School of Media Arts & Design

SMAD Students Create SMAD Showcase
Posted by SMAD January 8, 2012
SMAD announces the launch of its newest website, SMADshow! The site functions as a showcase for SMAD students. It highlights some of the best student work in print and graphic design, photography, videography, and web development. It also includes SMAD students’ portfolio sites.

Announcing the 12th Annual Madison Screenwriting Scholarship Competition
Posted by SMAD January 8, 2012
The scholarship is open to undergraduate students majoring in SMAD, English or Theater. Applicants must sumbit 3 copies of a short screenplay that is 20 pages or less in proper screenplay format. All scripts must be original work, no adaptations.

The London Olympic Experience
Posted by SMAD November 15, 2011
The London Olympic Experience will immerse students in the life of the 2012 London Olympics games, focusing on three aspects of the Olympics: how the media presents the Olympics, the impact of the Olympics on the life of London, and the London Cultural Olympiad, an international celebration that will run concurrent to the games. Students will engage in excursions, tours and visits, and will regularly attend cultural performances and events. Students will live in fully furnished apartments in central London, and will receive a weekly food stipend, travel passes and cell phones.

Corporate/Integrated Media Communication Faculty Postion in SMAD
The School of Media Arts & Design (SMAD) at James Madison University invites applications for a tenure-track or renewable-term assistant/associate professor in corporate/integrated media communication beginning in August 2012. The successful candidate will help the School develop and implement a new curriculum in integrated media communication within the major.

Web/Converged Media Faculty Postion in SMAD
The School of Media Arts & Design (SMAD) at James Madison University invites applications for a tenure-track or renewable-term assistant/associate professor in interactive media beginning in August 2012. This position will contribute to all levels of our Interactive Media curriculum, including at least one of our foundation areas (Web, print design, video, and audio production).

Study Abroad in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Posted by SMAD October 11, 2011
During this 6-credit summer course students will spend five weeks in Bosnia and Herzegovina creating short documentary films that can be utilized as tools for social justice, conflict resolution and change. Students will also participate in the Sarajevo Film Festival’s documentary film program titled “DocuCorner.” This program is designed for students who have an interest in social issue documentary filmmaking as well as those interested in exploring the role and impact of media post conflict societies.

JMU in LA: The Entertainment Industry
Posted by SMAD September 16, 2011
Students will learn how the entertainment industry works from classes and lectures by the professionals, including JMU alums Geoff LaTulippe (Going the Distance) and producer Seth Kingsley (E! Entertainment), and many others, Students will also learn the industry by working with the professionals via 120 hours of internships. http://www.jmu.edu/international/abroad/jmu_los_angeles/index.shtml

Urbino

Study Abroad with SMAD Credit in Urbino, Italy
Posted by SMAD September 7, 2011
Students will be on teams creating a web documentary on the town of Urbino, Italy. You'll become immersed in a town and culture by developing a web documentary or webzine telling the stories of people involved in the life in an Italian town. Past students have produced multimedia stories on food, wine, parenting, athletics, history, tourism, music, traditions, religion, art, design and dance. The four week program is open to all JMU majors. Students will receive SMAD 305 credit.

Jobs & Internships
A number of companies contact us looking for interns or employees. SMAD posts these opportunities as they come in. If you're in the market for a job or internship, you'll want to check this area regularly. The "Job & Internships" link is a permanent feature of the site.

January 26, 2012
Katie Sheridan
Graduated: 2006
Arlington, VA 22201
katietsheridan@gmail.com
Employer: WJLA-TV/ABC 7
Hi SMAD people! I currently am an editor for WJLA's Commercial Production Department in Arlington, VA. It's a fantastic job making advertisements for the station including local businesses, organizations and non-profits. I am mainly in my edit suite most of the day, but from time to time get to help out with studio or on-site shoots. I will be leaving my job to work at a filmmaking school in Haiti for about 4 months. I am looking for someone to take over my job ASAP as I am leaving in two weeks. This position would most likely start out as freelance/temporary, with a strong possibility of turning permanent, if I end up staying longer in Haiti or find different work, or if you really outshine yourself! The position would require pretty strong skills in Final Cut and After Effects. The majority of the spots we create are strongly graphic and textual, but the editor should be familiar with different types of video formats, HD standards, green screening, motion techniques and encoding. However, as long as you are familiar with the basics there is room to learn skills as you go.. I love this job as I am given a lot of creative freedom, and am often given just a logo and voice over and asked to "make something out of nothing". If this sounds like an opportunity you or someone you know may be interested in, please contact me soon. That would be great if you also have a demo reel or some example you can share. Looking forward to hearing from some great JMU grads! katietsheridan@gmail.com