CAREER COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION
Welcome to the Artistic & Creative: Arts and Design, Writing and Journalism, & Film, TV, and Music Production Career Community!
If you enjoy the process of creation and hold beauty in high esteem, wish to inspire others through art or create meaningful entertainment, evoke emotions, help others reflect or think critically about their experience, or simply communicate emotions or ideas through creativity, this is the Career Community for you! Members of this Community may participate in analyzing, creating, performing, or directing artistic productions, including literature, music, or the visual and performing arts. They may also pursue careers in the delivery of information via reportage, journalism, publishing, or media production. This Career Community brings together creative individuals pursuing a wide array of degrees and majors. In the Creative Career Community, you will find careers in which you could:
- Compose music,
- Perform in a band or a theatrical production,
- Design graphics, fliers, or logos,
- Design clothing or track and write about fashion or beauty trends
- Capture and edit photographs,
- Publish fictional or non-fictional works,
- Report on the news,
- Manage talent,
- Curate museums or galleries, maintain archives, or design exhibits
- Interpret or translate foreign language texts, audio, or live conversation, or
- Produce, direct, or edit content for television or films, etc.
If such creative pursuits are of interest to you, join this Career Community and discover the wide variety of career paths awaiting you.
Is this Career Community right for you? Use our Career Community Finder to assess your interests and find out.
EXPLORE CAREER OPTIONS
Explore some career possibilities for this Career Community by clicking on sample job function areas below and see the associated sample job titles.
Sample Jobs:
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Visual Arts & Graphic Design
- Special Effects Artists & Animators
- Artists
- Architects
- Video Game Designers
- Graphic Designers
- Illustrators
- Photographers
- Photojournalists
- Craft Artists
Fashion & Beauty
- Makeup Artists
- Fashion Designers
- Merchandisers
- Stylists
- Costume Designers
- Interior Designers and Decorators
- Floral Designers
- Wholesale & Retail Buyers
Curatorial Work
Sample Jobs:
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Sample Jobs:
Explore the positions using the links below.
- Bloggers
- Book Editors
- Columnists
- Comic Book Writers
- Public Relations Specialists and Coordinators
- Copy Editors
- Copywriters
- Editors
- Fashion Writers and Editors
- Food Writers and Editors
- Foreign Correspondents
- Freelance Writers (How to Become a Freelance Writer)
- Grant Writers
- Interpreters and Translators
- Journalists – Careers in this focus areas include audio journalism, sports journalism, newspaper & magazine-based journalism, broadcasting, and digital journalism.
- Magazine Editors
- Music Journalists
- News Anchors
- News Analysts, Reporters, & Journalists
- Newspaper Editors
- Online Journalists
- Podcasters
- Political Columnists and Writers
- Political Reporters
- Desktop Publishers (see: How to Get Into Publishing)
- Reporters
- Science and Medical Writers
- Screenwriters
- Speech Writers
- Sportswriters
- Technical Writers
- Writers
Sample Jobs:
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- Animators
- Art Directors
- Audio Recording Engineers
- Radio & Television-Announcers
- Camera Operators
- Cartoonists
- Cinematographers and Directors of Photography
- Event Planners
- Film and Television Directors
- Film and Video Editors
- Film and Video Producers
- Music Producers
- Music Video Directors and Producers
- Production Assistants
- Radio Producers
- Stage Production Workers
- Video Game Creative Director
- Video Game Producers
Sample Jobs:
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- Theater Managers
- Production Assistants / Managers
- Stage Director
- Stage Manager
- Stage Production Workers
- Event Operations Coordinators
- Artistic Outreach Managers
- Facility Managers
- Cultural Advisers
- Fine Arts Education Coordinators
- Music Venue Owner and Manager
For more information, see Career Guide to Arts Administration
Sample Jobs:
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Careers in this focus area include professionals who manage the business side of an artist or a cultural organization. Talent Managers work to connect the artists with their audiences.
- Agents & Business Managers of Artists, Performers, & Athletes, i.e.
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Use the following niche job boards, in addition to Handshake, to apply for internships and jobs of interest.
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