Career Paths
The School of Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts at WCSU equips its students with the resources, connections and experience to succeed in their creative and professional industries. With your degree, you are poised to enter the field of your choosing. Choose your potential industry below to view available career paths. Please note that this list contains only some of the options available to you, as many more paths may open with your degree from WCSU!
Art
Graphic Design
- Brand Identity & Logo Designer for large corporations and emerging industries
- Designer for websites, motion graphics, packaging, and magazines
- Print Production Technician
- Presentation Graphics Designer
- Wayfinding/Signage Systems Designer
- Designer for exhibitions
Illustration
- Illustrator for children’s books, editorials, graphic novels, medical and botanical publications
- Animator for 2D and 3D media
- Cartoonist
- Game Packaging Illustrator
- Character Designer for Games & Videos
Painting
- Gallery Artist
- Muralist
- Decorative Painter
- Studio Assistant
- Art Teacher
- Art Therapist (MA) for counseling centers, hospitals, schools and private practice
- Art Historian (PhD)
- Interior Design Colorist
- Clothing Designer
- Curator for museums and art galleries
- Membership or Education Coordinator for museums, galleries and arts centers
Photography
- Wedding Photographer/Videographer
- Photojournalist
- Photographer for fashion catalogues, magazines and designers
- Portrait Photographer
- Photographer for architectural firm
- Photographer for museums and art galleries
- Food Photographer
- Product and Catalog Photographer
- Optometry Technician
- Darkroom Technician
Communication & Media Arts
Communication Studies
- Human resources representative for private firm, state government agency, or hospital
- Communication specialist: corporate communication with clients, internal/external stake holders
- Social media strategist for corporations, not-for-profit organizations, athletes and celebrities
- Public Relations expert: Handles press releases for organizations, schools, government agencies, universities; creates a strategic communication plan for organizations; crisis communication planning and execution
- Brand strategist for companies/organizations, individuals
- Wedding planner, large event coordinator for organizations and individuals
Media Arts
- On-air personality for television
- Writer for newspaper or television news network and online news, podcasts
- Production assistant: TV shows/series, movie sets
- Sports reporter: Commentator for live sports, podcast host
Digital Interactive Media Arts
- Illustrator: websites, books, television
- Web designer
- Social Media marketing and strategist
Music
Audio and Music Production
- Live sound engineer
- Recording technician
- Composer and arranger for film, TV, and commercials
- Music producer
- Mixing engineer
B.A. Music
- Management of arts center, studio or concert venue, talent agency, music label
- Music journalist
- Entertainment lawyer
- Publicist
- Tour manager
- Songwriter
- DJ
- Content creator
Music Education
- Public school music teacher
- Band director
- Choir director
- Orchestra director
Performance
- Performer in orchestra, jazz band, pit orchestra, wedding band, choir, opera, church ensemble
- Private lesson teacher
Theatre Arts
- Actors, Singers, Dancers in TV, Film, Broadway, Regional Theatre, National Tours, Cruise Ships
- Directors and Choreographers for TV, Film, Broadway, National Tours, Cruise Ships
- Producers for Regional Theatres, Corporate or Non-Profit Events
- Set Designers for TV, Film and Theatre
- Exhibit Designers
- Fashion, Commercial, and Industrial Designers
- Audio and Video Technicians for TV, Film, Broadway, Regional Theatre, National Tours, Cruise Ships
- Sound Engineering Technicians for TV, Film, Broadway, Regional Theatre, National Tours, Cruise Ships
- Lighting Designers and Technicians for TV, Film, Broadway, Regional Theatre, National Tours, Cruise Ships
- General and Operations Managers for Regional Theatres, Corporate or Non-Profit Arts Venues
- Stage Managers for Broadway, Regional Theatre, National Tours, Cruise Ships
- Box Office Managers and Front of House Staff for Broadway and Regional Theatres
- Production Assistants and Crew for TV, Film, Broadway, Regional Theatre, National Tours, Cruise Ships
- Professional Dramaturgs
- Theatre, Film, and TV Critics
- Educators in Acting, Singing, Dance, and Technical Theatre and Design
- Professional Playwrights and Scriptwriters
- Screenwriters