Arts, Creative and Communications
Wondering what types of opportunities are available to you in arts and communications? Our Arts, Creative & Communications community lets you explore visual arts, performing arts, journalism, marketing, and more. Discover career paths, prepare for graduate school, and find out about research opportunities related to creative fields.
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How to subscribe to Arts, Creative & Communications career newsletter
- Log into your Handshake account.
- On the top-right, click on the icon with your initials. Then, click on My career interest.
- On the next page, in the Subscribe to receive industry newsletters section, select the industries that you would like to receive newsletters about to get targeted information on opportunities in those fields.
- At the bottom, click the green Save button.
Self-assessment and career exploration
- Do a Focus 2 assessment to help you discover majors and occupations that match your personal attributes.
- Use the What Can I Do With This Major? website as a starting point to learn what career paths are possible from each major.
- Explore graduate school and consider if it’s right for you.
- Browse Government Career Guides.
Research opportunities on-campus
- Preparing for Undergraduate Research
- Learn about research opportunities with the Division of Arts
- Learn about research opportunities with the Humanities Division’s Humanities EXPLORE Program
Summer research experiences
Many applications for summer internships are due in January and February.
- Search for summer research programs via Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP)
- Search for summer research programs via NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
- Prepare for applications by reviewing our resources for letters of recommendation, personal statements, and curriculum vitae (CV). These resources were developed for graduate school applications but are still applicable to these applications.
Jobs and internships
- Explore Chancellor’s Undergraduate Internship Program (CUIP)
- Learn about internships through the Humanities Division’s Humanities EXCEL Program
- Search for jobs on Handshake, LinkedIn, California Arts Council – Opportunities & New York Foundation for the Arts – Jobs
- See our resources to prepare your resumes and cover letters.
- See our resources to prepare for interviews.
Student organizations
Professional associations
- American Alliance of Museums
- American Association of Publishers
- American Craft Council
- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- American Institute of Graphic Arts
- American Society of Media Photographers
- Animation World Network
- Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design
- Association of Medical Illustrators
- College Art Association
- Industrial Designers Society of America
- National Communication Association
- National Cartoonists Society
- National Press Photographers Association
- Public Relations Society of America
- Society of American Archivists
- Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
- Society of Illustrators
- Society of Professional Journalists