My Dream Job

I don't know that I can narrow it down to ONE dream job. However, on my resume, my long-range goal is: To be a successful travel writer and photographer for National Geographic. Also to own my own greenhouse, nursery and organic farm.

I would also love to be a Patagonia Ambassador, doing something really awesome outside and getting paid for it.

Either of these goals would really make me happy. And that's my real dream: to be happy doing whatever it is I'm doing. I can speculate as to what that will be a couple years down the road, but the things that make you happy, change as you do.

Ultimately, I want to get paid to travel. End of story.

Dream job

My idea of my dream job is constantly changing from one day to the next. I blame that on the fact that I'm interested in so many things that I would honestly be happy working anywhere, from Time to National Geographic to something like Lake Oconee Living to The Weather Channel. Pretty varied, right? That basically describes my interests.

One thing I know for sure, maybe the only thing I know for sure, is that I want to eventually be an editor of whatever publication I choose to stick with for the long run. I don't like to be involved in something half-heartedly; if I'm going to do something, I want to hold some sort of leadership position.

Lately I've been thinking about combining two of the things I love, which are journalism and the outdoors. I can be very intense and uptight when it comes to journalism (the perfectionist in me can go a little crazy) and the one thing that always calms me down is going for a run or a hike. I like to imagine that the environment at a publication based on outdoor adventures would be a very fun, laid-back work environment. I'm addicted to Runner's World magazine. While I would love to work somewhere like Time as I mentioned above, I think I would also love catering to a narrower focus.

My current involvement as an UGAzine editor will definitely help in the job search, but I know I need to work for a few different publications to expand my portfolio. I would love to write for the Athens or Oconee Patch this summer. I am also interviewing for a couple of web-based internships, which would allow me to use my primitive knowledge of web design. When I began to pursue the new media certificate, I was concerned because I didn't consider myself exceptionally good with technology. While it still provides a bit of a challenge, I think that my (eventual) ability to build a website, apps, and other online accessories will prove to be very attractive for employers.

Dream Job

Ideally, my dream job would consist of a combination of dream jobs. I want to be involved in the music industry in three ways: as a recording artist, a songwriter and an A&R guy at a record label. The great thing about the music industry is that if one of these things works for me, then the chances of attaining another one of my goals improve. The bad part of the music industry is that few people buys cds anymore. Though it is looking a bit grim for the future, there is still money to be made. The best way to get "in" is to get signed as a recording artist, which I've discovered is really fucking hard (can I swear on here?). Though one's career as a recording artist may not last long, that brief period when executives are actually paying attention is the time to network and build relationships. In my case, either to come work at the label as an A&R guy or work as a songwriter.

There are many people who had a brief career as a recording artist, but are very successful songwriters. People like Butch Walker (pictured above) - who has written and produced for Pink, Weezer, Katy Perry, and countless others - and Linda Perry, who has an equally impressive resume, both started out in bands that fizzled out (Marvelous 3 and 4 Non Blondes, respectively).

In addition to professional songwriting, many people that were in bands decide to call it quits and use their experiences to help nurture new bands at record labels. These people are called Artist and Repertoire, A&R for short. They work with bands in the studio, help promote, them, set them up on tours and just do everything they can to "break" them.

The best example of someone who has managed to pull of all three of these careers in one time is none other than William "Smokey" Robinson (pictured above) who served as an executive/A&R, a songwriter and a successful recording artist at the same time for Motown Records. Smokey broke the mold and was phenomenal at all his professions at - in my opinion, the greatest label of all time - Motown. Here is one of Smokey's finest pop masterpieces that he wrote for The Temptations. "My Girl."

Granted, nobody can do it like Smokey did, but I would like to at least have a fractino of the impact that he had on the music world. Honestly, I would be ecstatic about attaining any of the three positions I have mentioned, they all are my "dream jobs."

I almost forgot, working for a magazine would be cool too.

Also, I want to have a hot wife to come home to after a hard day's work at my dream job.

Ok, I'm done.

Dream Job.

I haven't always been the best at making a decision, or sticking with it. The same can be said for deciding on what I realistically want to do with my life. I have always wished to be like my brother who has known from an early age what he loved and stuck with it. He is now got an awesome job in the field he loves. But that's not me.

So, I guess if I had to pick a dream job it would be Radio City Rockette.I have always loved New York City, and dreamed of one day living there. The one problem with my dream job other than being really competitive is I am not tall enough. I am 5'5 and you have to be between 5'6" and 5'10 1/2. I keep hoping I am still going to grow. Just an inch, but its not looking very hopeful or realistic. But it would be an amazing opportunity and I will keep measuring my height until I pass the age requirement.

