Arts, Creative & Communications Industry Group

Subscribe to our Industry Communities to receive updates on events, jobs, and industry tips. Emails will be sent every two weeks. Students may subscribe to multiple newsletters.

How to Subscribe to Arts, Creative & Communications Career Newsletter

1. Log into your Handshake account.
2. On the top-right, click on the icon with your initials. Then, click on My career interest.
3. On the next page, scroll down to the Check industry career communities to get targeted information about opportunities. Select all options that you would like to receive newsletters.
4. On the bottom-left, click the green Save My Career Interests button.

Self-Assessment & 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? the website as a starting point to learn what career paths are possible from each major. 
• Visit our Graduate and Professional School page to explore these options.
• Browse Government Career Guides.

 

• Browse O*Net to learn about Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications occupations/jobs.

 

• Browse O*Net to learn about Marketing occupations/jobs.

Portfolio Resources

• Portfolio Tips for Video Game Designers
• Portfolio Tips and Advice from Riot Games
• Creating a Winning Portfolio for Graphic Designers

Research Opportunities On-Campus

• See tips on how to join a lab on campus
• Learn about research opportunities with the Division of Arts

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.

Events

• 2024 Just-In-Time Virtual Career & Internship Fair - June 26th virtual on Handshake
• Search for more events on Handshake.

Jobs & Internships

• Explore Chancellor’s Undergraduate Internship Program (CUIP)
• Learn about internships shared by the Arts Division
• 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.

Resources

• Careers in Art 
• Creative Careers - NYFA 
• Game Developer

Student Organizations

• Connect with student organizations on campus.

Professional Associations

• American Alliance of Museums
• American Art Therapy Association
• American Craft Council
• 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 Cartoonists Society
• National Press Photographers Association
• Society of American Archivists
• Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
• Society of Illustrators