Broadcast Designer

Taught by Harry Marks
Harry Marks is considered by many to be the godfather of broadcast design. More than any other individual, he changed…

After Effects Apprentice: 08 Nesting and Precomposing

Taught by Trish Meyer
Let Chris and Trish Meyer share with you two of the core secrets required to become an efficient After Effects…

CSS: Float-Based Page Layouts (2012)

Taught by James Williamson
CSS: Page Layouts introduces basic layout concepts, gives advice on how to create properly structured HTML based on prototypes and…
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Alumni Connections

Charles Norelli

Alumni
  • Allentown, PA
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Liam Holland

Alumni
  • Haverford, PA
  • Member Board of Directors Judy’s League
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John Flock

Alumni
  • United States
  • Senior Staff Member, Event Manager, Villanova University Tech Crew
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Amanda Crisafulli

Alumni
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Senior Manager, Public Relations The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack
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Pasquale Tartaro

Alumni
  • Villanova, PA
  • Basketball Strategy & Legal Intern Glushon Sports Management
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Tatianna Zeleniak

Alumni
  • New York, NY
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Nosike Okafor

Alumni
  • Cockeysville, MD
  • Sales Associate The Home Depot USA
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Jane Livingston

Alumni
  • Lancaster, PA
  • New Equipment Sales Representative Arbon Equipment Corporation
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Joseph Hackett

Alumni
  • Santa Monica, CA
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Katherine Pretti (Colin)

Alumni
  • New York, NY
  • SVP Commerce Media Publicis
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Tami Lellouche

Alumni
  • Virginia, USA
  • Senior Director Supply Chain and Materials Dover Food Retail
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Tara Runkle

Alumni
  • Greater Philadelphia
  • Lead Director of Marketing Strategy, Pharmacy CVS Health
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