Lions for Hire: How to Find Seasonal Jobs

Holiday Jobs are here: Your Guide to Scoring Seasonal Work

Holiday celebrations are right around the corner, and so are thousands of short-term jobs and project opportunities. Plenty of major employers across retail, food services, transportation, and hospitality are still …

By Jessica Skinner
Jessica Skinner
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Stepping Into the Industry: Highlights from the 2025 LA Career Trek

Written by Esther Ouyang ’26

On Friday, November 14th, at 8a.m., a group of LMU students gathered on campus to begin the LA Career Trek, a Career and Professional Development (CPD) program that connects Lions with leading entertainment, media, and …

By Giuliana Berman, B.A
Giuliana Berman, B.A Events and Promotions Coordinator
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The Journey After the Destination

Written by Esther Fernández ’27

Many of us believe that once we reach our destination, the journey is over. But sometimes, the real adventure begins after we think we have arrived.

Three years ago, I made one of the hardest …

By Giuliana Berman, B.A
Giuliana Berman, B.A Events and Promotions Coordinator
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Career Resources

This gallery highlights the incredible organizations and companies where LMU students and alumni are launching their careers. From internships to …

LinkedIn Learning

The Art and Craft of AI for Business Resilience

Taught by John Maeda
The emergence of large language models marks a seismic shift in artificial intelligence capabilities. But because fear and misunderstanding of…

Writing an Effective Cover Letter

Hook a Recruiter with Your Cover Letter

What Makes a Bad Cover Letter

Infographics: Visualizing Relationships

Taught by Shane Snow
In this course, author Shane Snow shows how to depict complex relationships in an easy-to-understand infographic, or graphic representation of…

Running a Design Business: Pricing and Estimating

Taught by Terry Lee Stone
Do you know what to charge for your design services? Too much and you risk scaring away potential clients; too…

Yo Santosa, Branding Expert

Taught by Yolanda Santosa
Yo Santosa took a big leap when she decided to quit her job as a motion graphics artist. But her…

Audio Mastering Techniques

Taught by Bobby Owsinski
Mastering audio is the final stage in music production, where the final set of mixed songs are turned into a…

Audio Foundations: Compression and Dynamic Processing

Taught by Brian Lee White
In this first installment of the Foundations of Audio series, author Brian Lee White shows how to improve the sound…

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…

Audio Mixing Bootcamp

Taught by Bobby Owsinski
In this course, author Bobby Owsinski reveals industry tips, tricks, and techniques for producing professionally mixed audio on any digital…

Infographics: Planning and Wireframing

Taught by Shane Snow
Join Shane Snow as he reviews the first steps in creating infographics, graphic representations of data—organizing sample data and preparing…

AI-Assisted Research with Google Gemini Notebook

Taught by Chris French
Research projects often require reviewing large volumes of documents, reports, meeting notes, and feedback from multiple sources. In this course,…

Audio Foundations: Delay and Modulation

Taught by Alex U. Case
In this installment of Foundations of Audio, author Alex U. Case explains the fundamentals of delay and modulation effects and…

Creative Inspirations: Margo Chase, Graphic Designer

Taught by Margo Chase
Margo Chase is one of the most influential graphic designers of our time. Over the past 20 years, Margo’s highly…

Learning Graphic Design: Techniques

Taught by John McWade
Take a creative refresher course with these 18 simple design techniques that will immediately improve your layouts, brought to you…

Audio Foundations: EQ and Filters

Taught by Brian Lee White
In this installment of the Foundations of Audio series, author Brian Lee White shows producers and audio engineers how to…

Michelle Kaufmann’s Platinum LEED Home Remodel: Start to Finish

Taught by Michelle Kaufmann
With home remodels, especially sustainable ones designed by architects like Michelle Kaufman, more square footage isn’t always the answer. Her…

Learning Graphic Design: Things Every Designer Should Know

Taught by John McWade
Appearance may not be everything, but how something looks has a fundamental impact on how it’s perceived, what it communicates,…

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…

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