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How to Get Your Dream Job in Digital Media

This is a sponsored feature. All opinions are 100% from Her Campus.

Want to break into the digital industry? Are you a total social media maven? Do you dream of writing about beauty one day? We’ll let you in on some incredible opportunities that could seriously open doors and land you your dream job.

L’Oréal Paris, presented by Advanced Haircare Nutri-Gloss, the shampoo system that acts like a glossing treatment, is sponsoring the L’Oréal Paris x RECESS Tour which aims to inspire the highlight the next generation of entrepreneurs (that’s us!)

RECESS, the world’s only college music and ideas festival, is traveling across the country to bring music acts and entrepreneurs to college campuses. In partnership with L’Oréal Paris, they’ve put together this amazing panel called Get The Gloss: How To Kickstart Your Career in Digital & Social Media, moderated by the founder of Career Sushi, Shara Senderoff! The panelists will be absolute experts in their field (Madison Wickham, the founder of Total Frat Move, is one of them!)— so expect a lot of insider insight as well as the potential to network!


If you want to go into the digital media industry, you NEED to hit up this tour! The tour will be at these cities on the following dates:

  • Thursday, October 1, 2015: University of Miami – Florida
  • Tuesday, October 6, 2015: University of North Carolina – Charlotte
  • Wednesday, October 7, 2015: University of Pennsylvania
  • Friday, October 9, 2015: Babson College
  • Wednesday, October 14, 2015: University of California Los Angeles
  • Thursday, October 15, 2015: University of Southern California
  • Wednesday, October 21, 2015: Southern Methodist University
  • Thursday, October 22, 2015: Rice University
  • Friday, October 23, 2015: University of Texas – Austin

Want even MORE opportunities brought to you by L’Oréal Paris? They have an incredible opportunity that you need to apply for—a guest editor position that would allow you to produce and curate content for L’Oréal Paris’ social platforms! And as if that wasn’t enough, there’s also a prize of $2,500 and a possible visit to New York City!

Apply at www.EditorInGloss.com with the entry form by including the links to your social handles, plus or vlog or blog entry about why you’re the best fit for the internship position! The contest will run from October 1 through October 30, and the winner will be announced in December. Good luck, collegiettes! 

Katie was the former Senior Associate Editor of Her Campus. She graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2015, where she studied Writing Seminars, psychology, and women's studies. Prior to joining the full-time staff, Katie was a national contributing writer and Health Editor for HC. In addition to her work with Her Campus, Katie interned at Cleveland Magazine, EMILY's List, and the National Partnership for Women & Families. Katie is also an alumna of Kappa Alpha Theta. In her spare time, Katie enjoys writing poetry, hanging out with cats, eating vegan cupcakes, and advocating for women's rights. 
Maggie works on Her Campus’s experiential offerings, including College Fashion Week®, Her Conference and Her Campus Tour, as well as Survival Kits and digital and influencer programs for clients like Ulta Beauty, Primark, Almay and Bed Head by TIGI. A graduate of Boston University and proud alumna of Kappa Alpha Theta, Maggie is iced coffee obsessed, an avid Pinterest user and a lover of all things fitness and fashion. When she’s not at work, you can find her exploring Los Angeles, trying new restaurants or re-watching The O.C.