Blog - Digital Media Connecticut

Digital Media Career Discovery Event

April 28, 2023

Digital Media CT is participating in a one-day Digital Media Career Discovery Event produced by the Village Community Foundation (TVCF). The event is part of a more extensive program to help students discover their interests and confidently identify and pursue careers within the region’s most prominent industries and employers. Each session features an executive fireside […]

Alumni Experience

April 24, 2023

“Especially at this point and time in the pandemic, connections really are a huge part of this industry.” Episode 13 of Select+CT with Bryan Murphy, NBC Sports Group | Leah Myers, WTNH-TV | Erick Jean, The Game Agency Having the status of being an “undergrad” can be overwhelming because we don’t know […]

E-Sports in Connecticut

April 21, 2023

“Have the openness to look at something and say, just because it’s a new industry doesn’t mean that it doesn’t deserve study.” Episode 14 of Select+CT with Kenneth Thompson, UConn, Joshua Steffenson, Manchester Public School, & Jason Chung, University of New Haven Did you know you can make a living by playing […]

Entrepreneurship in Connecticut

April 18, 2023

“I think more non-digital media students need more digital media skills, and digital media need more than just the art side of the skill set.” Episode 15 of Select+CT with David Noble, UConn’s Peter J. Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation After 2008, Connecticut’s economy didn’t rebound as quickly as the rest […]

DMCT Partners with the CADC Annual Awards Show

April 14, 2023

Digital Media CT is thrilled to announce a new partnership with the Connecticut Art Directors Club (CADC) to support the Annual CADC Awards Show. The CADC Awards Show celebrates the very best in advertising and design from Connecticut’s creative community. It’s a chance for local creatives to showcase their talents and compete for recognition […]

Digital Media’s Influence on Public Broadcasting

March 6, 2023

“How can I not only get this beautiful storytelling – or this amazing piece of journalism – onto all these platforms but how can I tell it in a way that makes sense with that platform?” Episode 20 of Select+CT with Lauren Komrosky, Chief Digital Officer, Connecticut Public Television and radio […]

Women in Animation

February 3, 2023

“The industry tends to be pretty male-dominated; it tends to be a boys club.” Episode 19 of Select+CT with Bridget Costa, Motion Designer, and Professor Samantha from the University of Connecticut. According to a recent study conducted by Zippia, there are over 7,091 known animators employed in the U.S. Within this number […]

Post-School Career Expectations in Animation and Motion Graphics

February 3, 2023

“How you present yourself, and your creative work is an important indicator or signal for how the person on the other end is going to receive that.” Episode 19 of Select+CT with Professor Steve Harper, University of Connecticut. In 2020, we were thinking about what our schools’ post covid would look like. In […]

Global Game Jam

January 17, 2023

Want to make a video game? Register for the Global Game Jam at Quinnipiac University for an action-packed weekend of game-making with fellow gamers and inspiring game developers. Date: January 30 – February 5 The Global Game Jam (GGJ) is the world’s largest game jam event. Similar to a Hackathon or Film Challenge, the Global […]

Building a Digital Media Company

November 14, 2022

“I think it really just comes down to starting a vision in your dorm room and being able to get great people around you.” Episode 12 of Select+CT with David Salinas, Co-Founder of Digital Surgeons and Innovation District in New Haven, Pete Sena, Co-Founder and CEO of Digital Surgeons Since listening to […]