Careers in Art Page 1
Architecture
Architects
Urban Designers
Playground Designers
Landscape Architects
Model Builders
Other Careers in Architecture – Only about 10% of people trained in architecture become full-time, licensed architects. But there are many architecture-related career areas that are interesting and productive, including:
Architectural consultant
Architectural critic for periodicals
Architectural drafter
Architectural delineator
Architectural renderer
Architectural photographer
Architectural teacher
Architectural writer for magazines
City planner
Golf course designer
Landscape drafter
Mural artist
Theme Park Designer
Interior Design Page 2
Interior Designers
Exhibit and Display Designers
Facility Planners
Interior Decorators
Interior Renderers
Other Careers in Interior Design – Many art careers are required to back up the work of interior designers or lead in varying design directions, yet require similar skills as interior designers:
Antique specialist
Contract designer
Design assistant
Design consultant
Detailer
Facility analyst
Floor covering designer
Floral designer
Furniture designer
Interior design photographer
Showroom manager
Parade float designer
Photo stylist
Set or scenic designer
Space planner
Staff designer Page 3
Interior design teacher
Wall covering designer
Theme park decorator
Window display designer
Graphic Design
Graphic Designer
Environmental Graphic Designer
Website Designer
Type Designer
Package Designer
Other Careers in Graphic Design – Other graphic design careers cover a broad range of interests and require various types of design background and experiences. Some other careers include:
Advertising agency TV art director
Airbrush artist
Architectural graphic artist
Art agency worker
Art Director
Art school design teacher
Book designer
Calligrapher
Cartographer
CD/DVD jacket designer Page 4
Computer program designer
Creative director
Greeting card designer
Illustrator
Layout designer
Letterer
Logo designer
Multimedia graphic artist
Outdoor advertising designer
Photographer
Poster artist
Retail store art director
Sign painter
Silkscreen artist
Title designer (TV, film, & multimedia)
Publication Design
Publication Designer
Magazine Designer
Editorial Illustrators
Cartoonist
Comic Strip Artist
Book Designer
Children’s Book Illustrator Page 5
Other Careers in Publication Design and Illustration – All the books, magazines, pamphlets, catalogs, newspaper, etc. that we look at and read are the result of a publication designer. Other careers in publication design and illustration include:
Airbrush artist
Architectural delineator
Bookbinder
Book jacket designer
Botanical illustrator
Caricaturist
Cartographer
Chart artist
Design director
Fantasy illustrator
Greeting card designer
Industrial illustrator
Medical illustrator
Photo researcher
Photographer
Product illustrator
Science illustrator
Staff artist
Teacher of illustration
Teacher of publication design
Technical illustrator Page 6
Photography
Photographer
Photojournalist
Product photography
Architectural photographer
Wildlife photographer
Food photographer
Sports photographer
Wedding photographer
Other Careers in Photography – Almost every phase of art, from fine artist to industrial design, requires the services of trained photographers who work as artists with other artists to show their work to the best effects. Some other photographic careers include:
Aerial photographer
Animal photographer
Biological photographer
Commercial photographer
Fashion photographer
Fine Art photographer
Industrial photographer
Legal photographer
Medical photographer
Museum curator of photography
Museum/fine art photographer
Photographic laboratory worker Page 7
Police photographer
Portrait photographer
Retoucher
Sports photographer
Stock photographer
Teacher of photography
Industrial Design
Industrial Designer
Product Designer
Furniture Designer
Toy Designer
Model Builder
Other Careers in Industrial Design – Because everything that is manufactured must be designed by someone, other careers in industrial design are many and widely varied. Some of them include:
Airline interior designer
Automobile design detailer
Automobile interior designer
Automobile parts and tool designer
Designer of computers/software
Detailer
Drafter
Ergonomist Page 8
Furniture reproducer
Glass blower
Glass technologist
Glass designer
Heavy equipment designer
Human factors designer
Industrial illustrator
Lighting designer
Ornamental metalwork designer
Playground equipment designer
Product photographer
Safety clothing designer
Senior designer
Sports equipment designer
Stencil maker
Stylist
Tool designer
Fashion Design
Fashion Designers
