Purpose-Driven: How UBC Alumni Built Careers in Arts & Entertainment
November 18 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
An event for ALL degrees! Come discover the many career paths in Arts & Entertainment.
About Purpose-Driven
UBC Purpose-Driven is a career-building and networking experience organized by the UBC Career Centre, in partnership with Alumni UBC.
Attend these events to learn about the latest research, current trends, challenges, opportunities, and more in various industries. You’ll get to hear from amazing alumni and industry professionals from different backgrounds who are tackling global matters with creative solutions.
How UBC Alumni Built Careers in Arts & Entertainment
Curious about how your creativity, interests, and degree can translate into a career in arts and entertainment? Join us on November 18 to hear from UBC alumni who have built careers across the diverse world of Arts & Entertainment, including film, television, music, writing, performing arts, gaming, and more. Connect with alumni and industry professionals and see how creative careers can inspire change, strengthen communities, and make a lasting impact.
Through four keynote talks, you’ll see firsthand how UBC alumni turned their passions into meaningful careers, navigated their career journeys, and found opportunities to make an impact through their work.
The event will also feature career conversations and networking with alumni and industry professionals, giving you a space to ask questions, make connections, and learn more about what it’s like to build a career in the industry.
EVENT AGENDA
- 5:30pm: Doors open
- 6:00pm – 6:45pm: Four UBC Alumni Keynote Talks
- Loghan Paylor: Writer, Author of The Cure For Drowning – UBC Alum MFA ’20
- Kathy MacKenzie: Managing Director @ Ballet BC – UBC Alum BFA ’99
- 6:45pm – 8:00pm: Career Conversations with Industry Professionals (Networking with Alumni Industry Professionals)
Light refreshments are available throughout the event.
Alumni networkers will be announced soon!
If you are unable to register through CareersOnline, please email recruit.talent@ubc.ca with your full name and email address to request registration.
Interested in volunteering as an alumni networker? Please contact the UBC Career Centre.
