Empowering Humanists with tailored strategies and expert branding.
From professor to
professional with confidence and clarity
What We Do
Our process produces the strategic plans Humanists need to move into new fields, while remaining aligned with their values and priorities.
Approaches to moving beyond academia usually treat the challenge for Humanists as a “translation” problem. If that were true, it would be simple to solve – Humanists are great at translation!
The real challenge is much more complex: Developing a new perspective and orientation, building a deep understanding of one’s assets, sector knowledge, available roles, and the means to produce an actionable plan.
Career Discovery for Humanities PhDs
Tailored guidance that aligns your unique strengths and abilities with the right professional opportunities.
Branding & Presence
Strategic branding that spotlights your professional identity and value, ensuring the right message gets to the right people.
Resume & CV Enhancement
Custom documents that communicate your areas of expertise and open doors beyond teaching roles.
Testimonials
Who We Are
Nicoletta Montaner, Ph.D.
Vita Communications Co-Founder
Nicoletta supports academics and other educators working in the humanities in discovering what’s next for them.
Her talent for this work developed as the instructor of a career exploration course for Humanities PhD students at the University of California Berkeley. She has expanded her offerings to include support for early-career scholars and educators looking for something new, whether that’s a career pathway, razor-sharp branding, or a popular audience for their research.
Nicoletta has held positions in university research and teaching, publishing, and the public humanities. Her range of experience and understanding of the challenges involved in exiting higher education make her a strong teammate in any educator’s professional journey.
Mandy Minor
Vita Communications Co-Founder
Mandy has been delivering winning resumes and helping clients make the most of their professional skills and accomplishments for more than two decades, always shaping forward-facing documents to the audience’s needs.
She creates effective resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and other job search-related communications, tailored to the right audiences, to get job seekers and career changers the results they want.
Visit her LinkedIn profile for client testimonials.
Our research
In 2025, we conducted survey-based research among US academics looking to broaden their career horizons.
60%
Are early career scholars
50%
Seek job stability and flexibility in location
50%
Want to find new opportunities in the next 12 months or sooner
20%
Would like help learning about their options
Upcoming Events
Friday, July 24 – 12PM CT
What Academics Can’t Tell You About Leaving Academia
Coming soon!
We offer targeted, one-hour online workshops where you complete one essential step toward what comes next.
Stay in touch about upcoming events.
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