Fashion Photographers
Fashion Illustrators
Textile Designers
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Accessory Designers
Other Careers in Fashion Design – The world of fashion involves many artists, manufacturers and merchandisers who make the industry function at top efficiency. Fashion Design is a true team effort and some aspects of that effort can be seen in these other careers:
Active sportswear designer
Advertising designer
Apparel production manager
Costume designer
Display designer
Fashion art director
Fashion consultant
Fashion copy writer
Fashion curator (museums)
Fashion director
Fashion editor
Fashion merchandiser
Fashion model
Fashion specialist
Fashion writer
Jewelry designer
Patternmaker
Showroom manager
Teacher of fashion design
Visual merchandising designer Page 10
Entertainment Design
Entertainment Design
Film Artist and Designer
Special Effects Designers
Set & Scene Designers
Film Animators
Costume Designers
Other Careers in Entertainment - There are many career artists that are basic to the creative functioning of all aspects of the entertainment industry. Some of them include:
Animator
Art director
Background artist
Camera person
Cinematographer
Digital designer
Electronic entertainment artist
Film editor
Game designer
Hair Stylist
Lighting designer
Makeup artist Page 11
Program designer
Property shop worker
Puppet designer
Scene painter
Seamstress
Set construction worker
Storyboard artist
Theme park designer
Visual development artist
Fine Arts and Crafts
Sculptors
Ceramists
Woodworkers
Painters
Street Artists
Other Careers in Fine Arts & Crafts – Fine artists and craftspeople create work that enriches our lives and enhances our environments. Some of the careers include:
Artists’ agent
Basket weaver
Batik artist
Book binder
Collage artist Page 12
Computer artist
Environmental artist
Fiber artist
Fine art photographer
Jewelry designer
Leather worker
Moldmaker
Mosaicist
Muralist
Papermaker
Portrait artist
Printmaker
Puppeteer
Quilter
Serigrapher
Silversmith
Stained glass designer
Weaver
Woodcrafter
Art Education
Art Teachers
Workshop Instructors
Art Historians Page 13
Educational Video Producers
Art Education Resources Designers
Other Careers in Art Education – Most art education careers are found in schools from kindergarten through graduate school. But there are other careers involved in art education, such as:
Art center education director
Art consultant
Art coordinator
Art curriculum director
Art history teacher
Artist-in-residence
Art program director
Art program instructor
Art specialist
Art supervisor
Author of art education materials
Author of art education texts
Art museum educator
College art instructor
Educational software designer
Museum docent
Private art instructor
Teacher of crafts
Teacher of photography Page 14
Teacher’s aide
Workshop promoter
Art Museums & Galleries
Art Museums
Art Galleries
Museum Curator
Conservators & Restorers
Gallery Directors
Display Artists or Designers
Auction Galleries
Other Careers in Art Museums – Many people are needed to operate museums, and each has a specialized interest in one aspect of art. Some museum careers include:
Archaeologist
Art Historian
Bookstore Manager
Docent
Educational Services
Exhibit Publication Designer
Film Program Coordinator
Graphic Designer
Librarian
Museum Art Educator Page 15
Museum Photographer
Registrar
Researcher
Rights and Reproductions Coordinator
Slide Librarian/Archivist
Writer
Other Careers in Art Galleries – Art galleries are concerned with sales of art, and all personnel must have interests in art. Some of these careers include:
Advertising Manager
Appraiser
Art Consultant
Artists’ Agent
Computer Specialist
Corporate Sales Specialist
Crater/Packager/Shipper
Exhibit Coordinator
Exhibit Designer
Gallery Assistant
Gallery Publicist
Gallery Salesperson
Support for Artists
Art Publications
Art Supply Dealers Page 16
Framers
Art Supply Manufacturers
Foundry Workers
Other Careers that Support Artists – There are many careers that are associated with art and that are vital to the production of art but that do not involve the creation of art products. Some of them are:
Accountant
Appraiser
Architectural Critic
Art Book Editor
Art Bulletin Editor
Art Consultant
Art Critic
Art Fair Coordinator
Art Insurance Agent
Art Lawyer
Art Librarian
Art Magazine Editor
Art Restorer
Art Reviewer
Art Storage
Art Therapist
Art Writer
Calendar Editor Page 17
Career Counselor
Copy Editor
Fine Art Crater and Shipper
Freelance Writer
Guidance Counselor
Mail Order Art Supplier
Video Producer
Website Designer
Website Provider
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