Career....??? History oriented people please?

I will be graduating with a history degree this July and unfortunately I'm still struggling with what career to pursue... BUT I do have ideas but one in partcular Im struggling with because I dont know what it's called, and it probably has an obvious name. what is it called when, you help create historical programs? like eye on the prize, or the historical geneaology project on PBS with Henry Louis Gates Jr., CNN Black in America, they obviously have people who research this info. so would you just be hired as an historian? (Iam into African American/African history) so I want to bring the minority standpoint to the entertainment/media field....
Career....??? History oriented people please?
The people you mention are professors and were already well known.


Historians mostly must teach in order to make a living, and if you want to become well known as a professor, you have to publish some original, solid piece of research. The movie industry hires a few historians when doing historical epics or period pieces, but I think this is done as a consultant. Unfortunately, there are more historians than there are jobs for them. I knew more than one PhD in history who had to do agricultural work or drive a taxi.


Best of luck!
Career....??? History oriented people please?
You mean an editorial consultant. People who secure jobs advising producers of documentaries, whether these producers are independent or whether they work for production companies associated with studios, usually have doctorates in the area upon which they advise. People like Henry Louis Gates or Arnold Rampersad are very smart and have worked hard and long to attain their positions. A degree in history is a start, though only a start. Good luck!