The Chicago Headline Club hosts the Chicago Media Career Fair every fall. This is a resource page designed to help continue members and attendee’s professional and care development beyond the event day itself.
Chicago Media Career Fair 2025 Schedule
Get involved with the Chicago Headline Club
- Sign up for our newsletter to get updates on events and resources.
- Email SusanStevens@aol.com
- Join the Club! (and SPJ) – become part of a national journalism organization upholding journalistic standards, ethics, and education.
- Donate to the Chicago Headline Club Foundation – support scholarships, FOIA Fest, and future journalists.
Chicago-area Journalism Professional Organizations
Joining industry professional organizations can help build your network and connect you with new opportunities.
- Chicago Headline Club (local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists)
- Chicago Journalists Association
- National Association of Black Journalists Chicago
- National Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Chicago
- National Association of Hispanic Journalists Chicago
Career Development Resources
- Career River weekly newsletter writing by Bridget Thoreson, Chief Project Officer/Dream Wrangler at Hearken.
- Journo Jobs weekly newsletter by Mandy Hofmockel, a weekly round of up jobs, readings and resources.

