Professional Associations
The following list reflects some of the professional associations that a student may want to consult for career advice, work search assistance and labour market information. There might also be volunteer and/or conference opportunities, either locally or distance, available for students.
Directories are databases or collections of links to companies and professional organizations that operate in a specific industry or sector. Directories can help you identify organizations that operate in your area of study and directories may be found on professional association pages that include member companies or sponsors.
- Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
- Alberta Film Commission
- Alberta Foundation for the Arts
- Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society
- Alberta Media Production Industries Association
- Alberta Playwrights' Network
- Alberta Romance Writers
- American Society of Journalists and Authors
- Banff Centre
- Book Publishers Association of Alberta
- Canadian Association of Journalists
- Canadian Authors Association
- Canadian Film Institute
- Canadian Media Producers Association
- Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers
- Crime Writers of Canada
- Culture Works Canada
- Directors Guild of Canada
- Editors Canada
- Edmonton Screen
- Film and Video Arts Society
- International Association of Business Communicators - Edmonton (IABC)
- League of Canadian Poets
- Modern Language Association
- National Campus and Community Radio Association
- National Film Board
- National Screen Institute
- Playwrights' Guild of Canada
- Science Writers and Communicators of Canada
- Writers' Guild of Alberta
- Writers' Guild of Canada
- Women In Film and Television (US)
Depending on the time and effort that the professional association has put into developing its career information, an association’s website can include the following information::
- How to join the professional association, especially as a student member
- Information about certification and licensing
- Access to professional events
- Contact information to find a mentor, or a graduate advisor, or to set up an information interview
- Niche job boards that are relevant to the profession - job boards that are password protected cannot be scraped by Indeed or LinkedIn.