Both the English and the Education departments can help you prepare for such careers. Opportunities in publishing range from free-lance editing to industrial editing. Many English graduates pursue jobs on newspapers and magazines. Business and Industry. Combining courses in economics, management, human relations, and organizational theory with English department courses in business communications will make you even more attractive to many companies.
Many English majors find employment as an account executive or as an advertising copywriter.
Another alternative for English majors includes working for elected officials or for governmental agencies or departments. Speech writing and media relations are two of the more obvious examples. If you're interested in a career in communications, you may choose to become a technical and scientific communicator or a researcher or copywriter. Your job may be to promote a favorable image for a person, corporation, institution or organization. With an English degree, you might work as a paralegal or a lobbyist, or you might also wish to pursue a degree in law.