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Typical Places of Employment
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Possible Job Titles

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Airbrush Artist
Architect
Architectural Drafter
Archivists and Curators
Art Conservator
Art Director
Art Director (motion picture, radio, TV)
Art Occupations
Art Supply Salesperson
Art Teacher
Art Therapist
Artist
Artist Agent
Arts Administrator/Manager
Assembler, Musical Instruments
Audiovisual Prod. Spec.
Book Designer/Illustrator
Camera Operator
Cartographer
Cartoonist
Ceramic Engineer
Clothes & Costume Pattern Design
Clothes Designer
Color Consultant
Commercial Artist
Computer Aided Designer/Graphics
Critic
Custom Framer
Designers
Detail Design Paint. & Decor.
Director of Photography
Director, Instructional Material
Director, Motion Picture
Display Designer/Technician
Drafting Occupations
Editor, Book
Editor, Film
Editor, Magazine
Editor, Newspaper
Editors
Fashion Consultant
Fashion Coordinator
Film Editor
Floral Designer
Gallery Director
Graphic Artist
Graphic Commun. Occupations
Graphic Designer
Illustrator
Image Consultant
Industrial Designer
Interior Decorator
Landscape Architect
Medical Illustrator
Memorial Designer
Motion Picture Director
Motion Picture Photographer
News Photographer
Painter
Pattern Designer
Photographer
Photojournalist
Precision Production Occupations
Printing Occupations
Producer (Radio & TV)
Publishing Occupations
Puppeteer
Sculptor
Set Designer
Sign Painter
Stained Glass Artist
Teacher: College/University
Teacher: Secondary
Television Producer
Textile Designer
Woodworker

Typical Places of Employment

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Advertising Agencies
Architectural Firms
Art Galleries
Computer Graphics Firms
Court System
Department Stores
Design Studios
Educational Institutions
Engineering Corporations
Fashion Houses
Federal Government
Greeting Card Company
Industry
Interior Design Dept/Firms
Magazines, Books, Newspapers
Museums
Newspapers
Photography/Design Studios
Publishing Houses
Television, Motion Pictures
Textile Companies
Universities & Colleges

Typical Work Activities

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Composing, writing
Working independently
Acting, performing
Playing musical instruments
Decorating, designing
Curating exhibits
Image digitization
Grant writing
Creating artwork
Organizing exhibits

Additional Info in Career Services

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These publications must be used in the "Browsing" Library of Career Services.   There are also many brochures and magazines such as Resume Writing, Interviewing and Job Choices that you may take with you.

  • Building a Career as a Visual Artist
  • Careers for Cultural Lovers and Other Artsy Types
  • Careers for Shutterbugs and Other Candid Types
  • Career Opportunities in Art
  • Careers in the Visual Arts
  • For the Working Artist
  • For Culture Lovers and Other Artsy Types

To see a complete list of career books located at the Career Services Office click here.

  • Graphic Design:  A Career Guide and Education Directory
  • Graphic Design Career Guide
  • Great Jobs for the Art Majors   How To Survive and Prosper as an Artist
  • The National Resource Guide for the Placement of Artists
  • 100 Best Careers for Writers and Artists

Alumni Resources

(Listed below are examples of SU Alumni and their Jobs in this major-For more alumni resources, go to Mentor Network

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Doris Truitt 1999 Prometric Digital Designer
Holly Shiflett  1992 Spectrum Pacific Learning Company Associate Director of Client Services

Related Links:   Further Explore this Career Field

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Association for Art History
Archivists and Curators from the Occupational Outlook Handbook
ArtSource
Artist Resource
Check this out:  A major-- to career-- converter from Monster.
Creative Hotlist
Designers from the Occupational Outlook Handbook 
Fine Arts Rankings of Graduate Programs-According to the US News
Photographers and Camera Operators from the Occupational Outlook Handbook
Sample Resumes-Click on your major
Visual Artist from the Occupational Outlook Handbook
World Wide Art Resources
 

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