The Rockettes are known for their synchronization and high kicks. So here is a video of their Toy Soldier dance for their Christmas Spectacular.

♫ Cheer Up Sophie Jean ♫

I can't even remember my dreams, let alone write about them. I blame these guys.

Dream jobs are no exception.

I've never thought about my happiness in terms of having my dream job one day, and I think that's good. I think I will be happy to have a job that pays the bills and I just hope that my job doesn't define who I am. I hope that my job is not the most important part of my life. I want to have friends, a partner, a dog. That would be nice.

I've never been much of a dreamer, and people are totally put off by that. I can tell. I wish I was different. I just don't think that way. So...this is hard...

I think that if I could do anything in a perfect world, I'd be a teacher. Unfortunately, I don't think a teacher's salary can really afford the kind of bills I wanna get. Also, teachers are severely under-appreciated and I know this wouldn't really mesh with my workplace personality. Maybe that attitude will change soon. If it does, I swear I will drop everything and get my certificate. It's the best way that I know how to give back. Plus, one of my fears is that one day I won't be interested in learning anymore. Teaching forces you to learn every day.

Something something "Cinderella" quote.

Ideally, in the next 5 or 10 or 100 years, I'd be a film critic, like this guy:

Considering the fact that a) I'm not French and b) I don't have Peter O'Toole's magnificently venomous voice, I probably won't be getting the prime supporting turn in Ratatouille anytime soon.

But still. I would love to be a critic, to be paid to review and discuss (a-hem) the cinema: it was basically my main concern when coming to the university, and I tacked on Grady to my film major because I figured I needed the professional support.

But still. Professional jobs in criticism are—while not fewer or more far between—not very well paying.

Newspapers are folding and buying out their film writers, and there aren't enough magazines to sustain the fallout.

Plus, y'know, the Internet.

But (finally) still: I love writing about film too much to not pursue it. Maybe one day, if I move to Manhattan and learn to really, really hate Alfred Hitchcock, I can be like Pauline Kael, the grand old lady of "The New Yorker":

...Although I'll probably just end up writing about community politics for the "Chattanooga Times-Free Press" and doing things like this in my off-time:

What does the future hold??

So, if I had the option to do anything I wanted in the future it would definitely include photography. I love taking pictures, editing pictures, multimedia slide shows, photoshop, and basically anything related to these things. I would be happy going one of two route with this however...


1. Photographer for National Geographic...
It would be my absolute dream to be able to travel the world and shoot such amazing things. I have been fascinated with National Geographic since I was young. I love nature, animals, seeing distant places, etc. Obvisouly, this is a rather ambitious goal. I suppose the first steps to obtaining it would be to immerse myself in reading and following the work of other National Geographic and prominent photographers, as well as shooting as much as I can.


2. My other dream would be to work as a photographer/creative director for Vogue.

I love fashion and the edgy photography associated with it. I think as a creative director I would be able to be more expressive in my work. Obviously Vogue is a well known fashion magazine, but I would be happy working at various other fashion magazines as well. To achieve my goals in the fashion world, I think keeping up to date with recent trends, models, designers and celebrities is important. I also think that working with lighting and working with photography in a studio would be important.

Who knows what I will end up doing, but these would be 2 job offers I could not pass up !

Dream Big

So I know this is for Under Armour and I'm about to talk all about Nike, but if this doesn't get you pumped up then I don't know what WILL.  I mean yeah, I want to be one of the people on that add, but since I'm 21 and almost out of my prime, I might have to settle with creating or producing this or similar ads like this one.  
I have multiple dream ads.  I mean considering the fact that I play softball I would totally love to take my career to the next level and perhaps see how far it can get me.  I'll try and follow the footsteps of Andrea Duran and be on the Nike Website and share my story through awesome clips like this.   
I would love to work for Nike because I feel that it is a company always on the fore-front of the industry.  They are not afraid to try new things and push the boundaries of products.  I would love to help create and design products to also endorsing and marketing them.
The possibilities are endless... with Nike.
Just Do it!


I don't have facebook but I'd totally advise checking out their Nike Women page it's awesome and inspirational. 

Emily's Dream Job

When I was really little my dream job changed daily, and it still does. First it was a gorilla trainer, then a ballerina, a teacher, and the list goes on and on. After high school, I quickly realized I don't like math and I hate science even more. This led me to journalism. As a member of the newspaper staff at school, I found that I love journalism but not necessarily news writing. This is how I stumbled upon magazines.

Once in college, I declared a double major in Fashion Merchandising and Magazines. Even as an "adult" my dreams still change all the time. I love my majors and have a passion for both of them. After completing several internships, I have gotten a feel for what each industry is like.

