JMC Jams S3

Where does the time go? It's the final episode of Season 3 and, keeping up with tradition, we jam with one of our graduating majors. Daniel Karp is an Advertising Major with plans to go into the entertainment industry. In his four years with us he has achieved a bunch - from deciding on his path in life to experiencing the world outside of San Jose. Join us as we chat about advertising, lessons le...

One of the awesome things that happen here in JMC is the entrepreneurship our students engage in. You may remember an episode where we chatted with a couple of Advertising majors who were launching a music review channel. It lived on Instagram and was called Tower Tunes. Tower Tunes grew from a personal project in the Portfolio class to it's own big deal. Simon and Vinson are back to talk about wh...

This special episode has us jammin' with Ann Telnaes, the 2025 JMC Hearst Award winer. Twice Pulitzer Prize–winning editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes, joins us for a lively conversation about the art and responsibility of political cartooning, her journey from Disney animation to the front lines of visual journalism, and why humor and courage still matter in today’s media landscape. Tune in for sha...

We've jammed with the Ad Club before about all the cool stuff they do, the industry visits and, in particular the annual New York agency trip, but in this episode we get to hear about a really interesting initiative they have only just launched. Join me, Bella and Kimberley as they tell us about the James Lick High School Mentorship idea where ad club members interact with and mentor students from...

Episode 8 already and this time round we chat to two of our Update News Executive Team, Angela Nguyen and Sofi Cipriano. Angela is this semester's Executive Producer and winner of the prestigious Fred Zehnder Memorial Undergraduate Journalism Scholarship that is awarded by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Sofi is the script editor and also has a show on our very own radio stat...

It's been a year and Del Mar High School are visiting us again. In this episode I jam with their media teacher, Jessica, who has created an amazing program for students hopeful to pursue careers in the media industries. Tune in as we chat about the synergies and relationship between Del Mar High and JMC. This year, like last, we have created an interactive experience where students make short vide...

Weekend Creative are a photographer/art director team who graduated from our Advertising and our Graphic Design programs almost a decade ago. In this episode we chat about their journey from SJSU to their space in the SJ creative community, taking on product photography and Adobe livestreams ... all the way to Adobe MAX in LA. We jammed right after they had finished a two session bootcamp with adv...

Ajay Sohal discovered his passion at SJSU. Switching Majors to Advertising, Ajay used his experiences and his newfound knowledge to develop and grow his brand of hot sauces. An homage to his grandma's hot sauce, that she prepped for him after school growing up, Ajay has made his kitchen-sink project into a really viable business. And now he's coming back to SJSU to work with our advertising studen...

One thing we pride ourselves in in JMC is our lively set of student orgs. We've hosted the Ad Club before, and the Adobe Ambassadors. This week we welcome the PRSSA into the studio. Alexis and Karmina both hold roles on the executive board and are all fired up to see the SJSU Chapter rise from the near ashes of the COVID era. Our PRSSA chapter has always been very active, with huge recruitment and...

This is now an annual event. A group of Belgian students and their professors spend time with us in JMC during their trip to the Bay Area. They visit tech companies and enjoy the best that SF has to offer. During their visit to our campus our students work with them, helping them brainstorm solutions to a brief they were set earlier in the week. This is where the magic happens - forget the specifi...

Do you know how many student clubs are on campus? I don't, not exactly, but there's tons. In previous seasons we have spoken to the Spartan Ad Club, this season we'll also talk to the PRSSA, and in this episode we have a chat with the Adobe Student Ambassador Club. Interestingly, this club evolved from the Ad Club and has transformed into one of the most successful on campus clubs, and is the Nort...

Well, we're into Season 3. A whole year! as usual, this first episode of the season kicks off with a fireside chat, or a beach-side chat, with Juan and Ernie. We preview and tease the upcoming semester, riff about what we are hoping to do, and create, in the School. We cannot cover EVERYTHING, but we hint at a few key happenings.