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Thursday, November 6, 2025 from 6 – 8:30 pm

The City College of New York – CUNY
Shepard Hall – 259 Convent Ave – NYC 10031

#250 Recruiters – #290 Reception
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Who attends?

• About 300 current students, representing a community of more than 3,500 graduates since the Ad/PR Program was founded in 1984

• Highly competitive Ad/PR – Journalism – Communications undergraduates

• Branding & Integrated Communications (BIC) graduate students

• Alumni & supporters

• 30+ recruiters and representatives from leading agencies, brands, media associations

The experience.

• Candidates pre-select recruiters for brief formal 1x1 interviews with juniors, seniors & grad students

• Recruiters receive resumes in advance and accept on-site exchanges, time permitting

• Agencies and brands have the option to also informally connect with candidates during the Networking Reception, which includes seasoned alumni (some with 10+ years’ experience) eager to solve your business challenges and tackle new management responsibilities

• Currently no fee for recruiters to participate

Featured Recruiters, Associations & Supporters

VML, FINN Partners, Burson, Weber Shandwick, Publicis, Ogilvy, Hunter PR, The TASC Group, M Booth, NBCUniversal, The Fragrance Foundation – Scents of Success – Fragrance Forward, Ketchum, DKC, Hill+Knowlton Strategies, d éxposito & Partners, Edelman, Omnicom, FleishmanHillard, Lippe Taylor, R/GA, Droga5, Sloan & Company, Quinn PR, Derris, The Gradient Group, Berlin Rosen, Yes Network, M Booth, The New York Giants, FGS Global, 5WPR, The Stevens Group, PR2Politics, MAIP Program – 4As American Association of Advertising Agencies, COOP Careers, The PR Museum, Public Relations Student Society of America, PRSA-NY, American Advertising Federation, Black Public Relations Society-NY, Hispanic Public Relations Association-NY, National Association of Black Journalists, Emma Bowen Foundation, The LaGrant Foundation, and more.
[Partial list – 2015–2025]

Why Building Bridges is important.

In our Age of AI, Impact & Inclusion, CCNY partners with the marketing communications industry to meet the needs of evolving audiences and new and maturing brands—who demand visionary leadership in a splintered communications landscape. As we work together to predict and analyze market trends, CCNY Communications Majors represent a dynamic subset of a 16,000-member student body that includes 150 nationalities. Trained in the media capital of the world, our students enjoy global reach and influence.

In collaboration with alumni and supporters, PRSSA – AAF student clubs host professional development workshops to prepare students for a wide range of apprenticeships and fellowships prior to graduation so talent is ready to contribute on Day 1. Many recruiters and brands have 360° relationships with CCNY, offering guest lectures, agency tours, internships, and mentoring on the road to hiring knowledge workers who are eager to contribute and grow.

CCNY is ranked #1 by The Chronicle of Higher Education out of 369 selective public colleges in the U.S. on the overall mobility index. The Center for World University Rankings places CCNY in the top 1.2% of global universities in terms of academic excellence.
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Questions? Interested in recruiting?

Lynne Scott Jackson – 917 748 8917
Director of Internships, Scholarships & Industry Relations
CCNY Ad/PR Program – Media & Communication Arts Department
lynne.scottjackson@gmail.com | lscottjackson@ccny.cuny.edu
CCNY Ad/PR Program

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