I guess if I had to choose a dream job today it would be to work at InStyle magazine or another similar publication. InStyle is my favorite fashion magazine, and I have loved it since I was a little girl. I used to sit with my mom as she read it monthly and look at all the pictures.

In order to achieve this dream job, I will be interning in New York this summer to get my footing, then plan on interning with InSyle and Time Inc. next summer. In the fashion journalism industry, the best way to get in the door is to intern with the company you want to work for. So...that's the plan.

Of course as I've said before, I am a southern girl and don't think I could live in the big bad city forever. When I am ready to settle down/have a family, my new, adapted dream job is to open my own boutique in a city like Charleston and work freelance for Garden and Gun magazine, which is my dad's favorite magazine that,along with InStyle, I have been exposed to since I was young.

That's my dream. Work for a fashion magazine in New York City, then move and settle down in a small southern town with my own business, family, and free lance career.

Jordan's dream job

1. Since I want to be a photographer, my dream job would be to make a name for myself as a fashion photographer and work for Vogue. I have some experience with fashion photography with the Little Red Book and I really love portrait photography. I want to be one of those photographers that they bring on to America's Next Top Model and everyone is just in awe to work with. I want to be the photographer that every fashion magazine wants to get to shoot their cover photo.









2. My second dream job would to become a famous sports photographer. I got really into shooting sports when I was the editor of my yearbook and I love the fast pace and how you never know if you'll get the money shot because you really don't know what will happen in the game. Its invigorating and I love it.

I've got a dream, do you?

I want to be an editor. I don't know that it would be my dream job, because a dream job seems like something glamorous and fabulous. When I was little, I wanted to be a princess. That seems more like a dream job--I'd be waited on hand and foot, while still getting to rule a kingdom someday. Being an editor is more about the nitty gritty of the writing process. It's hard, laborious work, but it's what I want to do. It's my dream.

I'd want to work at a renowned publishing company, like here at Penguin books. In reality, I think what company I work for will be dictated by where the company is. I know I shouldn't be picky in today's market, but I'm going to be picky anyway. Some of my friends joke that they could see me in New York, working there as a book editor, walking my French bulldog in Central Park on my lunch break. Another friend thinks that I should open a bookstore over a coffee shop in the Buckhead region of Atlanta. I see myself working somewhere in Texas, with its wide open spaces and space to breathe. I'd actually be very happy to work at Texas Monthly, even if it's a magazine and not a publishing company. I've heard great things about it. Just as long as I can edit other people's writings, I'll be happy.

At the same time, I can't imagine leaving my small-town life for big-city dreams. So maybe there's a way to combine the two somehow. And hopefully I can look as fabulous as this girl while doing so.

But without the glasses, please.

Drew's Dream Job

I have two equally unrealistic dream jobs, which I guess is why they call it a "dream" job...

The first: I am a double major in Magazines and Human Geography. And so, everyone who has asked me the question "What's your major?" almost always follows that question with "So, you want to work for National Geographic?" I've always loved the idea of being a traveling writer. Writing has been a passion of mine for quite some time, and my experience in UGA's geography department has been truly amazing. I used to imagine myself working for the New York Times or the Washington Post, but my geography education has taught me that I would not be fully satisfied reporting breaking news on a day-to-day basis. I now yearn for a deeper understanding of what's happening. A magazine like National Geographic would give me the opportunity to not only present the world's happenings to a public audience, but also help society gain a more meaningful comprehensiveness of these events. I would love to join the Peace Corps after graduation to try out traveling and living in another country for an extended period of time. I think an experience like that could really help determine if National Geographic would be a good fit for me.

The second: Although, I would love to travel around and write about different cultures and societies, I have always been drawn to an even less realistic dream. I have been a musician for pretty much my entire life and part of me feels like I would regret not trying to continue to pursue that. I have already had several unbelievable musical opportunities and, although it can be hard to stay motivated with so much competition, my parents really want me to take a year or two after school to focus on my music. I love school and what I'm learning here, but, though it's hard for me to admit, being a traveling musician is my real dream job. I can probably attribute my laziness - as far as getting internships and joining Grady clubs goes - to my miniscule hope that my life will one day center around my real passion: music.

Dream Job

My dream job is to design for The Atlantan. The magazine focuses on style, social events, dining and highlighted places in Atlanta. It is a modern luxury magazine tailored to a affluent, high class audience. The way it is designed is amazing. I would also love to be creative director for some of the shoots they do. Let's be honest, I would sweep the floors if I had to.

I need to be published and get an internship for some experience. Then maybe when I graduate, I can get a similar job or internship preparing me to work at a place like The Atlantan. Realistically, I hope to be at The Atlantan in 5-10 years.